Option II: Geophysics
Major Requirements
- Mathematics 427J and 427L
- Physics 315 and 115L
- Geological Sciences 325K, 354, 365P, 465K, 366M
- Six semester hours of approved field coursework. This requirement may be met by Geological Sciences 348K, 660A/660B, 661A/661B, or 679G. All field coursework should be completed during the same summer semester.
- Three additional hours of approved upper-division coursework in geological sciences.
Suggested Arrangement of Courses
BS Geological Sciences, Option II: Geophysics
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | ||
| GEO 303 | 3 | E 316L, 316M, 316N, or 316P | 3 | ||
| M 408C | 4 | M 408D | 4 | ||
| CH 301 | 3 | CH 302 | 3 | ||
| UGS 302 or 303 | 3 | PHY 301 | 3 | ||
| RHE 306 | 3 | PHY 101L | 1 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | ||
| GEO 416K | 4 | GEO 420K | 4 | ||
| GEO 416M | 4 | GEO 325G | 3 | ||
| PHY 316 | 3 | PHY 315 | 3 | ||
| PHY 116L | 1 | PHY 115L | 1 | ||
| M 427J | 4 | M 427L | 4 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | Summer Term | Hours |
| GEO 325K | 3 | GEO 365P | 3 | Field Coursework | 6 |
| GEO 428 | 4 | Visual/Performing Arts | 3 | ||
| GEO 465K | 4 | Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Tech Elective | 3 | Tech Elective | 3 | ||
| Foreign Language/Culture | 3 | ||||
| 14 | 15 | 6 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | ||
| GEO 366M | 3 | GEO 354 | 3 | ||
| GOV 310L | 3 | GOV 312L | 3 | ||
| US History | 3 | US History | 3 | ||
| Tech Elective, Upper-division | 3 | GEO Elective, Upper-division | 3 | ||
| Foreign Language/Culture | 3 | Tech Elective, Upper-division | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| Total credit hours: 126 | |||||