Degree Requirements
Geosciences Core (20 hours)Click here for suggested 4 year program to complete this degree | |
| Courses in italics also count towards the APSU general education core | |
| GEOL1040 | Physical Geology (4 hours; counts for gen.ed. core) |
| GEOG 1010 | Physical Geography (3 hours; counts for gen.ed. core) |
| GEOG 3150 | Geographic Information Systems I (4 hours) |
| GEOL 3060 | Quantitative Geosciences (4 hours) |
| CHEM 1110 | General Chemistry (5 hours) |
| Geology Core (40 hours) | |
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| GEOL 1050 | Historical Geology (4 hours; counts for gen.ed. core) |
| GEOL 3000 | Structural Geology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 3002 | Structure Field Practicum (1 hour) |
| GEOL 3100 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4 hours) |
| GEOL 3500 | Mineralogy (4 hours) |
| GEOL 3600 | Petrology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 4250 | Hydrogeology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 4910 | Invertebrate Paleontology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 4995 | Seminar in Geosciences Communication (2 hours) |
| MATH 1730 | Precalculus (4 hours; counts for gen.ed. core) |
| CHEM 1120 | General Chemistry II (5 hours) |
| Electives (choose 8-10 hours) | |
| GEOL 3030 | Environmental Geology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 3680 | Principles of Geochemistry (3 hours) |
| GEOL 4050 | Process Geomorphology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 4100 | Seminar in Tectonics (3 hours) |
| GEOL 4450 | Economic Geology (4 hours) |
| GEOL 4920 | Advanced Paleontology (3 hours) |
| GEOL 4990 | Field Geology (6 hours) *Recommended! |
| GEOL 450ABC | Laboratory Research Project (3 hours) |
| GEOL 455ABC | Seminar in Earth Science (3 hours) |
| MATH 1910 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry (5 hours) *Recommended! |
| Allied sciences: choose TWO courses (8-10 hours) | |
| BIOL 1110 | Principles of Biology (4 hours) |
| PHYS 2010 | College Physics (5 hours) *Recommended! |
| PHYS 2020 | College Physics (5 hours) *Recommended! |
| PHYS 2110 | University Physics (5 hours) *Recommended! |
| PHYS 2120 | University Physics (5 hours) *Recommended! |
*Note: Students planning to attend graduate school in the geological sciences should select the following electives:
- GEOL 4990
- MATH 1910
- PHYS 2010 and PHYS 2020 or higher physics equivalent
Although not required, Math 1920 (Calculus and Analytical Geometry) is also recommended.
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