Paleontology, Bachelor of Science in Geology
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 121
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 48
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B760
Students who have not completed two years of the same foreign language in high school are required to take two college courses in the same foreign language. This additional coursework may add 6-10 hours to the minimum hours required for graduation.
In order to progress in your curriculum, and as a specific graduation requirement, a grade of C or better is required in each course in this curriculum. Students must also successfully complete all prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better before proceeding to the next course.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I (Core I) 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Core II) 2 | 5 |
| GEOL 1114 | Physical Geology for Science and Engineering Majors | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 |
Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing |
3 |
| MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 1415 | General Chemistry (Continued) 2 | 5 |
| GEOL 1124 | Earth History | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III 1 | 4 |
| GEOL 2224 | Introduction to Mineral Sciences | 4 |
| BIOL 1114 | Introductory Zoology | 4 |
| General Education Understanding Artistic Forms (Core IV) 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 |
United States, 1492 to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present |
3 |
| PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors (Core II) | 4 |
| GEOL 3233 | Sedimentary Petrology and Sedimentology | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| BIOL 1121 | Introductory Zoology Lab | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
| BIOL 2013 | Evolution | 3 |
| GEOL 3114 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEOL 3513 | Fundamentals of Invertebrate Paleontology | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GEOL 3223 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 3 |
| GEOL 4513 | Evolutionary Paleobiology 4 | 3 |
| GEOL 4413 | 4 | 3 |
| General Education Social Science (Core III) 3 | 3 | |
| General Education Western Civilization & Culture (Core IV) 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| ENGL 3153 or GEOL 3333 |
Technical Writing 5 or Geowriting |
3 |
| GEOL 4113 | Depositional Systems and Stratigraphy | 3 |
| Choose one of the following (see note below): 6 | 3 | |
| Global Geophysics | ||
| Principles of Geochemistry (Slashlisted with 5223) | ||
| Science Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GEOL 3123 | Introductory Field Geology | 3 |
| BIOL 3403 | Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 5204 | Vertebrate Paleobiology 4 | 4 |
| General Education Non-Western Culture (Core IV) 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Summer | ||
| GEOL 4136 | Field Geology (Capstone) | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 121 | |
| 1 | MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443 may be substituted for MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934. |
| 2 | CHEM 1335 and CHEM 1435 may be substituted for CHEM 1315 and CHEM 1415. |
| 3 | To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three hours of general education must be upper-division outside the major. |
| 4 | GEOL 4413, GEOL 4513 and BIOL 5204 are taught in alternate years and specific semesters. Students should plan their coursework with this in mind so that graduation problems do not arise. The order in which these courses are taken must be approved by faculty advisor. |
| 5 | GEOL 3333 is taught on an irregular basis and may be substituted for ENGL 3513. |
| 6 | Only one of the following courses is required. GPHY 4413 is taught alternate fall semesters; GEOL 4223 is taught alternate spring semesters. |