Geology, A.B. Major (Class of 2022 and beyond)
Requirements
The major consist of a minimum of nine courses:
One course in Physical Geology:
| GEOL 100 | Introduction to Geology: From Fire to Ice | |
| GEOL 110 | Introduction to Geology: Environmental Geology | |
| GEOL 120 | Introduction to Geology: Geological Disasters-Agents of Chaos | |
| GEOL 150 | The Geologic Evolution of the Hawaiian Islands | |
| GEOL 160 | Geology from A (Arches) to Z (Zion): The Geology of National Parks in the Western United States | |
| GEOL 170 | Geological and Paleobiological Evolution of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands | |
No more than one 100-level interim course may count as either the Physical Geology or Earth History course.
One course in Earth History:
| GEOL 115 | Introduction to Geology: Earth-Evolution of a Habitable Planet | |
| GEOL 130 | Introduction to Geology: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and Deep Time | |
| GEOL 160 | Geology from A (Arches) to Z (Zion): The Geology of National Parks in the Western United States | |
No more than one 100-level interim course may count as either the Physical Geology or Earth History course.
Additional required courses:
| GEOL 200 | Earth and Planetary Materials | |
| GEOL | Six Geology electives | |
Geology electives: At least five courses at the 200-level or above, including at least two at the 300-level.
The six electives must include at least one course from each of the following sub-areas:
Solid Earth: (307, 317, 321, 322)
Earth's Surface (210, 215, 229, 300)
Atmosphere/Ocean/Biosphere ( 205, 315, 320)
The Common Course of Study is required.