B.A. in Geology
Contact Person:
Robert Badger, Chair
216 Timerman, (315) 267-2624, badgerrl@potsdam.edu
38 credit hours required. Plus 8 credits of cognates.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
| Credits | ||
| Core Required Courses | 32 | |
| GEOL 100, 101, 103, 106, 125, or 195 | ||
| GEOL 204 | Historical Geology | |
| GEOL 301 | Sedimentary Geology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 302 | Principals of Paleontology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 311 | Mineralogy (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 321 | Optics and Petrology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 405 | Structural Geology (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 407 | Geophysics | |
| GEOL 420 | Geochemistry | |
Electives: from the following, selected by advisement | 6 | |
| GEOL 300 | Field Geology (2 credits) | |
| GEOL 303 | Geologic Maps and Cross Sections (2 credits) | |
| GEOL 306 | Geology of our National Parks | |
| GEOL 340 | Geographic Information Systems (4 credits) | |
| GEOL 370 | Science in Society | |
| GEOL 395 | Hydrology & Hydrogeology | |
| GEOL 409 | Seismology and Plate Tectonics | |
| GEOL 440 | Economic Geology | |
| GEOL 450 | Geology of the Great Basin | |
| GEOL 452 | Geology of Nova Scotia - Field Trip (2 credits) | |
| GEOL 453 | Geology of Nova Scotia - Research (2 credits) | |
| PHYS 330 | Meteorology | |
| PHYS 335 | Astronomy | |
Cognate Requirements | 8 | |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I (4 credits) | |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry 2 (4 credits) | |
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