BS Geology

General Geology Concentration
Suggested Course Outline

First Year

General Geology/ Lab OR Earth Science/ Lab

27-110/111 OR
27-114/115

4

 

Historical Geology/ Lab

27-212/213

4

Composition

10-111

3

Chemistry/ Lab

27-212/ 213

5

Freshman Seminar

73-101

1

Fund. of Oral Comm.

29-102

3

College Algebra

17-118

3

Composition

10-112

3

Composition

10-111

3

 

 

 

Chemistry/ Lab

24-114/ 115

4

 

 

 
Total

 

 15 Total

 

 15

Second Year

Mineralogy

27-220

3

 

Group I or II Geology

 

3/4

Trigonometry

17-119

2

Petrology

27-420

4

Using Computers

44-130

3

Intro to American Government

34-102

3

General Psychology

 08-103

3

America: An Historical Survey

33-155

3

Lifetime Wellness/ Lab

 22-111/ 112

3

PE Activity

 

1

Social Science

 

3
Total

 

 14

Total

 

 16-17

Third Year

Science/ Lab

 

4

 

Physics II/ Lab

 25-112/ 113

4

Sedimentology OR Stratigraphy

27-530 OR 27-440

3

Paleontology

27-540

5

Physics I/ Lab

25-110/ 111

4

Structural Geology

27-450

4

Intro to Literature

 10-220

3

Multiculturalism/ International Studies

  

3
Total

 

 14 Total

 

 16

Summer

Field camp (*Not an NWMSU Course)

 6

Fourth Year

Senior Seminar

27-449

1

 

Group I or II Geology

 

3-4

Group I or II Geology

 

3/ 4

Humanities/ Philosophy

 

3

Fine Arts

 

3

Elective

 

3-4

Elective

 

3/ 4

Elective

 

3-4

Elective

  

3/ 4

Elective

 

3-4
Total

 

 13-16 Total

 

 15-19

Minimum of 124 hours needed for graduation. Need 40 hours of 300 level classes or above Required Geology Electives must be 24 hours. Depending on the courses you choose for geology electives and collateral courses, you may need to take certain prerequisites; read all course descriptions carefully.

Please note this outline does not supersede the requirements listed in the Northwest Undergraduate Student Catalog, nor does it constitute a contractual agreement; rather, it is for information only. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of and to meet all University and Departmental requirements as listed in the catalog.

Summer 1999

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