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GEOG 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for
credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
GEOG 492A-Z. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
GEOG 493A-Z. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
GEOG 494A-Z. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
GEOG 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
GEOG 496. Senior Thesis:Capstone. 0-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
GEOG 497. Research. 1-15 Hours.
PR: Consent. Research activities leading to thesis, problem report, research paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation. (Grading may be S/
U.).
GEOG 498A-Z. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
GEOG 499A-Z. Global Service Learning. 3-6 Hours.
PR: Departmental consent. Thesis proposal, writing, and defense for students admitted to the Honors Program.
GEOLOGY COURSES
GEOL 101. Planet Earth. 3 Hours.
Composition and structure of the Earth and the physical processes that change Earth’s surface. GEOL 102 not required with GEOL 101. (Accompanied
by registration in GEOL 102, class meets requirements for 4 hr. credit in a laboratory science in geology.) (Students cannot receive credit for GEOL 101
and GEOL 110 or GEOG 110.).
GEOL 102. Planet Earth Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: GEOL 101. Laboratory study of the Earth using rocks, minerals and maps. (2 hr. lab.) (Students cannot receive credit for GEOL 102 and
GEOL 111 or GEOG 111.).
GEOL 103. Earth Through Time. 3 Hours.
PR: GEOL 101 or GEOL 110 or GEOG 110. Evolution of the Earth and its inhabitants. (Accompanied by registration in GEOL 104, class meets
requirements for 4 hr. credit in a laboratory science in geology.).
GEOL 104. Earth Through Time Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: GEOL 103. Laboratory study of sedimentary rocks, fossils, and geologic maps and their use in interpreting Earth history. (2 hr. lab.).
GEOL 110. Environmental Geoscience. 3 Hours.
Physical aspects of the Earth with emphasis on natural resources, environmental degradation and hazards. (Accompanied by GEOL 111 meets
requirements for a 4 hr. credit in laboratory science.) (Also listed as GEOG 110.) (Students may not receive credit for GEOL 110 and GEOG 110 or
GEOL 101.).
GEOL 111. Environmental Geoscience Lab. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: GEOL 110. (Also listed as GEOG 111.) (Students may not receive credit for GEOG 111 and GEOL 102 or GEOG 111.).
GEOL 200. Geology for Environ Scientists. 4 Hours.
PR: (GEOL 110 and GEOL 111) or (GEOG 110 and GEOG 111) or (GEOL 101 and GEOL 102 and GEOL 103 and GEOL 104). Fundamentals of
mineralogy, sedimentation, stratigraphy, petrology, and structural geology needed by environmental scientists to understand earth materials. (Required
field trips partial student expense.) (3 hr. lec., 1 hr. lab.).
GEOL 203. Physical Oceanography. 3 Hours.
(Not open to upper division geology majors.) The geography and geology of ocean basins and margins, the chemical and physical properties of sea
water, and the examination of the source and location of resources in the sea.
GEOL 230. Fossils and Evolution. 3 Hours.
PR: GEOL 101 or BIOL 101. Evolutionary history of plants, marine invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals; emphasis
on unique contribution of fossil record to evolutionary theory. (2 hr. lec., 1 hr. lab.) (Credit cannot be obtained for both GEOL 103 and GEOL 230.).
GEOL 284. Mineralogy. 3 Hours.
PR: GEOL 101 and GEOL 102 and PR or CONC: CHEM 111 or CHEM 115. Elements of crystallography and the systematic study of minerals,
identification of minerals in hand specimens according to physical properties. (Required weekend field trip covered by the lab fee.).