About the Geosciences Bachelor’s Program
Major in Geosciences
The undergraduate program offers a 120-credit-hour major in geosciences with a concentration in geology or geophysics. Students are required to earn at least a C in the major, minor, and adjunct courses. Successful completion of adjunct courses with a C or better is required before upper-division geoscience courses may be taken. Field work is a requirement for the B.S. degree. If this is a concern, the B.A. should be considered. However, the B.A. degree also requires field work that may be strenuous.
Geophysics Concentration (B.S.). The Bachelor of Science degree allows students to prepare for employment as a professional geophysicist or enter a graduate program in geophysics, atmospheric sciences, or related areas. Unlike geology, the geophysics concentration includes only a Bachelor of Science and requires a minor in mathematics. The courses required for the geophysics concentration are GEOL 1303 , GEOL 1101 , GEOL 2401 , GEOL 3401 , GEOL 3402 , GEOL 4101 ; either GEOL 4312 or ATMO 4312 ; GCH 3303 ; GPH 3300 , GPH 3310 , GPH 4321 , GPH 4323 ; STEM electives and geosciences electives. Adjunct courses include CHEM 1307 , CHEM 1107 ; PHYS 1408 , PHYS 2401 . The senior research project (GEOL 4312 or ATMO 4312 ) must be in a field related to geophysics or atmospheric sciences.
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