Department of Physical Sciences

Geology Program

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

Fall		Spring
ENGL 1013 Composition I¹	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II¹	3
Biological Science¹	4	CHEM 2124 General Chemistry I	4
PHSC 1001 Orientation to Physical Science	1	PHSC 1011 Orientation to Physical Science II	1
MATH 1113 College Algebra	3	MATH 1203 Plane Trigonometry	3
GEOL 1014 Physical Geology	4	GEOL 2024 Historical Geology	4
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

Fall		Spring
U.S. History/Government¹	3	Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities¹	9
CHEM 2134 General Chemistry II	4	GEOL 3124 Invertebrate Paleontology	4
FW/GEOG 2833 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3	GEOL 3164 Petrology	4
GEOL 2001 Seminar	1
GEOL 3014 Mineralogy	4
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	17

Fall		Spring
PHYS 2014 Physical Principles I^T	4	PHYS 2024 Physical Principles II	4
GEOL 3001 Seminar	1	GEOL 3004 Structural Geology	4
GEOL 3023 Geological Field Techniques	3	Elective	7-8
GEOL 3044 Geomorphology	4
MATH/COMS Elective²	3-4
Total Hours	15-16	Total Hours	15-16

Fall		Spring
Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities¹	3	Social Sciences/Fine Arts/Humanities/Communication¹	3
GEOL 3153 Environmental Geology	3	GEOL 3174 Computer Applications in Geology	4
GEOL 4001 Seminar	1	GEOL 4023 Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation	3
Elective	4
Total Hours	11	Total Hours	10

Ninth Semester - Summer		(After Junior or Senior Year)
GEOL 4006³	6
Total Hours	6

¹See appropriate choices, alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements". A specific general education core course does not have to be taken in the semester listed, any other part of the general education core at any time is acceptable as well.
²COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based Systems, COMS 1103 Fortran Programming, MATH 2914 Calculus I, or MATH 2163 Introduction to Statistical Methods.
³GEOL 4006 (6 credit hours of field geology) must be completed during the summer after Junior or Senior year.