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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geological Sciences B.A.
Sample Plan: Geological Sciences B.A.
Total Credits: 118.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
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
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
CHEM 1155 - General Chemistry II : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1156 - General Chemistry Lab II : 1.0 cr
MATH 1290 - Calculus for the Natural Sciences : 5.0 cr : LE CAT2, LOGIC & QR
EES 1110 - Geology and Earth Systems : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ESCI 2010 - Surface Processes : 4.0 cr
EES 2312 - Petrology : 4.0 cr
ESCI 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
EES 2110 - Reconstructing Earth's Climate History : 4.0 cr
EES 2120 - The Earth's Dynamic Interior : 3.0 cr
GEOL 4xxx : 3.0 cr
EES 2311 - Mineralogy : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
EES 3420 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy : 4.0 cr
EES 4450 - Structural Geology : 4.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 6.0 cr
EES 4500 - Field Geology : 6.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
WRIT 3150 - Advanced Writing: Science : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr