Geoscience - Earth Science (B.S)
Administered by Department of Geography and Geosciences
Effective Fall, 2010
Students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Earth and Space Science must declare majors in both Geoscience (Earth Science) and Secondary Education (Earth and Space Science) and complete the full Geoscience (Earth Science) course sequence as well as the Secondary Education Professional Course and Certification requirements. Students must consult their advisers in both departments each semester regarding course selection and other certification requirements. Full program requirements for students seeking Secondary Education Certification in Earth and Space Science may be found at http://www.bloomu.edu/catalog/f2009/cops/sec_earth.php.
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:
51.120 Physical Geology
51.130 Historical Geology
54.110 Introduction to Astronomy
51.121 Physical Geology Laboratory
51.131 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
51.368 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
51.369 Structural Geology
51.370 Hydrology
51.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
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 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
Required Chemistry courses:
52.115 Chemistry for Sciences I
52.116 Chemistry for Sciences II
Choose one of the following two combinations:
54.111 Introductory Physics I and
54.112 Introductory Physics II or
54.211 General Physics I and
54.212 General Physics II
Geoscience - Environmental Science (B.S.) Option
The option in Environmental Science requires a total 66 to 68 credits in addition to General Education requirements, depending on choices of electives. Required courses include:
51.100 Environmental Geology
51.120 Physical Geology
51.121 Physical Geology Lab
51.255 Meteorology
51.259 Oceanography
41.105 Environmental Issues and Choices
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
51.368 Stratification and Sedimentation
51.369 Structural Geology
51.370 Surface Hydrology
51.460 Aqueous Geochemistry
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:
41.242 Map Skills
41.301 Water Resources Management
41.302 Land Resources Management
41.358 Environmental Conservation
41.304 Environmental Valuation
41.342 Geographical Information Systems
41.462 Techniques of Geographic Measurement
Required Biology courses:
50.114 Concepts in Biology I
50.115 Concepts in Biology II
Choose one course from the following
50.351 General Ecology
50.451 Conservation Biology
Choose two from the following three courses:
52.115 Chemistry for Sciences I
52.116 Chemical for Sciences II
52.231 Organic Chemistry I
Required Physics course:
54.111 Introductory Physics I or 54.211 General Physics I
Choose two math courses: 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