NAME_______________________________
SSN#________________________________ ADVISOR___________________________

Required Geology Courses (Core)
_____Intro to Physical Geology (Geol 1170) (4)
_____Intro to Physical Geology Lab (Geol 1174) (0)
_____Geoscience Data Analysis & Modeling (Geol 2300) (3)
_____Mineralogy (Geol 2750) (3)
_____Mineralogy Lab (Geol 2754) (1)
_____Intro to Sedimentary Geology (Geol 3400) (3)
_____Advanced Field Course (Geol 4620) (6)
_____Senior Thesis (Geol 4950) (3)

Majors also choose from one of the following three options:
Graduate School Track
Industry Track
Education Track

It is critical that students consult with a geology advisor when choosing which option to pursue.
The different options are directed towards different career paths.

Courses required for the Graduate School Track
_____Intro to Historical Geology (Geol 1180) (4)
_____Intro to Historical Geology Lab (Geol 1184) (0)
_____Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (Geol 2760) (3)
_____Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology Lab (Geol 2764) (1)
_____Structural Geology (Geol 3300) (3)
_____Structural Geology Field Methods (Geol 3310) (1)
_____Process Geomorphology (Geol 4260) (3)
In addition, the student must complete one of the following geology courses:
_____Invertebrate Paleontology (Geol 3100) (3) and
Invertebrate Paleontology Lab (Geol 3104 (1)
_____Geoarchaeology (Geol 4040) (3)
_____Geophysics (Geol 4400) (3)
_____Geochemistry (Geol 4540) (3)
Cognate courses required by the graduate track include:
_____General Chemistry I (Chem 1180) (3)
_____General Chemistry I Lab (Chem 1184) (1)
_____General Chemistry II (Chem 1190) (3)
_____General Chemistry II Lab (Chem 1194) (1)
_____Calculus I (Math 1950) (5)
_____Calculus II (Math 1960) (5)
_____General Physics (Phys 2110) (4)
_____General Physics (Phys 2120) (4)
and one of the following:
_____Statistical Methods I (Stat 3000) (3)
_____Statistical Methods II (Stat 3010) (3)
_____Geographic Information Systems I (Geog 4050) (3)
_____Environmental Remote Sensing (Geog 4630) (4)

Courses required for the Industry Track
_____Structural Geology (Geol 3300) (3)
_____Structural Geology Field Methods (Geol 3310) (1)
_____Geochemistry (Geol 4540) (3)
_____Soil Genesis, Morphology & Classification (Geog 4330) (3)
In addition, the major must complete two of the following geology courses:
_____Geohydrology (Geol 2600) (3)
_____Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (Geol 2760) (3) and
Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology Lab (Geol 2764) (1)
_____Invertebrate Paleontology (Geol 3100) (3) and
Invertebrate Paleontology Lab (Geol 3104) (1)
_____Geoarchaeology (Geol 4040) (3)
_____Process Geomorphology (Geol 4260) (3)
_____Geophysics (Geol 4400) (3)
Cognate courses required by the industry track include:
_____Calculus for the Managerial, Life & Social Sciences (Math 1930) (3)
_____General Physics (Phys 2110) (4)
_____General Physics (Phys 2120) (4)
_____General Chemistry I (Chem 1180) (3)
_____General Chemistry I Lab (Chem 1184) (1)
_____General Chemistry II (Chem 1190) (3)
_____General Chemistry II Lab (Chem 1194) (1)
and three courses from the following:
_____Statistical Methods I (Stat 3000) (3)
_____Statistical Methods II (Stat 3010) (3)
_____Computer Mapping & Data Analysis (Geog 4030) (3)
_____Geographic Information Systems I (Geog 4050) (3)
_____Environmental Remote Sensing (Geog 4630) (4)
_____Intro to Computer Science I (CSCI 1610) (3)
_____Intro to Computer Science II (CSCI 1620) (3)

Courses required for the Education Track
_____Intro to Historical Geology (Geol 1180) (4)
_____Intro to Historical Geology Lab (Geol 1184) (0)
_____Structural Geology (Geol 3300) (3)
In addition, the student must take two additional geology courses that should be chosen after consultation with an advisor.
Cognate courses required are:
_____General Physics (Phys 1110) (4)
_____General Physics (Phys 1120) (4)
_____Fundamentals of College Chemistry (Chem 1140) (4)
_____an approved Statistics course

In addition, after consultation with an advisor, three additional cognate courses in Education or Computer Science, or Computer Mapping and GIS courses (3540, 4030, 4050, 4630) are required.