324 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) 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) Geosciences Electives (minimum 7 credit hours) Select at least two classes from the following GEO PS 1060 Environmental Geosciences (3) GEO 1065 Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) GEO 3060 Structural Geology (4) GEO 3080 Water Resources (3) GEO 3150 Geomorphology (4) GEO 3180 Paleontology (4) GEO 3210 Quaternary Environmental Change (3) GEO 3550 Sedimentology Sc Stratigraphy (4) GEO 4010 Ancient Environments Sc Paleoecology (3) Earth Science Teaching minor Advisor: Dr. Richard, '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 licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Geology Courses Required (20 credit hours) GEO PS 1060 Environmental Geosciences (3) GEO PS/SI1110 Dynamic Earth: Physical Geology (3) GEO SI1115 Physical Geology Lab (1) GEO PS/SI1130 Introduction to Meteorology (3) GEO 1220 Historical Geology (4) GEO SI3010 Oceanography and Earth Systems (3) or GEO 3210 Quaternary Environmental Change (3) PHYS PS/SI1040 Elementary Astronomy (3) If not taken as part of a student's major requirements, then the following courses are also required (up to 29 credit hours): GEO 3570 Foundations of Science Education (3) GEO 4570 Secondary School Science Teaching Methods (3) PHYS PS/SI2010/SI2020 College Physics (10) or PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists Sc Engineers (10) CHEM PS/SI1210/SI1220 Principles of Chemistry (10) HIST 3350 History and Philosophy of Science (3) Any deviation from the above requirements must be approved by the in i 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) GEO 3400 Remote Sensing I (4) GEO 4210 Intro to Computer Mapping Sc Geographic Info Systems (4) GEO 4220 Technical Sc Applicational Issues in GIS (4) GEO 4400 Remote Sensing II: Digital Image Processing (4) Either GEOGPS/SI1000 Sc GEO Sill 15 Or GEOPS/SI1110 Sc GEO Sill 15 Or GEO PS1060 Sc GEO 1065 Or Any 4 hours of GEO courses numbered 3000 or above If any required courses for the Geospatial Analysis Minor are also required in a students major, then an elective of equivalent hours must be substituted. Geomatics (Applied Mapping Sciences) institutional 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 Sc Technologies. Additional information pertaining to the Geospatial Analysis program and Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (RSGISL) may be found at: 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) This minor is best for students majoring in another area of science or science teaching, as one year of chemistry and one year of physics are required to obtain Earth Science teaching certification in the state of Utah. Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Geosciences Courses Required (16 credit hours) GEO 3400 Remote Sensing I (4) GEO 4210 Intro to Computer Mapping Sc GIS (4) GEO 4220 Technical Sc Applicational Issues in GIS (4) GEO 4400 Remote Sensing II: Advanced Digital Image Processing (4) Computer Science Courses Required (6 credit hours) Select at least 6 hours from the following: CS SI 1023 Selected Programming Language (4) CS SI1410 Object-Oriented Programming (4) 1ST SI2110 Software Development I (3) 1ST 3210 Database Design and Implementation (4) 1ST 3720 Software Development II (3) Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog