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Apr 10, 2025

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Geosciences, B.S.

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The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Geosciences may be satisfied through either the Environmental Science track or the Geosciences track.

General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees )

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours )

Bachelor of Science

(see Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree )

Environmental Science Track

Major:

Interdisciplinary -

ENSC 1114 - Foundations of Environmental Science 4
ENSC 3103 - Environmental Policies and Laws 3
ENSC 4103 - Internship 3
BIOL 1144 - General Zoology 4
BIOL 1544 - General Botany 4
BIOL 3104 - Fundamental Genetics 4
CHEM 1141 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1
CHEM 1143 - General Chemistry 3
CHEM 1241 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1
CHEM 1243 - General Chemistry 3
CHEM 3504 - Introductory Environmental Chemistry 4
GEOS 1134 - Physical Geology 4
GEOS 3634 - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing 4
GEOS 4001 - Geosciences Seminar 1

Options (must choose one):

Option A - Biology:

BIOL 3033 - Field Zoology 3
BIOL 3534 - Systematic Botany 4
BIOL 4684 - Ecology 4

Plus 7 additional hours

Option B - Chemistry:

CHEM 3305 - Analytical Chemistry I 5

Plus 8 additional hours

Option C - Geosciences:

GEOS 1234 - Historical Geology 4
GEOS 3034 - Oceanography 4
GEOS 3134 - Mineralogy 4
GEOS 4233 - Groundwater Hydrology 3

Plus 3 additional hours

Program Requirements:

PHYS 1144 - General Physics 4
PHYS 1244 - General Physics 4
MATH 1433 - Plane Trigonometry 3 or
MATH 1534 - Precalculus 4
MATH 1634 - Calculus I 4
STAT 3573 - Probability and Statistics 3

One year of a single foreign language.

Geosciences Track