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Geoscience: Biogeoscience Option, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Department of Geography and Geology .

Consists of 55-60 credits.

Geoscience core, 21 credits

Required

GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
GEOL 106 - Earth History 1 cr.
GEOL 300 - Mineralogy and Petrology 4 cr.
GEOL 310 - Sedimentary Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 320 - Structural Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 393 - Field Trip in Geology 1-3 cr.
GEOL 490 - Senior Research 3 cr. or
GEOL 491 - Senior Thesis 3 cr.

Biogeoscience Option

Biology

BIOL 101 - General Biology 5 cr. or
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr. or
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.

Chemistry

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.

Geography

GEOG 279 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 2 cr.

Mathematics

Take 6 additional credits from

ANTH 311 - Human Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 311 - General Principles of Organic Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 322 - Museum Methods 3 cr.
BIOL 323 - Paleontology Collecting Field Trip 3 cr.
BIOL 332
BIOL 370 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 cr.
GEOG 358 - Biogeography 3 cr.

Take 12 additional credits from

(if not taken in to fulfill requirements above):

ANTH 311 - Human Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 311 - General Principles of Organic Evolution 3 cr.
BIOL 322 - Museum Methods 3 cr.
BIOL 323 - Paleontology Collecting Field Trip 3 cr.
BIOL 332
BIOL 370 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 4 cr.
BIOL 399 - Independent Studies 1 or 2 cr. (Paleofossil Lab)
BIOL 498 - Selected Topics in Biology 1-4 cr. (Evolution Lab)
GEOG 335 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr. or
GEOL 335 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr.
GEOG 352 - Geomorphology 3 cr. or
GEOL 352 - Geomorphology 3 cr.
GEOG 393 - Field Trip in Geography 1-3 cr. or
GEOL 393 - Field Trip in Geology 1-3 cr. (if different geoscience topic from core course)
GEOG 354 - Climatology 3 cr.
GEOG 358 - Biogeography 3 cr.
GEOL 330 - Environmental Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 370 - Glacial Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 383 - Hydrogeology 3 cr.
GEOL 480 - Internship in Geology 1-12 cr.
GEOL 485 - Practicum in Geology 1-3 cr.
SOIL 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Resources 1-3 cr.
SOIL 362 - Soil Genesis and Morphology 3 cr.

Communication in the Major

Choose any two:

GEOG 382 - Dynamic Cartography 3 cr.
GEOG 393 - Field Trip in Geography 1-3 cr.
GEOL 393 - Field Trip in Geology 1-3 cr.
GEOL 490 - Senior Research 3 cr.

Capstone Experience

GEOL 490 - Senior Research 3 cr. or
GEOL 491 - Senior Thesis 3 cr.

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