1999-2000 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:  MA123

Natural Science:  CH111/CH112 or CH113/CH114

Liberal Studies electives:  MA124, 

no courses with GS elective



Major:                                                     42

Required courses: (1)

GS121   Physical Geology                     3sh

GS122   Physical Geology Laboratory          1sh

GS131   Historical Geology                   3sh

GS132   Historical Geology Laboratory        1sh

GS321   Mineralogy                           3sh

GS322   Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology    3sh

GS325   Structural Geology                   3sh

GS326   Field Geology or summer field course 

        (offered by other universities)(1,2) 3sh

GS330   Paleontology                         3sh

GS362   Plate Tectonics                      3sh

GS411   Sedimentary Petrology                3sh

GS412   Stratigraphy or GS327 Geomorphology  3sh

GS480   Geoscience Seminar                   1sh



Controlled electives:                        9sh

GS courses 300 or above                 



Other Requirements:                                      8-14

Additional Science:

PY111   Physics I Lecture                    4sh

PY112   Physics II Lecture                   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 (3).
(3) Intermediate-level Foreign Language may be included in Liberal Studies electives.
(4) Six credits of computer languages may be used to meet foreign language requirement: CO220, CO310, or other higher-level CO courses with departmental permission in consultation with the Computer Science Department.

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