Earth, Water, and Climate Science B.S.
Bachelor of Science - Earth, Water, and Climate Science
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Lower-Division Core | 13 | |
Upper-Division Core | 6 | |
Upper-Division Electives | 18-24 | |
Upper-Division Experiential Learning | 3 | |
Cognate Sciences | 24-26 | |
Total Hours | 64-72 |
Degree Specific Credits: 64-72
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: This degree is designed for students who seek post-graduate employment as a professional geoscientist or preparation for graduate study in Geosciences.
Lower-Division Core
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
Earth Systems Science and Earth Systems Science Lab | ||
Introduction to Environmental Geology and Introduction to Environmental Geology Laboratory | ||
Natural Disasters and Introduction to Environmental Geology Laboratory | ||
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
ERTH 194 | Getting to Know Earth, Water, and Climate Science | 1 |
GEO 201 | Geologic Evolution of North America | 4 |
GEO 202 | The Water Planet | 4 |
Total Hours | 13 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
GEO 323 | Computational Methods for Earth and Environmental Scientists | 3 |
GEO 428 | Field Methods: Earth, Water, and Climate Science | 3 |
Total Hours | 6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Electives
Rule: Complete two courses from each of the following three categories. At least one course from each category must be a GEO course.
Earth Science
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete two of the following courses: | 6-8 | |
Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy | ||
Igneous & Metamorph Petrology | ||
Sedimentation/Stratigraphy | ||
Earth Resources and Sustainability | ||
Geochemistry | ||
Global Tectonics | ||
Geophysics | ||
Principles of Sedimentary Petrology | ||
Total Hours | 6-8 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Water Science
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete two of the following courses: | 6-8 | |
Global Water | ||
Hydrogeology | ||
Hydrology | ||
Process Geomorphology | ||
Watershed Hydrology | ||
Total Hours | 6-8 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Climate Science
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
Getting Started in Research | ||
Careers in Geosciences | ||
Internship | ||
Senior Thesis /Capstone | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Experiential Learning
Rule: Complete 3 credits of experiential learning. Course substitutions must be approved by the department.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits of the following courses: | 3 | |
Getting Started in Research | ||
Careers in Geosciences | ||
Internship | ||
Senior Thesis /Capstone | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Cognate Sciences
Rule: The following cognate courses are required. Course substitutions must be approved by the department.
Physics
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following sequences: | 10 | |
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics: | ||
College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | ||
College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | ||
Calculus-based Physics: | ||
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus | ||
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II and Physics Laboratory II with Calculus |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Chemistry
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete one of the following: | 3-5 | |
Introduction to General Chemistry | ||
College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab | ||
Total Hours | 3-5 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Mathematics and Statistics
Computer Science
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
CSCI 150 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-