College of Science 557 GEO 3180 - Paleontology Credits: (4) GEO 3210 - Quaternary Environmental Change Credits: (3) GEO 3250 - Geology of Utah Credits: (3) GEO 3400 - Remote Sensing I Credits: (4) GEO 3880 - Groundwater Credits: (4) GEO 4010 - Ancient Environments and Paleoecology Credits: (3) GEO 4100 - Engineering Geology Credits: (3) GEO 4150 - Environmental Assessment Credits: (3) GEO 4220 - Technical and Applicational Issues in GIS Credits: (4) GEO 4400 - Remote Sensing II: Advanced Digital Image Processing Credits: (4) GEO 4550 - Geochemistry Credits: (3) GEO 4630 - Global Tectonics Credits: (3) GEO 4750 - Special Topics in Geosciences Credits: (1-4) GEO 4800 - Independent Research Credits: (1-3) * GEO 4970 - Senior Thesis Credits: (2) * or up to two of the following courses from related areas • BTNY 3214 - Soils Credits: (4) • CHEM 2310 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: (4) and • CHEM 2315 - Organic Chemistry I Lab Credits: (l) • CHEM 3000 - Quantitative Analysis Credits: (4) • GEOG 4410 - Land Use Planning Techniques and Practices Credits: (3) • GEOG 4420 - Advanced Planning Techniques Credits: (3) • MICR 3484 - Environmental Microbiology Credits: (4) Note: * No more than 4 combined credit hours from GEO 4800 and GEO 4970 may be counted toward the major requirements. Support Courses Required (25-27 credit hours) CHEM 1210 PS - Principles of Chemistry I Credits: (5) and CHEM 1220 - Principles of Chemistry II Credits: (5) PHYS 2010 PS - College Physics I Credits: (5) and PHYS 2020 - College Physics II Credits: (5) or PHYS 2210 PS - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Credits: (5) * and PHYS 2220 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Credits: (5) * either MATH 1050 QL - College Algebra Credits: (4) and MATH 1060 - Trigonometry Credits: (3) or MATH 1080 QL - Pre-calculus Credits: (5) or MATH 1210 - Calculus I Credits: (4) ** Note: * Students planning to attend graduate school should take PHYS 2210-PHYS 2220, Physics for Scientists & Engineers, instead of the General Physics series (PHYS 2010-PHYS 2020). "Students planning to attend graduate school should also take MATH 1210/MATH 1220, Calculus I and II (8). The physical chemistry sequence, CHEM 3410-CHEM 3420 (8), is recommended for students planning advanced study in g eo chem is try, m in eralogy,o r m in era I depos its. Advanced course work in zoology or botany is recommended fo r s tu den ts p la n ning a dva n c ed wo rk in pa I eo n tology, stratigraphy, or related fields. Geology Minor Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Eaton 801-626-6225 • Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in courses used toward the minor. • Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 19 credit hours in Geosciences courses. Course Requirements for Minor Geology Courses Required (12 credit hours) • GEO 1110 PS - Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology Credits: (3) • GEO 1115 - Physical Geology Lab Credits: (l) • GEO 1220 - Historical Geology Credits: (4) • GEO 2050 - Earth Materials Credits: (4) Geosciences Electives (minimum 7 credit hours) Select at least two classes from thefollowing • GEO 1030 PS - Earthquakes and Volcanoes Credits: (3) • GEO 1060 PS - Environmental Geosciences Credits: (3) • GEO 1065 - Environmental Geosciences Lab Credits: (l) • GEO 3060 - Structural Geology Credits: (4) • GEO 3080 - Water Resources Credits: (3) • GEO 3150 - Geo morphology Credits: (4) • GEO 3180 - Paleontology Credits: (4) • GEO 3210 - Quaternary Environmental Change Credits: (3) • GEO 3550 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credits: (4) • GEO 4010 - Ancient Environments and Paleoecology Credits: (3) Geospatial Analysis Minor Advisor: Dr. Michael Hernandez 801-626-8186 • Grade Requ i re m ents: A grade o f" C" o r bette r in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). • Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 20 credit hours. Course Requirements for Minor Geosciences Courses Required (20 credit hours) • GEO 3400 - Remote Sensing I Credits: (4) • GEO 4210 - Introduction to Computer Mapping and Geographic Information Systems Credits: (4) • GEO 4220 - Technical and Applicational Issues in GIS Credits: (4) Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog