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Show 331 I Admission Requirements Declare your program of study (see page 18). There are no special admission or application requirements for this program. However, students should meet with an advisor to plan and declare their program of study. General Education Refer to pages 38-44 for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080 is recommended for the Quantitative Literacy requirement. The following courses required for the Geology major will also satisfy general education requirements: CHEM PS/SI1210, GEO PS/SI1110, PHYS PS/SI2010, and PHYS PS/SI2210. Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree Geosciences Courses Required (35 credit hours) GEO PS/SI1110 Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) GEO SI 1115 Physical Geology Laboratory (1) GEO 1220 Historical Geology (4) GEO 2050 Earth Materials (4) GEO 3060 Structural Geology (4) GEO 3150 Geomorphology (4) GEO 3550 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4) GEO 4060 Geoscience Field Methods (3) GEO 4300 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (4) GEO 4510 Geology Field Camp (4) Electives Courses (9 hours for Option A; 15 hours for Option B) Option A - Select 9 hours from the following courses and complete a minor. Option B - Select 15 hours from the following courses. GEO PS/SI1030 Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3) GEO PS 1060 Environmental Geosciences (3) GEO 1065 Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) GEO 3010 Oceanography and Earth Systems (3) GEO 3080 Water Resources (3) GEO 3180 Paleontology (4) GEO 3210 Quaternary Environmental Change (3) GEO 3250 Geology of Utah (3) GEO 3400 Remote Sensing I (4) GEO 3880 Groundwater (4) GEO 4010 Ancient Environments & Paleoecology (3) GEO 4100 Engineering Geology (3) GEO 4150 Environmental Assessment (3) GEO 4210 Intro to Computer Mapping and GIS (4) GEO 4220 Technical and Application Issues in GIS (4) GEO 4400 Remote Sensing II (4) GEO 4550 Geochemistry (3) GEO 4630 Global Tectonics (3) GEO 4750 Special Topics in Geosciences (1-4) GEO 4800 Independent Study (1-3) * GEO 4970 Senior Thesis (2) * or up to two of the following courses from related areas BTNY 3214 Soils (4) CHEM 2310 Organic Chemistry I (5) CHEM 3000 Quantitative Analysis (4) GEOG 4410 Land Use Planning Techniques (3) GEOG 4420 Advanced Planning Techniques (3) MCR 3484 Environmental Mcrobiology (4) * No more than 4 combined credit hours from GEO 4800 and 4970 may be counted toward the major requirements. Support Courses Required (25-27 credit hours) CHEM PS/SI1210/SI1220 Principles of Chemistry (10) PHYS PS/SI2010/SI2020 General Physics (10) or PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) * either MATH QL1050 & MATH 1060 College Algebra (4) Trigonometry (3) MATH QL1080 Precalculus (5) ** * Students planning to attend graduate school should take PHYS PS/ SI2210-SI2220, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, instead of the General Physics series (PHYS PS/SI2010-SI2020). **Students planning to attend graduate school should also take MATH SI1210/SI1220, Calculus I and II (8). The physical chemistry sequence, CHEM 3410-3420 (8), is recommends for students planning advanced study in geochemistry, mineralogy, or mineral deposits. Advanced course work in zoology or botany is recommended for students planning advanced work in paleontology, V, on Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/ or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Applied Environmental Geoscience bachelors degree (bs) Advisors: Dr. Marek Matyjasik, 801-626-7726 Dr. James R. Wilson, 801-6: » Program Prerequisite: None. » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in each courses required by this major in addition to a minimum cumulative GPA for all courses of 2.0. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 84 to 87 of these are required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above) - 31 to 34 of these are required within the major. Advisement All Geoscience students are required to meet with a faculty advisor (see above) at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-7139 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements Declare your program of study (see page 18). There are no special admission or application requirements for this program. However, students should meet with an advisor to plan and declare their program of study. General Education Refer to pages 38-44 for Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080 is recommended for the Quantitative Literacy requirement. The following courses required for the Applied Environmental Geoscience major will also satisfy general education requirements: CHEM PS/SI 1210, GEO PS1060, GEO PS/SI1110, PHYS PS/SI2010, and PHYS PS/SI2210. Course Requirements for BS Degree Geosciences Courses Required (38 credit hours) GEO PS 1060 Environmental Geosciences (3) GEO 1065 Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) GEO PS/SI1110 Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) GEO SI1115 Physical Geology Laboratory (1) GEO 1220 Historical Geology (4) GEO 2050 Earth Materials (4) GEO 3080 Water Resources (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO* MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social 8 Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog |
