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Program name: | Geological Sciences B.S. |
Sub-plan: | Exploration and Mining Geology |
Sample Plan: | Geological Sciences B.S.--Exploration and Mining Geology |
Total Credits: | 119.0 |
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
EES 1110
- Geology and Earth Systems : 4.0 cr
:
LE CAT,
NAT SCI,
SUSTAIN
MATH 1290
- Calculus for the Natural Sciences : 5.0 cr
:
LE CAT2,
LOGIC & QR
CHEM 1153
- General Chemistry I : 4.0 cr
:
LE CAT,
NAT SCI
CHEM 1154
- General Chemistry Lab I : 1.0 cr
:
LE CAT,
NAT SCI
|
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
EES 2110
- Reconstructing Earth's Climate History : 4.0 cr
MATH 1297
- Calculus II : 5.0 cr
:
LOGIC & QR
CHEM 1155
- General Chemistry II : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1156
- General Chemistry Lab II : 1.0 cr
LE
(Writing & Information Literacy)
:3.0 cr
|
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
EES 2120
- The Earth's Dynamic Interior : 3.0 cr
EES 2311
- Mineralogy : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1001
- Introduction to Physics I : 5.0 cr
:
LE CAT,
NAT SCI
LE
(Global Perspectives, Humanities)
:3.0 cr
|
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
EES 2312
- Petrology : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1002
- Introduction to Physics II : 5.0 cr
EES 3000
- Geologic Maps : 3.0 cr
LE
(Humanities)
:3.0 cr
|
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
EES 3420
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy : 4.0 cr
WRIT 3150
- Advanced Writing: Science : 3.0 cr
GIS 3563
- Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis : 4.0 cr
STAT 3611
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics : 4.0 cr
|
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
EES 4450
- Structural Geology : 4.0 cr
GEOL 4xxx : 4.0 cr
LE
(Cultural Diversity in the US, Social Sciences)
:4.0 cr
|
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 6.0 cr
EES 4500
- Field Geology : 6.0 cr
|
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Year 4 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
EES 3210
- Geomorphology : 4.0 cr
GEOL 3800
- Principles of Geophysics : 4.0 cr
EES 4355
- Economic Geology : 4.0 cr
|
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
EES 4360
- Geologic, Geophysical, and Geochemical Methods of Exploration : 4.0 cr
LE
(Oral Communication & Languages)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Social Sciences)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Fine Arts)
:3.0 cr
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