120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
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Program Requirements Overview
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements | 35 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
Major Requirements | 67-68 | |
Free Electives | 15-8 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major Requirements | ||
EAES 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
EAES 220 | Mineralogy | 4 |
EAES 240 | Earth System History | 4 |
EAES 302 | Structural Geology | 3 |
EAES 320 | Igneous Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
EAES 342 | Invertebrate Paleobiology | 4 |
EAES 441 | Stratigraphy | 4 |
EAES 404 | Field Geology | 6 |
Math Collateral | ||
Select two of the following courses: | 7-8 | |
Applied Calculus A | ||
or MATH 122 | Calculus I | |
Applied Calculus B | ||
or MATH 221 | Calculus II | |
Applied Precalculus | ||
Data Science and Statistics | ||
Physics Collateral | ||
Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
University Physics I and University Physics II | ||
College Physics I and College Physics II | ||
Chemistry Collateral | ||
CHEM 120 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
CHEM 121 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
Major Electives | ||
Select 11 credits from the list below: | 11 | |
Total Credits | 67-68 |
Major Electives
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
EAES 200 | Geomorphology | 3 |
EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
EAES 204 | Geology Field Trip | 1 |
EAES 210 | Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 |
EAES 230 | Hydrology | 3 |
EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | 4 |
EAES 301 | Climatology | 3 |
EAES 310 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
EAES 311 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of Environment | 3 |
EAES 321 | Economic Geology | 3 |
EAES 322 | Environmental Geochemistry | 3 |
EAES 330 | Fluvial Geography | 3 |
EAES 331 | Geohydrology | 3 |
EAES 332 | Hydroclimatology | 3 |
EAES 340 | Sedimentology | 4 |
EAES 341 | Principles of Soil Science | 3 |
EAES 350 | Oceanography | 3 |
EAES 361 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
EAES 403 | Meteorology | 4 |
EAES 451 | Coastal Marine Geology | 4 |
EAES 455 | Field Methods in Oceanography | 2 |
EAES 460 | Environmental Law | 3 |
EAES 494 | Independent Study in Geoscience | 1-4 |
EAES 499 | Special Topics in Earth and Environmental Studies | 1-4 |
PHYS 280 | Astronomy for Physicists | 4 |
General Education Requirements
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Code | Title | Credits |
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A. New Student Seminar | ||
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
C. Communication | ||
1. Writing | 3 | |
2. Literature | 3 | |
3. Communication | 3 | |
D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
F. Humanities | ||
1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
G. Computer Science | ||
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course. | 3 | |
H. Mathematics | ||
Fulfilled by collateral mathematics courses in the major. | ||
I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
Physical Geology (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
J. Physical Education | ||
Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
K. Social Science | ||
1. American and European History | 3 | |
2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
3. Social Science Perspectives | 3 | |
L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
Complete a 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies course. | 3 | |
Total Credits | 35 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
Code | Title | Credits |
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World Languages | ||
Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
World Cultures | ||
Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
Total Credits | 3-9 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
First Year | |||||
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Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | ||
EAES 105 | 4 | EAES 240 | 4 | ||
Collateral Math/Applied Math/Statistics course. | 4 | Collateral Math/Applied Math/Statistics course. | 4 | ||
15 | 15 | ||||
Second Year | |||||
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 | ||
World Language 1 | 3 | CHEM 121 | 4 | ||
CHEM 120 | 4 | EAES 320 | 4 | ||
EAES 220 | 4 | Major Elective | 4 | ||
14 | 15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | EAES 404 | 6 |
EAES 302 | 3 | EAES 441 | 4 | ||
EAES 342 | 4 | Major Elective | 3 | ||
PHYS 191 or 193 | 4 | PHYS 192 or 193 | 4 | ||
14 | 14 | 6 | |||
Fourth Year | |||||
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | ||
GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives | 3 | ||
World Cultures | 3 | Free Elective | 3 | ||
Major Elective | 4 | Free Elective | 3 | ||
Free Elective | 2 | ||||
15 | 12 | ||||
Total Credits 120 |