Core Curriculum

Taken by all students in Geology & Geophysics.

GEOLOGY 51

Physical And Environmental Geology

GEOLOGY 53

Physical and Environmental Geology Laboratory

GEOLOGY 52

Evolution Of The Earth

GEOLOGY 54

Evolution of the Earth Laboratory

GEOLOGY 113

Mineralogy And Crystallography

GEOLOGY 130

Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology

GEOLOGY 220

Structural Geology

GEOLOGY 223

Stratigraphy And Sedimentation

GEOLOGY 224

Stratigraphy Lab

GEOPHYS 270

Introduction to Geophysics

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 310

Seminar

GEOLOGY 344

Remote Sensing Technology

GEOLOGY 373

Field Geology

GEOLOGY 374

Advanced Field Geology

GEOPHYS 381

Global Tectonics

Total Credits

43

Geochemistry Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 234

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 294

Metallic And Industrial Mineral Deposits

GEOLOGY 376

Aqueous Geochemistry

Total Credits

12

In addition, to complete degree requirements with an emphasis area in Groundwater and Environmental Geology
students must complete 4 courses (12 hours minimum) to be selected from an approval list and with guidance from
students advisor.

General Geology Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 227

Systematic Paleontology

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 234

GEOLOGY 294

Metallic And Industrial Mineral Deposits

GEOLOGY 340

Petroleum Geology

Total Credits

15

In addition to complete degree requirements with an emphasis area in General Geology students must complete 4
courses (12 hrs. minimum) to be selected from an approved list and with guidance from students advisor.

Geophysics Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
MATH 22

Calculus With Analytic Geometry III

GEOPHYS 286

Introduction To Geophysical Data Analysis

GEOPHYS 320

Computational Geophysics

GEOPHYS 377

Seismic Interpretation

Total Credits

13

Select 12 hours from the following courses:

MATH 204

Elementary Differential Equations

MATH 208

Linear Algebra I

MATH 325

Partial Differential Equations

GEOPHYS 336

Geophysical Field Methods

GEOLOGY 340

Petroleum Geology

GEOPHYS 382

Environmental And Engineering Geophysics

GEOPHYS 385

Exploration And Development Seismology

Groundwater and Environmental Geochemistry Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 375

Applied Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 376

Aqueous Geochemistry

GEO ENG 335

Environmental Geological Engineering

or GEO ENG 331

GEO ENG 337

Subsurface Hydrology
Geological Aspects Of Hazardous Waste Management

Total Credits

3
15

In addition, to complete degree requirements with an emphasis area in Groundwater and Environmental Geology
students must complete 4 courses (12 hrs. minimum) to be selected from an approval list and with guidance from
students advisor.

Petroleum Geology Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 227

Systematic Paleontology

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 324

Advanced Stratigraphy And Basin Evolution

GEOLOGY 338

Computer Mapping In Geology

GEOLOGY 340

Petroleum Geology

GEOLOGY 385
PET ENG 232
Total Credits

3
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GEOPHYS

2210

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

2211

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

3001

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

3211

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

3221

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

3241

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

3251

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4000

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4001

10

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4096

11

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4099

12

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4211

13

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4221

14

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4231

15

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4241

16

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4251

17

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

4261

18

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5000

19

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5001

20

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5010

21

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5040

22

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5099

23

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5211

24

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5221

25

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5231

26

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5241

27

Graduate

GEOPHYS

5251

28

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6000

29

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6001

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270
GEOPHYS
285
GEOPHYS
201
GEOPHYS
286
GEOPHYS
321
GEOPHYS
361
GEOPHYS
382
GEOPHYS
300
GEOPHYS
301
GEOPHYS
381
GEOPHYS
390
GEOPHYS
336
GEOPHYS
320
GEOPHYS
377
GEOPHYS
383
GEOPHYS
385
GEOPHYS
388
GEOPHYS
400
GEOPHYS
401
GEOPHYS
410
GEOPHYS
493
GEOPHYS
490
GEOPHYS
380
GEOPHYS
386
GEOPHYS
389
GEOPHYS
483
GEOPHYS
484
GEOPHYS
6000
GEOPHYS

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Graduate

GEOPHYS

6010

31

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6040

32

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6050

33

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6099

34

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6211

35

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6231

36

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6241

37

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6251

Line#

Career

Subject

Catalog
Number

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

201

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

270

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

285

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

286

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

300

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

301

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

320

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

321

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

336

10

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

361

11

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

377

12

Graduate

GEOPHYS

380

13

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

381

14

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

382

15

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

383

16

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

385

17

Graduate

GEOPHYS

386

18

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

388

19

Graduate

GEOPHYS

389

20

Undergraduate

GEOPHYS

390

21

Graduate

GEOPHYS

400

6001
GEOPHYS
6010
GEOPHYS
6040
GEOPHYS
495
GEOPHYS
6099
GEOPHYS
488
GEOPHYS
485
GEOPHYS
486
GEOPHYS
487

Combined
GEOPHYS
3001
GEOPHYS
2210
GEOPHYS
2211
GEOPHYS
3211
GEOPHYS
4000
GEOPHYS
4001
GEOPHYS
4221
GEOPHYS
3221
GEOPHYS
4211
GEOPHYS
3241
GEOPHYS
4231
GEOPHYS
5211
GEOPHYS
4096
GEOPHYS
3251
GEOPHYS
4241
GEOPHYS
4251
GEOPHYS
5221
GEOPHYS
4261
GEOPHYS
5231
GEOPHYS
4099
GEOPHYS

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new_to_old
new_to_old
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Graduate

GEOPHYS

401

23

Graduate

GEOPHYS

410

24

Graduate

GEOPHYS

483

25

Graduate

GEOPHYS

484

26

Graduate

GEOPHYS

485

27

Graduate

GEOPHYS

486

28

Graduate

GEOPHYS

487

29

Graduate

GEOPHYS

488

30

Graduate

GEOPHYS

490

31

Graduate

GEOPHYS

493

32

Graduate

GEOPHYS

495

33

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6000

34

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6001

35

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6010

36

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6040

37

Graduate

GEOPHYS

6099

5000
GEOPHYS
5001
GEOPHYS
5010
GEOPHYS
5241
GEOPHYS
5251
GEOPHYS
6231
GEOPHYS
6241
GEOPHYS
6251
GEOPHYS
6211
GEOPHYS
5099
GEOPHYS
5040
GEOPHYS
6050
GEOPHYS
6000
GEOPHYS
6001
GEOPHYS
6010
GEOPHYS
6040
GEOPHYS
6099

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old_to_new
old_to_new
old_to_new
old_to_new
old_to_new
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Core Curriculum
Taken by all students in Geology & Geophysics.
GEOLOGY 51

Physical And Environmental Geology

GEOLOGY 53

Physical and Environmental Geology Laboratory

GEOLOGY 52

Evolution Of The Earth

GEOLOGY 54

Evolution of the Earth Laboratory

GEOLOGY 113

Mineralogy And Crystallography

GEOLOGY 130

Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology

GEOLOGY 220

Structural Geology

GEOLOGY 223

Stratigraphy And Sedimentation

GEOLOGY 224

Stratigraphy Lab

GEOPHYS 270

Introduction to Geophysics

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 310

Seminar

GEOLOGY 344

Remote Sensing Technology

GEOLOGY 373

Field Geology

GEOLOGY 374

Advanced Field Geology

GEOPHYS 381

Global Tectonics

Total Credits

43

Geochemistry Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 234

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 294

Metallic And Industrial Mineral Deposits

GEOLOGY 376

Aqueous Geochemistry

Total Credits

12

In addition, to complete degree requirements with an emphasis area in Groundwater and Environmental Geology
students must complete 4 courses (12 hours minimum) to be selected from an approval list and with guidance from
students advisor.

General Geology Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 227

Systematic Paleontology

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 234

GEOLOGY 294

Metallic And Industrial Mineral Deposits

GEOLOGY 340

Petroleum Geology

Total Credits

15

In addition to complete degree requirements with an emphasis area in General Geology students must complete 4
courses (12 hrs. minimum) to be selected from an approved list and with guidance from students advisor.

Geophysics Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
MATH 22

Calculus With Analytic Geometry III

GEOPHYS 286

Introduction To Geophysical Data Analysis

GEOPHYS 320

Computational Geophysics

GEOPHYS 377

Seismic Interpretation

Total Credits

13

Select 12 hours from the following courses:

MATH 204

Elementary Differential Equations

MATH 208

Linear Algebra I

MATH 325

Partial Differential Equations

GEOPHYS 336

Geophysical Field Methods

GEOLOGY 340

Petroleum Geology

GEOPHYS 382

Environmental And Engineering Geophysics

GEOPHYS 385

Exploration And Development Seismology

Groundwater and Environmental Geochemistry Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 375

Applied Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 376

Aqueous Geochemistry

GEO ENG 335

Environmental Geological Engineering

or GEO ENG 331

GEO ENG 337

Subsurface Hydrology
Geological Aspects Of Hazardous Waste Management

Total Credits

3
15

In addition, to complete degree requirements with an emphasis area in Groundwater and Environmental Geology
students must complete 4 courses (12 hrs. minimum) to be selected from an approval list and with guidance from
students advisor.

Petroleum Geology Emphasis Area

The following courses are required:
GEOLOGY 227

Systematic Paleontology

GEOLOGY 275

Introduction To Geochemistry

GEOLOGY 324

Advanced Stratigraphy And Basin Evolution

GEOLOGY 338

Computer Mapping In Geology

GEOLOGY 340

Petroleum Geology

GEOLOGY 385
PET ENG 232
Total Credits

3
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