Geoscience - Planetary Science (B.S.)
Administered by Department of Geography and Geosciences
Effective Fall, 2006
The Planetary Science Option requires 35 semester hours of Geoscience courses and 22 semester hours of supporting math and science courses, of which 15 semester hours count towards general education requirements. The balance of the university's 120-credit requirement for a bachelor's degree come from elective courses.
Required courses:
GEOSCI.106 The Planets
GEOSCI.120 Physical Geology
GEOSCI.121 Physical Geology Lab (take concurrently with GEOSCI.120)
GEOSCI.130 Historical Geology
GEOSCI.131 Historical Geology Lab (take concurrently with GEOSCI.130)
GEOSCI.255 Meteorology
GEOSCI.259 Oceanography
GEOSCI.265 Geomorphology
GEOSCI.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
GEOSCI.420 Planetary Science
GEOSCI.493 Senior Research in Geosciences
Choose one of the following:
GEOSCI.260 Earth Materials
GEOSCI.262 Petrology
Required Mathematics:
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus
MATH.141 Statistics
or
MATH.125 Calculus I
Required Chemistry:
GEOSCI.115 Chemistry for Sciences I
GEOSCI.116 Chemistry for Sciences II
Required Physics:
PHYSICS.111 Introductory Physics I
PHYSICS.112 Introductory Physics II
or
GEOSCI.211 General Physics I
GEOSCI.212 General Physics II