Administered by Department of Geography and Geosciences
Effective Fall, 2003
In addition to 53 semester hours of general education requirements, a total of 59 semester hours is required for a major in earth science. The balance of the university's 120-semester hour requirement for a bachelor's degree come from electives. Required courses are:
51.101 Physical Geology
51.102 Historical Geology
54.110 Introduction to Astronomy
51.111 Physical Geology Laboratory
51.112 Historical Geology Laboratory
51.255 Meteorology
51.259 Oceanography
51.260 Earth Materials
Choose four from the following 13 courses:
51.261 Mineralogy
51.262 Petrology
51.265 Geomorphology
51.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
51.355 Synoptic Meteorology
51.360 Introduction to Paleontology
51.369 Structural Geology
51.370 Hydrology
51.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
51.468 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
51.470 Groundwater Hydrology
51.475 Independent Study
51.480 Geophysics
51.493 Bibliography and Research
51.496 Internship in Earth Science
Approved courses offered by the Marine Science Center, Wallops Island, Va. (Courses in marine science are offered during the summer by the Marine Science Consortium. The consortium is a joint program sponsored by several Pennsylvania state universities. A maximum of 9 semester hours from the Marine Science Consortium may be applied toward this bachelor's degree.)
Choose one from the following two courses:
56.110 Introduction to Computer Science
92.150 Introduction to Computer and Information Science
Or a higher-level course in programming
Choose two from the following six courses:
53.113 Pre-Calculus
53.123 Essentials of Calculus
53.124 Essentials of Calculus II
53.125 Analysis I
53.126 Analysis II
53.141 Introduction to Statistics
Choose two from the following three courses:
52.115 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
52.131 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
52.216 Chemical Principles and Measurements (highly recommended as the second course)
Choose one of the following two combinations:
54.111 Introductory Physics I and
54.112 Introductory Physics II
The option in Environmental Science requires a total 66 to 68 credits in addition to General Education requirements, depending on choices of electives. Required couress include:
51.100 Environmental Geology
51.101 Physical Geology
51.111 Physical Geology Lab
51.255 Meteorology
51.259 Environmental Issues and Choices
50.114 Concepts in Biology I
50.115 Concepts in Biology II
Choose at least 15 credits from the following:
51.260 Earth Materials
51.265 Geomorphology
51.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
51.360 Paleontology
51.369 Structural Geology
51.370 Surface Hydrology
51.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
51.468 Stratification and Sedimentation
51.470 Groundwater Hydrology
51.480 Applied Geophysics
51.496 Internship in Earth Science
or up to nine credits from approved Marine Science courses
Choose two courses from the following:
51.242 Map Skills
41.258 Environmental Conservation
41.301 Water Resources Management
41.302 Land Resources Management
41.304 Environmental Valuation
41.342 Geographical Information Systems
41.462 Techiques of Geographic Measurement
Choose one of the following two courses:
50.351 General Ecology
50.451 Conservation Biology
Choose two from the following three courses:
52.115 Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
52.116 Chemical Principles and Measurements
52.230 Funamentals of Organic Chemistry
54.111 Introductory Physics I
Choose a maximum of one of the following two courses:
53.112 Trigonometry
53.114 College Algebra
Choose a minimum of one course from (both may be chosen from this group):
53.113 Pre-Calculus
53.123 Essentials of Calculus
53.125 Analysis I
53.126 Analysis II
53.141 Introduction to Statistics