Geoscience - Earth Science (B.S)
Administered by Department of Geography and Geosciences
Effective Fall, 2009
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
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.