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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geosciences Suggested Course Sequence

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Geospatial Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
GEOG 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1040 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1041 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Laboratory (1 credit)
GEOS 1500 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)

Total: 14 credits

Second Semester

GEOG 1013 - Introduction to World Regional Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1050 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1051 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Laboratory (1 credit)
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

GEOS 2020 - Scientific Methods in Geosciences (3 credits)
GEOG 2500 - Digital Mapping with GIS (3 credits)
Fine Arts (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (6 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

GEOL 2480 - Field Methods in Geosciences (4 credits)
PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
GEOG 3500 - Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
GEOG 3600 - Remote Sensing (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Junior Year

First Semester

HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
GEOG 4317 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (9 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

GEOG 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credit hours) or
GEOL 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
GEOG 4237 - Advanced Remote Sensing (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (6 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Senior Year

First Semester

Electives within concentration approved by advisor

Total: at least 15 credits

Second Semester

Electives within concentration approved by advisor

Total: at least 14 credits

Paleontology Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
GEOG 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1040 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1041 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Laboratory (1 credit)
GEOS 1300 - Age of Dinosaurs (1 credit)
GEOS 1500 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
GEOG 1013 - Introduction to World Regional Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1050 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1051 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Laboratory (1 credit)
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

GEOS 2020 - Scientific Methods in Geosciences (3 credits)
GEOG 2500 - Digital Mapping with GIS (3 credits)
GEOS 2450 - Paleontological Techniques (3 credits)
GEOL 3391 - Paleobiology (4 credits)
Fine Arts (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Second Semester

GEOL 2480 - Field Methods in Geosciences (4 credits)
PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (3-6 credits)

Total: 13-16 credits

Junior Year

First Semester

HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
GEOL 3391 - Paleobiology (4 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (8 credits)

Total: 14 credits

Second Semester

GEOG 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credit hours) or
GEOL 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (8 credits)

Total: 14 credits

Senior Year

First Semester

Electives within concentration approved by advisor (at least 15 credits)

Total: at least 15 credits

Second Semester

Electives within concentration approved by advisor (at least 15 credits)

Semester Total: at least 15 credits

Geology and Environment Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
GEOG 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1040 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1041 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Laboratory (1 credit)
GEOS 1500 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)

Total: 14 credits

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
GEOG 1013 - Introduction to World Regional Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1050 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1051 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Laboratory (1 credit)
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

GEOS 2020 - Scientific Methods in Geosciences (3 credits)
GEOG 2500 - Digital Mapping with GIS (3 credits)
GEOL 1200 - Geological Evolution of North America (4 credits)

Total: 17 credits

Second Semester

GEOL 2480 - Field Methods in Geosciences (4 credits)
PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Lecture I (4 credits)
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (0 credit)

Total: 14 credits

Junior Year

First Semester

HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
GEOG 3090 - Meteorology and Climatology (4 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (8 credits)

Semester Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

GEOG 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credit hours) or
GEOL 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credits)
GEOG 3060 - Geomorphology (4 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (5 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Senior Year

First Semester

GEOL 4540 - Sedimentation-Stratigraphy (4 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (10 credits)

Total: 14 credits

Second Semester

GEOS 4587 - Engineering Geology (4 credits) or
GEOS 4857 - Principles of Hydrology (4 credits)
- Electives within concentration approved by advisor (10 credits)

Total: 14 credits

Geography Concentration

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
GEOG 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1040 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1041 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Laboratory (1 credit)
GEOS 1500 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
GEOG 1013 - Introduction to World Regional Geography (3 credits)
GEOL 1050 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Lecture (3 credits)
GEOL 1051 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Laboratory (1 credit)
SPCH 2320 - Argumentation and Debate (3 credits)
Literature (3 credits)

Total: 16 credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

GEOS 2020 - Scientific Methods in Geosciences (3 credits)
GEOG 2500 - Digital Mapping with GIS (3 credits)
Fine Arts
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (6 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

GEOL 2480 - Field Methods in Geosciences (4 credits)
PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World (3 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (5 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Junior Year

First Semester

GEOG 3090 - Meteorology and Climatology (4 credits)
GEOG 3400 - Geography of the United States (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (5 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

GEOG 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credit hours) or
GEOL 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience (3 credits)
GEOG 3060 - Geomorphology (4 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (5 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Senior Year

First Semester

GEOG 4307 - Regional Geography (3 credits)
Electives within concentration approved by advisor (12 credits)

Total: 15 credits

Second Semester

Electives within concentration approved by advisor (15 credits)

Total: 15 credits