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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||