Geology Minor

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Students who are majoring in a field of study other than Geology are eligible for this minor. A minor in Geology may be especially beneficial to students majoring in fields that deal directly or indirectly with earth materials and processes, which is an ideal complement to a number of majors in the natural, social and applied sciences. These include agriculture, anthropology, archaeology, biology, business, chemistry, construction, education, engineering, environmental science, forestry, geography, soil science, and spatial science to name a few.

Required Courses

ERTH 1303 - Earth Science Credit(s): 3
ERTH 1103 - Earth Science Lab Credit(s): 1
or
ERTH 1301 - Earth and Society Credit(s): 3
ERTH 1001 - Earth and Society Lab Credit(s): 0

Advanced Geology Electives

Nine hours from (excludes ERTH 4406):

ERTH 3303 - Oceanography Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3342 - Planetary Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3350 - Environmental Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3361 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3061 - Invertebrate Paleontology Lab Credit(s): 0
ERTH 4304 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4305 - North American Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4171 - Special Topics in Earth Science Credit(s): 1 to 4
ERTH 4175 - Special Problems Credit(s): 1 to 4
ERTH 4176 - Geoscience Research Credit(s): 1 to 3
ERTH 4308 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4310 - Engineering Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4320 - Geochemistry Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4323 - Aqueous Geochemistry Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4328 - Modern Tools in Field Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4330 - Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4332 - Petroleum Geology and Fossil Fuels Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4333 - Subsurface Exploration Techniques Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4341 - Geocharacterization of Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4342 - Earth Resources Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4343 - Optical Mineralogy Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4344 - Geoanalytical Methods Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4345 - Geochronology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4349 - Hydrogeology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4350 - Cave and Karst Systems Credit(s): 3

Additional Geology Electives

Five or six hour from:

ERTH 1304 - Earth Through Time Credit(s): 3
ERTH 1104 - Earth Through Time Lab Credit(s): 1
ERTH 2341 - Mineralogy Credit(s): 3
ERTH 2342 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 2343 - Sedimentary Petrology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3303 - Oceanography Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3342 - Planetary Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3350 - Environmental Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 3361 - Invertebrate Paleontology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4171 - Special Topics in Earth Science Credit(s): 1 to 4
ERTH 4175 - Special Problems Credit(s): 1 to 4
ERTH 4176 - Geoscience Research Credit(s): 1 to 3
ERTH 4304 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4305 - North American Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4308 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4310 - Engineering Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4320 - Geochemistry Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4323 - Aqueous Geochemistry Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4328 - Modern Tools in Field Geology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4330 - Fundamentals of Plate Tectonics Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4332 - Petroleum Geology and Fossil Fuels Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4333 - Subsurface Exploration Techniques Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4335 - Introduction to Geophysics Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4341 - Geocharacterization of Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4342 - Earth Resources Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4343 - Optical Mineralogy Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4344 - Geoanalytical Methods Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4345 - Geochronology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4349 - Hydrogeology Credit(s): 3
ERTH 4350 - Cave and Karst Systems Credit(s): 3 Maximum of 2 hours credit may be applied to minor.

Geology Minor

Required Courses

Advanced Geology Electives

Additional Geology Electives

Total hours: 18