Geology Minor

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A minor in geology consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours of which at least six hours must be advanced. No more than two hours of GEOL 4171 allowed.

Required Courses

GEOL 1303 - Introductory Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 1103 - Introductory Geology Lab Credit(s): 1
GEOL 1301 - Fundamentals of Earth Science Credit(s): 3
GEOL 1001 - Fundamentals of Earth Science Lab Credit(s): 0

Nine hours from:

GEOL 3303 - Oceanography Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3330 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3332 - North American Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3342 - Planetary Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3350 - Environmental Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3361 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3061 - Invertebrate Paleontology Lab Credit(s): 0
GEOL 4310 - Engineering Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4341 - Geocharacterization of Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4340 - Earth Resources Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4345 - Geochronology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4350 - Cave and Karst Systems Credit(s): 3

Five to six hours from:

GEOL 1304 - Historical Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 1104 - Historical Geology Lab Credit(s): 1
GEOL 2341 - Mineralogy Credit(s): 3
GEOL 2041 - Mineralogy Lab Credit(s): 0
GEOL 3303 - Oceanography Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3330 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3332 - North American Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3342 - Planetary Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3350 - Environmental Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3361 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 3061 - Invertebrate Paleontology Lab Credit(s): 0
GEOL 4310 - Engineering Geology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4341 - Geocharacterization of Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4340 - Earth Resources Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4345 - Geochronology Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4350 - Cave and Karst Systems Credit(s): 3
GEOL 4171 - Special Topics in Geology Credit(s): 1-4 Maximum of 2 hours credit may be applied to minor.