285 Geology Honors credit in any course numbered 3000 and above with the exception of Geosci 4890 and 4950.* In addition, complete a Geology Honors Senior Thesis (Geosci 4970) for 2 credit hours. ; Permission from the department chat should be sought before registering in a course for Honors aedit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors aedit. (See the Honors Program on page 43.) Geology MINOR Advisor: Dr. Jeff Eaton 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) Geosci PS/SI 1110 Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) Geosci SI1120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1) Geosci 1220 Historical Geology (4) Geosci 2050 Earth Materials (4) Geosciences Electives (minimum 7 credit hours) Select at least two classes from the following Geosci PS 1540 Environmental Geosciences (3) Geosci 1550 Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) Geosci 3060 Structural Geology (4) Geosci 3080 Water Resources (3) Geosci 3150 Geomorphology (4) Geosci 3180 Paleontology (4) Geosci 3210 Quaternary Environmental Change (3) Geosci 3550 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4) Geosci 4010 Ancient Environments & Paleoecology (3) Earth Science TEACHING MINOR Advisor: Dr. Richard Ford 626-6942 » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 20 credit hours in Geosciences courses. Students who select the Earth Science Teaching Minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and certification requtements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Geology Courses Required (20-23 credit hours) Geosci PS/SI 1110 Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) Geosci SI1120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1) Geosci 1220 Historical Geology (4) Geosci PS 1540 Environmental Geosciences (3) Geosci 1550 Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) Geosci 2050 Earth Materials (4) Geosci 3150 Geomorphology (4) If a student is not obtaining a teaching major in the sciences, then the following course is requted Geosci 4570 Secondary School Science Teaching Methods (3) Any deviation from the above requtements must be approved by the department in advance. This minor is best for students majoring in another area of sdence or science teaching as one year of chemistry and one year of physics are requted to obtain Earth Science teaching certification in the state of Utah. GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS MINOR Advisor: Dr. Michael Hernandez 626-8186 » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better 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) Geosci 3400 Remote Sensing I (4) Geosci 4210 Intro to Computer Mapping & Geographic Info Systems (4) Geosci 4220 Technical & Applicational Issues in GIS (4) Geosci 4400 Remote Sensing II: Digital Image Processing (4) Either Geogr PS/SI 1010 & Geosci SI1120 Or Geosci PS/SI 1110 & Geosci SI1120 Or Geosci PS 1540 & Geosci 1550 Or Any 4 hours of Geosci courses numbered 3000 or above If any requted courses for the Geospatial Analysis Minor are also requted in a students major, then an elective of equivalent hows must be substituted. Geomatics (Applied Mapping Sciences) CERTIFICATE Advisor: Dr. Michael Hernandez 626-8186 » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the certificate (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for the six core courses in the Certificate Program. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 16 credit hours from the Department of Geosciences, and 6 credit hours from the Department of Computer Science and/or Department of Information Systems & Technologies. Additional information pertaining to the Geospatial Analysis program and Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (RSGISL) maybe found at: http://departments.weber.edu/geosciences. Course Requirements for the Certificate Program Geosciences Courses Required (16 credit hours) Natural Environments of the Earth (3) Physical Geology Lab (1) Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) Physical Geology Lab (1) Environmental Geosciences (3) Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) Geosci 3400 Geosci 4210 Geosci 4220 Geosci 4400 Remote Sensing I (4) Intro to Computer Mapping & GIS (4) Technical & Applicational Issues in GIS (4) Remote Sensing II: Advanced Digital Image Processing (4) and Computer Science Courses Required (6 credit hours) Select at least 6 hours from the following: Selected Programming Language (4) CS SI 1023 CS SI 1220 Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ (4) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS/BAT LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI- MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 CATALOG