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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Earth and Environmental Science B.S.
Sub-plan: Geology
Sample Plan: Geology Sample Plan
Total Credits: 89.0
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: 14.0 cr
EES 1110 - Geology and Earth Systems : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN
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
MATH 1290 - Calculus for the Natural Sciences : 5.0 cr : LE CAT2, LOGIC & QR
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
EES 2110 - Reconstructing Earth's Climate History : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1155 - General Chemistry II : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1156 - General Chemistry Lab II : 1.0 cr
MATH 1297 - Calculus II : 5.0 cr : LOGIC & QR
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
EES 2010 - Surface Processes : 4.0 cr
EES 3562 - Introduction to Principles of Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Science : 4.0 cr
EES 3xxx : 3.0 cr
EES 4xxx : 3.0 cr
EES 5xxx : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 3.0 cr
EES 3203 - Environmental Hydrology : 3.0 cr
Year 2 - Summer Semester: 10.0 cr
EES 3202 - Energy Resources : 3.0 cr
EES 3301 - Meteorology and Climatology for the Earth Sciences : 3.0 cr
EES 4250 - Hydrogeology : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
EES 2301 - Earth Materials : 4.0 cr
EES 2302 - Optical Mineralogy : 1.0 cr
EES 3420 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy : 4.0 cr
EES 4450 - Structural Geology : 4.0 cr
WRIT 3150 - Advanced Writing: Science : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 4.0 cr
EES 2312 - Petrology : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 2.0 cr
EES 3540 - Geologic Field Methods : 2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 3.0 cr
EES 4102 - Environmental Assessment : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
Year 4 - Summer Semester: 6.0 cr
EES 4500 - Field Geology : 6.0 cr : Preferred Course