MATH AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GEOLOGY MAJORS

Course
Title
Units
CHEM 109 & 110
General Chemistry I & II
5 + 5
MATH 109 & 110
Calculus I & II
4 + 4
STAT 108
Elementary Statistics
4
or
or
or
BIOM 109
Introductory Biometrics
4
or
or
or
MATH 210
Calculus III
4
PHYX 106 & 107
College Physics I & II
4 + 3
or
or
or
PHYX 109 & 110 (recommended)
General Physics I & II
4 + 4
(PHYX 111 recommended)
General Physics III (recommended)
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GEOLOGY COURSES FOR THE B.A. AND B.S. DEGREES

109
General Geology
3

350
General Geomorphology
3

320
Invertebrate Paleontology
4

322
Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
4

311
Petrography
4

330
Structural Geology
4

 

470
Field Methods
2

 
 

FIELD CAMP
471 Field Mapping Techniques 1
472 Extended Field Mapping 4
473 Geologic Report Writing 1

 
485 Senior Seminar 1
Electives 5 (from list below)
 

Senior Thesis (B.S. only)
490 - 1
491 - 1
492 - 2

 

 

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Approved Geology Electives

Five units of approved 400 or 500 level geology electives, including at least one course marked
with an asterisk "*" from the following list. Only one field trip class may count toward the required
elective units. 

Course

Title

Units

Offered

414*

Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

3

alt. years/on demand

415*

Sedimentary Petrology

2

on demand

422*

Paleoecology

1.5

on demand

423

Biostratigraphy

2

on demand

425*

Crustal Evolution & Tectonics

2

alt. years/on demand

430*

Advanced Structural Geology

2

alt. years/on demand

440

Methods of Air Photo Interpretation

1

alt. years/on demand

445*

Geochemistry

2

on demand

457*

Engineering Geology

2

on demand

460*

Solid Earth Geophysics

3

alt. years

461*

Applied Geophysics

3

alt. years

482*

Advanced Instrumental Methods (2-3 units as elective with instructor approval)

1-3

alt. years/on demand

485

Senior Seminar (1 unit as repeat)

1

annually

499

Directed Study (limit 2 units as elective with instructor approval)

1-2

annually

524*

Methods of Geochronology

1.5

on demand

531

Advanced Physical Geology (with departmental approval)

1.5

annually

550*

Fluvial Processes

2

alt. years

551*

Hillslope Processes

2

alt. years

553*

Quaternary Stratigraphy

4

alt. years

554

Quaternary Geology Field Trip

2

annually

555*

Quaternary Tectonics

3

alt. years

556*

Hydrogeology

2.5

alt. years

558

Geomorphology of Soils

3

alt. years

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