The Environmental and Engineering Geoscience concentration is designed for students wishing to emphasize the engineering and hydrological aspects of geology as they pertain to addressing practical problems in society.
Total Credits Needed for Degree - 120 semester hours
(Includes Core Curriculum courses, required courses, and electives.)
Core Curriculum - 43-44 Semester Hours (SH)
University Core
A. Core Foundations
CORE 101 ___ 3
CORE 102 ___ 3
CORE 103* ___ 3
CORE 201 ___ 3
CORE 202 ___ 3
NOTE: Courses listed in multiple areas can only be used to fulfill a single area requirement.
Students can use only one course with their major prefix to fulfill core requirements.
* Honors course - will replace CORE 101 & 102 for those students in the RU honors program
A. Core Skills and Knowledge
Courses must be from different disciplines:
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (3SH)
MATH 151 ___ 3
NATURAL SCIENCES (4 SH)
GEOL 100 ___ 4
HUMANITIES (3 SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3
One of the following: ENGL 200 HIST 101, 102 PHIL 111, 112, 114 RELN 111, 112, 203, 206
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (3 SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3
One of the following: ART 111, 215, 216 CVPA 266, DNCE 111 MUSC 100, 121, 123 THEA 100, 180
SOCIAL/BEHAV. SCIENCES (3 SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3
One of the following: ANSC 101, APST 200 ECON 105, 106 GEOG 101, 102, 103 HIST 111, 112 POSC 110, 120 PSYC 121 RELN 205 SOCY 110, 121
College Core
National and International Perspectives
Courses must be from different disciplines:
U. S. PERSPECTIVES (3 SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3
One of the following: APST 200 ECON 101, 105, 106, ENGL 203 GEOG 201, 202, 203 HIST 111, 112 POSC 120 SOCY 110
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (3SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3
One of the following: ENGL 201 CVPA 266 GEOG 101, 102, 140, 280 HIST 101, 102 INST 101 ITEC 112 PEAC 200 RELN 112, 205, SOCY 121, THEA 180 WMST 10
Supporting Skills and Knowledge
NATURAL SCI. OR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (3-4 SH)
CHEM 101 ___ 4
HUMANITIES, VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS, OR FOREIGN LANGUAGES (3-4 SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3-4
One of the following: ENGL 200 HIST 101, 102 PHIL 111, 112, 114 RELN 111, 112, 203, 06 Or ART 111, 215, 216 DNCE 111 MUSC 100, 121, 123 THEA 100, 180 Or CHNS 101: 102, 201: 202 FORL 100, 109, 209, 309, 409, 200: 210 FREN 100, 200:210, 300, 320 GRMN 100, 200: 210, 300 LATN 101: 102, 201, 350 SPAN 101: 102, 201
SOCIAL/ BEHAV. SCI. OR HEALTH & WELLNESS (3SH)
_____ _____ _____ 3
One of the following: ANSC 101, APST 200 ECON 105, 106 GEOG 101, 102, 103 HIST 111, 112 POSC 110, 120 PSYC 121 RELN 205 SOCY 110, 121 HLTH 111,200 NURS 111 NUTR 214 RCPT 200
Engineering and Environmental Geosciences Concentration
| Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title |
Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL 100 | 4 | Earth Resources and Natural Hazards | F/S/SU | |
| GEOL 105 | 4 | Exploring Earth | F/S/SU | |
| GEOL 106 | 4 | The Earth Through Time | F/S/SU | GEOL 105 |
| GEOL 310 | 4 | Mineralogy | F | GEOL 105 and CHEM 101(co-requisite) |
| GEOL 312 | 4 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | S | GEOL 310 |
| GEOL 440 | 4 | Structural Geology | F | GEOL 310 |
| GEOL 441 | 4 | Geologic Field Methods | S | GEOL 440 |
Additional Courses Required for the Engineering and Environmental Geosciences Concentration
| Course Number | Credit Hours | Course Title |
Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 250 | 3 | Introduction to GIS | F/S | Basic knowledge of internet usage |
| GEOG 315 | 3 | Intermediate GIS Concepts | S | GEOG 250 |
| GEOL 320 | 4 | Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy | F | GEOL 310 |
| GEOL 455 | 4 | Principles of Engineering | F | GEOL 105; & GEOL 100 or 106; MATH 140 or higher; 4 hrs PHYS recommended |
| GEOL 406 | 4 | Geophysics | S'11 every other S | SGEOL 105 or ASTR 111; & PHYS 111:112 or PHYS 221:222 & MATH 152 |
| GEOL 460 | 3 | Senior Seminar | F | Senior Standing |
| GEOL 474 | 4 | Hydrogeology | S | GEOL 105; & GEOL 100 or 106; MATH 140 or higher; 4 hrs PHYS recommended |
| CHEM 101 | 4 | General Chemistry | F/SU | |
| CHEM 102 | 4 | General Chemistry | S/SU | CHEM 101 |
| MATH 151 | 3 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | F/S | Math SAT = 550,or college pre-calc = "C" or ALEKS exam |
| MATH 152 | 3 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | F/S | MATH 151 |
B.S. Requirements: 8 Hours of Physics Courses
Choose one from the options below.
| Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Title |
Semester Offered |
Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 111:112 | 4/4 |
General Physics | F/S | MATH 137 or equivalent |
| PHYS 221:222 | 4/4 |
Physics | F/S | MATH 151 |
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