Geoscience Minor
Geoscience Minor Requirements
21-24 Credits
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 1110 & GEO 1115 | Physical Geology (PS) and Physical Geology Lab (LAB) | 4 |
| GEO 1220 & GEO 1225 | Historical Geology and Historical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GEO 2050 | Earth Materials | 4 |
| Choose 9-12 credits of the following electives: | 9-12 | |
| GEO 3000 | Advanced Geologic Investigation of Colorado Plateau Basin and Range provinces through national parks | 3 |
| GEO 3060 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| GEO 3180 | Paleontology | 4 |
| GEO 3200 | Mineralogy | 4 |
| GEO 3400 | Water Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3500 | Geomorphology | 4 |
| GEO 3550 | Sedimentology & Stratigraphy | 4 |
| GEO 3600 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| GEO 3700 | Structural Geology and Tectonics | 4 |
| GEO 3910 | Applied Geologic Investigation of Iceland | 3 |
| GEO 4600 | Field Geology | 5 |
| GEOG 3600 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 3605 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (Does not count toward the number of electives for Geoscience minor; expected to be taken with GEOG 3600) | 1 |
| GEO 4800R | Independent Research (GEO 4800R can count for a maximum of 3 credits toward the Geoscience minor; if GEO 4800R is counted toward the Geoscience minor, the student must have produced a final scientific report or presentation) | 1-3 |
Completion Requirements
- Complete all courses that fulfill requirements in the minor with a grade C or higher.
Notes:
An academic minor is an attribute of a baccalaureate degree, not an entity by itself, and can only be awarded at the same time a student graduates with a bachelor’s degree. Students must declare a minor prior to submitting a graduation application. A minor may not be added to a previously awarded degree. Students must complete the minor requirements prior to or concurrent with completion of their bachelor’s degree requirements. Minors are not available with associate’s degrees.
Students may not declare a minor that is in the same discipline as their major. Example: English majors cannot declare any English minor.
Integrated Studies majors may not have an academic minor in the same discipline as either of their two declared emphases. Example: An Integrated Studies major with emphases in English and Spanish cannot receive a minor in either English or Spanish.