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Degrees & Certificates

Bachelor of Science in Geology

To earn the B.S. in Geology, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (refer to Part 7 of the undergraduate Bulletin) and the School of Arts and Sciences (refer to Part 3 of the undergraduate Bulletin), and complete required courses in geoscience and ancillary subject areas with grades of C or better.

Course Number Course Title Credits

IPFW General Education Requirements

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations

COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
One of the following: 3
ENG W131 Elementary Composition I
ENG W140 Elementary Composition—Honors
MA 227–228 Calculus for Technology I–II 7

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences

Credits included in Core Courses, below
CHM 115 General Chemistry 0
One of the following: 0
GEOL G100 General Geology with L100 (4 credits)
GEOL G103 Earth Sciences: Materials and Processes (3 credits)
GEOL G210 Oceanography with L100 (4 credits)
GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment with GEOL L100 (4 credits)
AST A100 The Solar System with GEOL L100 (4 credits)

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society

6

See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area IV—Humanistic Thought

6

See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression

3

See Part 2 of the Bulletin: General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in GEOL)

3

School of Arts and Sciences Requirements

English Writing

ENG W233 Intermediate Expository Writing (or other approved writing course) 3

Foreign Language

Credits in the first year of a modern foreign language 8

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

CHM 115–116 General Chemistry 8
GEOL G104 Earth Science: Evolution of the Earth 3
GEOL G211 Introduction to Paleobiology 3
GEOL G221 Introductory Mineralogy 3
GEOL G222 Introduction to Petrology 3
GEOL G319 Elementary Field Geology 2
GEOL G323 Structural Geology 3
GEOL G334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 3
PHYS 218-219 General Physics or 8
PHYS 220–221 General Physics 8
One of the following: 3–4
GEOL G100 General Geology with L100 (4 credits)
GEOL G103 Earth Sciences: Materials and Processes (3 credits)
GEOL G210 Oceanography with L100 (4 credits)
GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment with GEOL L100 (4 credits)
AST A100 The Solar System with GEOL L100 (4 credits)
Credits in a STAT or CS course approved by your advisor 3

Option Requirements

Credits in the Environmental Geology Option or Geology Option (see below) 15–18

General Elective Courses

Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124.
Total: 124

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