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Earth Science B.S.: Environmental Earth Science Specialization B.S.

Requirements

Geological Sciences Core (18 credits)

Required Courses

GSCI 121The Dynamic Earth

3
or
GSCI 131Environmental Geoscience

3
 
GSCI 125The Dynamic Earth Laboratory

1
or
GSCI 135Environmental Geoscience Laboratory

1
 
GSCI 141Earth and Life History

3
GSCI 145Earth and Life History Laboratory

1
GSCI 221Mineralogy

4
GSCI 223Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

4
GSCI 290Field Methods in Geology

2

In addition, 2 to 4 credits from ESCI 460 or 4 credits from an external geology field camp approved by the Department Chair are required.

The following 18 credits are also required as follows:

GSCI 129Introduction to Meteorology

4

The remaining 14 credits will be selected from:

GSCI 424Geomorphology

4
GSCI 425Glacial and Quaternary Geology

3
GSCI 431Introduction to Hydrogeology

4
GSCI 450Environmental and Engineering Geology

3
BIO 132Introductory Ecology

3
BIO 434Ecology of Inland Waters

4
BIO 436Environmental Resources and Management

3
BIO 438Aquatic Pollution

4
CHEM 406Environmental Chemistry

3
CHEM 456Toxicology

3
GSCI 350Computer Methods in the Geological Sciences

3
GSCI 441Environmental Geochemistry

3
GSCI 455Energy Science and Technology

3

In addition the following 22-24 credits are required:

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3
CHEM 162General Chemistry Laboratory

1
CHEM 201Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1
and
CHEM 260Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry

3
or
BIO 121General Biology I

4
MATH 152Calculus I

4
or
MATH 124Applied Calculus with Trigonometry

4
or
MATH 119Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry

4
or
MATH 115Trigonometry

3
MATH 221Calculus II

4
or
MATH 125Applied Calculus

3
or
MATH 116Pre-Calculus Mathematics

3
or
STAT 104Elementary Statistics

3
PHYS 125University Physics I

4
or
PHYS 121General Physics I

4
PHYS 126University Physics II

4
or
PHYS 122General Physics II

4

A minor is not required.