Core Courses
Geology Program's core courses are as follows:
- GEOL 201. Introductory Geology in the Field (offered only at the Science Station), GEOL 211. Physical Geology. or GEOL 221. Physical Geology for Science Majors
- GEOL 321. Earth History and Stratigraphy
- GEOL 336. Process Geomorphology
- GEOL 343. Fundamentals of Mineral Science
- GEOL 344. General Petrology and Petrography
- GEOL 443. Structural Geology
- GEOL 412. Field Geology (offered only at the Science Station)
- GEOL 494. Senior Seminar Capstone
Elective Courses
Geology elective courses include:
- GEOL 215. Environmental Geology in the Field (offered primarily at the Science Station)
- GEOL 241x. Quantitative Methods (ENVR 241)
- GEOL 332. Studies in Regional Geology
- GEOL 355. Introduction to Soil Science
- GEOL 365. Physics of the Earth
- GEOL 371. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GEOL 372. GIS Practicum
- GEOL 375. Biogeology
- GEOL 385. Topics in Earth Science
- GEOL 388. Appropriate Technology, Development, and the Environment
- GEOL 391x. Environmental Modeling (ENVR 391)
- GEOL 413. Rocky Mountain Regional Geology (offered only at the Science Station)
- GEOL 437. Hydrogeology
- GEOL 495. Problems in Geology
- GEOL 496. Internship
Supporting Courses (Other departments)
Supporting courses in other disciplines which are required for the Geology major include:
- CHEM 221. Introductory Chemistry I or CHEM 236. General Chemistry
- CHEM 222. Introductory Chemistry II or CHEM 337. Inorganic Chemistry
- PHYS 221, 222. General Physics I and II or PHYS 231, 232.Introductory Physics I and II
- MATH 221. Applied Calculus or MATH 231. Calculus I
- MATH 232. Calculus II (recommended for B.S.)
- The following supporting courses are required only for the B.A. with a teacher certification in Physical Science with a Geology emphasis:
- ASTR 301. Planetary Astronomy or ASTR 302. Stellar Astronomy
- BIO 201. Principles of Biology
- SCI 321. Science for Middle and High School Teachers
General Education Courses
General Education courses offered by the Geology Department are:
I. Laboratory courses
- GEOL 201. Introductory Geology in the Field (offered only at the Science Station)
- GEOL 211. Physical Geology
II. Non-Laboratory courses
- GEOL 215. Environmental Geology in the Field (offered primarily at the Science Station)
- GEOL 205. Natural Disasters
- GEOL 208. General Oceanography
- GEOL 212x. Issues in Environmental Science (ENVR 221)
- GEOL 306. Earth Resources and Environment
- GEOL 311. Geology of the National Parks
- GEOL 322. Geoarchaeology