Sample Curriculum in Geology - Geophysics Track (as of fall, 2023)

FRESHMAN YEAR (27- 28)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
GEOL 100 or 120 + GEOL 110 (4) ENGL101 (4)
MATH140 (4) MATH141 (4)
GenEd XXX (3) PHYS161 (3)
GenEd XXX (3) GenEd XXX (3)

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR (29)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
MATH241 (4) PHYS272 (3)
PHYS165 (3) PHYS275 (3)
GenEd XXX (3) Depth Requirement (3)
GenEd XXX (3) GenEd XXX (3)
GenEd XXX (3)

 

JUNIOR YEAR (26-29)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
ENGL 390 or ENGL393 (3) PHYS274 or MATH240 (3-4)
GEOL351 or MATH246 (3-4) Depth requirement (3)
PHYS273 (3) Context requirement (3-4)
PHYS276 (2) GenEd XXX (3)
Depth requirement (3)

SUMMER: GEOL 490 (6)

SENIOR YEAR (24-28)
Fall Credits Spring Credits
GEOL 393 (3) GEOL 394 (3)GenEd SIP
Breadth requirement (3) Breadth requirement (3)
Context requirement (3-4) Elective (3-4)
Elective (3-4) Elective (3-4)

Note: GenEd Requirements - (Minimum 40 credits)

  1. Fundamental Studies (FS) 5 courses minimum (15 credits). May exempt GenEd Academic Writing and Math.
  2. Distributive Studies (DS) 8 courses (25 credit minimum).
    1. Natural Sciences - 2 courses in MATH, CHEM, PHYS or GEOL are covered by major requirements (8 credits)
    2. History and Social Sciences - need 2 courses (6 credits)
    3. Humanities - need 2 courses (8 credits)
    4. Scholarship in Practice - (AS) - need 2 courses (6 credits). One of these is GEOL394.
  3. I-Series Courses (HCD) - 2 course (6 credits). I-Series courses may also fulfill a Distributive Studies category.
  4. Diversity 2 courses (6 credits). Diversity courses may also fulfill a Distributive Studies category.
    1. Understanding Plural Societies 1 - 2 courses (3 - 6 credits). I-Series courses may also fulfill a Distributive Studies category.
    2. Cultural Competence 0 - 1 courses (0 - 3 credits).
  5. Experiential Learning (Optional. 0 - 3 credits). Students may receive up to 3 credits toward a Distributive Study category from an approved outside-the-classroom learning experience.