2014-2015 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Earth Sciences with a Specialization in Earth Sciences, B.S.

Requirements

Required Courses

ESCI 121The Dynamic Earth

3

or

ESCI 131Environmental Geoscience

3

 

ESCI 125The Dynamic Earth Laboratory

1

or

ESCI 135Environmental Geoscience Laboratory

1

 

ESCI 141Earth and Life History

3

ESCI 145Earth and Life History Laboratory

1

ESCI 129Introduction to Meteorology

4

 

or

 

or

ESCI 290Field Methods in Geology

2

 

ESCI 360Research Methods in the Earth Sciences

1

In addition, 1 to 3 credits of the following are required:

ESCI 460Senior Project

1 TO 3

or

ESCI 480Internship in Earth Sciences

1 TO 3

The remaining 12 to 16 credits will be selected in consultation with the student's advisor in order to focus on either Astronomy and Planetary Science or Environmental Geosciences.

In addition, the following are required:

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3

CHEM 162General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 260Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 201Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1

MATH 152Calculus I

4

MATH 221Calculus II

4

PHYS 125University Physics I

4

PHYS 126University Physics II

4

Total Credit Hours: 36

A minor is not required.