The majority of geology majors intend to work in geoscience fields. Our department has, in the past, been enormously successful in placing students in entry-level positions throughout the southeast. The course list below represents the most important courses for students who intend to enter industry following graduation.
Core Curriculum - All Students
Core Areas A, B, C, D, E (42 hours):
Area A must have MATH 1113 or higher
Area D must have option II (Science Majors)
Area D: MATH 1634 or 2063 recommended
Core Area F (18 hours):
GEOL 1121-1122; 1121L, 1122L
MATH 1113, 1634 (1 hour each assigned to Area F)
CHEM 1211, and one of the following: CHEM 1212, PHYS 1111-1112; BIOL 1107-1108 (with lab)
(note that 8 hours of lab science are included in area D)
Required Upper Division Geology Courses - All Students
GEOL 3004 4 units Field Geology and Geologic Methods. Fall Semester (yearly)
GEOL 3014 4 units Mineralogy and Crystallography. Fall Semester (yearly)
GEOL 3024 4 units Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology. Spring Semester (yearly)
GEOL 3034 4 units Structural Geology. Spring Semester (yearly)
GEOL 3042 2 units Optical Mineralogy. Fall Semester (yearly)
GEOL 3053 3 units Sedimentary Petrology. Spring Semester (yearly)
GEOL 4024 4 units Paleontology. Fall Semester (yearly)
GEOL 4051 1 unit Geology Seminar. Every semester
GEOL 4063 3 units Plate Tectonics. Spring Semester (yearly)
GEOL 4082 1unit Independent Reserach. Every semester
Required Courses for Concentration
PHYS 1111 4 units Introductory Physics I (if not in Area F)
MATH 1634 3 units Calculus I
MATH 2063 3 units Introductory Statistics
GEOL 2002 3 units Applied Computing for the Geosciences
GEOL 4083 4 units Environmental Geochemistry
GEOL 4044 4 units Engineering Geology
GEOL 4084 4 units Hydrogeology
GEOL 4553 or 3563 4 or 3 units GIS / Remote Sensing
Approved Electives 2-10 units
