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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geological Sciences B.A.
Sample Plan: Geological Sciences B.A.
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 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 (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 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
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
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
EES 2010 - Surface Processes : 4.0 cr
EES 2312 - Petrology : 4.0 cr
EES 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
EES 2311 - Mineralogy : 4.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
EES 3420 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy : 4.0 cr
EES 4450 - Structural Geology : 4.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 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 (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE Part II (FA/HUM/SS) 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Summer Semester: 6.0 cr
EES 4500 - Field Geology : 6.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
EES 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Race, Power and Justice) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
EES 4xxx : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3150 - Advanced Writing: Science : 3.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr