Geosciences Major, B.S. (Paleontology Concentration) Suggested Four-Year Program of Study

Geosciences Major, B.S. (Paleontology Concentration)

FRESHMAN YEAR (30 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
ENGL 1010 - Foundations in Writing	3	ENGL 1020 - Written Communication & Critical Thinking	3
GEOS 1012 - Introduction to Cultural Geography	3	GEOS 1013 - Introduction to World Regional Geography	3
GEOS 1040 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Lecture	3	GEOS 1050 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Lecture	3
GEOS 1041 - Geosciences: Earth and Society Laboratory	1	GEOS 1051 - Geosciences: Earth through Time Laboratory	1
GEOS 1300 - Age of Dinosaurs	1	COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate	3
GEOS 1500 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies	3
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics - Noncalculus	3
Fall Total	17	Spring Total	13

SOPHOMORE YEAR (33 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
GEOS 2020 - Scientific Methods in Geosciences	3	GEOS 2480 - Field Methods in Geosciences	4
GEOS 2500 - Digital Mapping with GIS	3	PHIL 2640 - Science and the Modern World	3
Compass Core Class	3	Compass Core Class	3
GEOS 1200 - Geological Evolution of North America	4	GEOS 2450 - Paleontological Techniques	3
Compass Core Class	3	GEOS 3391 - Paleobiology	4
Fall Total	16	Spring Total	17

JUNIOR YEAR (27 credits)
Fall Semester	Credits	Spring Semester	Credits
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 or Compass Core Class	3	GEOS 3700 - Geosciences Field Experience	3
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 or Compass Core Class	3	GEOS 3395 - Vertebrate Paleontology	4
GEOS Elective Course or Approved BIOL Courses	6	GEOS Elective Course or Approved BIOL Courses	8
Fall Total	12	Spring Total	15