2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Bachelor of Science-Geology

Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section 56-57
with the following specifications:
Mathematics:  MATH 121 or MATH 123
Natural Science:  CHEM 111/CHEM 112 or CHEM 113/CHEM 114
Liberal Studies electives:  MATH 124, 
no courses with GEOS elective

Major:                                                     42
Required courses: (1)
GEOS 121   Physical Geology                     3sh
GEOS 122   Physical Geology Laboratory          1sh
GEOS 131   Historical Geology                   3sh
GEOS 132   Historical Geology Laboratory        1sh
GEOS 321   Mineralogy                           3sh
GEOS 322   Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology    3sh
GEOS 325   Structural Geology                   3sh
GEOS 326   Field Geology or summer field course 
           (offered by other universities)(1,2) 3sh
GEOS 330   Paleontology                         3sh
GEOS 362   Plate Tectonics                      3sh
GEOS 411   Sedimentary Petrology                3sh
GEOS 412   Stratigraphy or 
GEOS 327   Geomorphology  			3sh
GEOS 480   Geoscience Seminar                   1sh

Controlled electives:                           9sh
GEOS courses 300 or above                 

Other Requirements:                                      8-14
Additional Science:
PHYS 111/121	Physics I Lecture/Lab		4sh
PHYS 112/122	Physics II Lecture/Lab		4sh
Foreign Language Intermediate Level (3,4)  0-6sh

Free Electives:                                         11-18


Total Degree Requirements:                                124

(1) Summer field camp in geology (5-9sh) is strongly recommended.
(2) A maximum of six credits from approved summer field camp may apply to a required core and controlled electives (3sh).
(3) Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives.
(4) 6sh of computer languages substitute for the foriegn language requirement: COSC 110 and COSC 310, or other higher-level COSC courses with departmental permission in consultation with the Computer Science Department.

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