Bachelor of Science in Geology
This curriculum is designed to provide the necessary background for professional work or graduate studies in geology and allied sciences. Students with an inadequate high school or two-year college background in mathematics, chemistry or physics may require more than four academic years to complete this program. For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult links below.
GENERAL GEOLOGY OPTION | General Geology Option Checksheet
1. General Education Requirements: 40 semester hours distributed in accordance with University requirements.
2. School of Geosciences Requirements: English 1113, English 1213 or Expository Writing 1213, and ENGL 3153, History 1483 or 1493, Political Science 1113, Math 1823, 2423, 2433 and 2443 (or MATH 1914, 2924 and 2934 which is the new numbering sequence that was effective Fall 2013), , Chemistry 1315 and 1415, Physics 2514 and 2524, nine hours of science electives in geophysics, geography, meteorology, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and/or engineering (six hours must be upper-division and three hours must be outside the college and the other three hours must be outside the major); and 17 hours of humanities and social sciences (General Education); (three hours must be upper-division outside the major). Credit for some of these courses may be used to satisfy General Education requirements.
3. Geology Core Requirements: Geology 1114, 1124, 2224, 3114, 3223, 3233, 3513, 4113, 3123, 4136, three hours of upper-division geology/geophysics elective, and Geophysics 4413 or Geology 4223.
4. Other Requirements: 12 hours of free electives (five of these hours must be upper-division).
PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OPTION | Petroleum Geology Option Checksheet
To obtain a B.S. in Geology with a Petroleum Geology Option, a student must take the same coursework required for the General Geology Option, except the free elective and science requirements are more structured and must be approved by a faculty adviser. The following courses are required for the petroleum option:
- GEOL 4133 - Petroleum Geology for Geoscientists
- GEOL 4233 - Subsurface Methods
- GPHY 4874 - Seismic Exploration
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY OPTION | Environmental Option Checksheet
To obtain a B.S. in Geology with an Environmental Geology Option, a student must take the same coursework required for the General Geology Option, except the 7 hours of geology/geophysics and science electives are more structured. The student must take GEOL 4633, and the additional six hours of envrionmental science electives must be approved by an advisor.
PALEONTOLOGY OPTION | Paleontology Option Checksheet
To obtain a B.S. in Geology with a Paleontology Option, a student must take the same coursework required for the General Geology Option, except the geology/geophysics and science electives are more structured, and two additional hours are required. The following courses are specific to this option: GEOL 4413, 4513, and BIOL 1114, 1121, 3013, 3403 and 5204.
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics
This curriculum constitutes a preparation for professional work and also provides the necessary background for graduate work in geophysics and geology. For detailed semester by semester curriculum requirements, please consult links below.
GEOPHYSICS OPTION | Geophysics Option Checksheet
1. General Education Requirements: 40 semester hours distributed in accordance with University requirements.
2. Degree Requirements: English 1113, English 1213 or Expository Writing 1213, English 3153; History 1483 or 1493; Political Science 1113; Math 1823, 2423, 2433, 2443 (or MATH 1914, 2924 & 2934), 3113, three hours of upper-division math elective; Computer Science 1313; Chemistry 1315 1415; Physics 2514, 2524, 3043, six hours of upper-division physics electives; and 12 hours in social sciences and humanities (three hours must be upper-division). Credit for some of these courses may be used to satisfy General Education requirements.
3. Geophysics Core Requirements: Geology 1114, 1124, 2224, 3233, 3114, 3123, six hours of geology electives; Geophysics 4413, 4874, 5864, 4133, and nine hours of geophysics electives. Credit for some of these courses may be used to satisfy General Education requirements.
