2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog | 20243

Earth Science minor

The Earth Science minor is designed to support other fields such as geography, biology, and chemistry. The program will complement and enhance many majors, but does not in and by itself lead to a career choice.

Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.

Required Credits: 23
Required GPA: 2.00

I REQUIRED COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
• GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 1120 Historical Geology (4 credits)
• GEOL 3211 Environmental Hydrology (3 credits)
• SCI 2200 Meteorology (3 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• GEOL 2110 Mineralogy and Petrology (4 credits)
• GEOL 2730 Introduction to Planetary Science (4 credits)
• GEOL 3212 Hydrogeology (3 credits)
• GEOL 3400 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology (3 credits)
• GEOL 3500 Topics in Paleontology (3 credits)
• GEOL 3600 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (3 credits)
• GEOL 3700 Environmental Geophysics (3 credits)
• GEOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)
  or BIOL 3120 Soils (4 credits)