| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: Academic Catalog 2022-2023 Program: Geosciences, B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Geosciences, B.S. |
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Requirements for the Major: | ||||
A minimum of eleven courses in the department including:
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| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
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Choose an introductory offering (1): | ||||
| ENS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies | ||||
| GEO 106 - Introduction to Oceanography | ||||
| GEO 109 - Geologic Perspectives on Global Warming | ||||
| GEO 110 - Physical Geology | ||||
| GEO 112 - Environmental Geology | ||||
| GEO 117 - Natural Disasters | ||||
| GEO 160 - Environmental Challenges in the Mohawk Watershed | ||||
Required core courses (7): | ||||
| GEO 120 - The Story of Earth and Life | ||||
| GEO 201 - Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of New York | ||||
| GEO 202 - Geomorphology | ||||
| GEO 220 - Mineral Science | ||||
| GEO 307 - Structural Geology | ||||
| GEO 320 - Petrology of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks | ||||
| GEO 405 - Geosciences Senior Seminar | ||||
Senior Writing (WS) Requirement (1): (Choose one option below) | ||||
One-Term Option: | ||||
| GEO 498 - Geosciences Research and Writing | ||||
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Two-Term Option: | ||||
| GEO 495 - Geosciences Thesis Research 1 | ||||
| GEO 496 - Geosciences Thesis Research 2 | ||||
Required electives (4): In addition to the required courses, students must take four electives from the Geosciences or other approved science courses. Two courses must be Geoscience courses (GEO>200), and two additional courses may be either GEO (<200) courses or closely aligned courses from other sciences. Depending on interest and potential career path, students may choose to pursue either the Dynamic Earth or Environmental Geoscience Track. | ||||
Dynamic Earth Geosciences Track | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| GEO 205 - Active Tectonics | ||||
| GEO 206 - Volcanology | ||||
| GEO 208 - Paleontology, Paleobiology, and Paleoecology | ||||
| GEO 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| GEO 302 - Geochemical Systems and Modeling | ||||
| GEO 303 - Earthquakes and the study of the Earth’s Interior | ||||
Environmental Geosciences Track | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| GEO 203 - Lakes and Environmental Change | ||||
| GEO 207 - Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science | ||||
| GEO 209 - Paleoclimatology | ||||
| GEO 210 - Groundwater Hydrology | ||||
| GEO 300 - Glacial and Quaternary Geology | ||||
| GEO 305 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
| GEO 302 - Geochemical Systems and Modeling | ||||
Additional Electives (2) - take two from the list below | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ENS 204 - Geographic Information Systems | ||||
| ENS 215 - Exploring Environmental Data | ||||
| BIO 320 - Ecology | ||||
| AST 150 - (105) Introduction to Planetary Science | ||||
| CHM 231 - Organic Chemistry 1 | ||||
| CHM 240 - Analytical Chemistry | ||||
Of these, no more than one may be at the 100-level. Additional courses may be approved at the discretion of the department chair. | ||||
Also required are six terms of cognate courses in the following areas. *GEO courses taken to fulfill cognates cannot also count as electives in the major. | ||||
Data Analysis, Programming, Statistics and Mathematics (2)Any two courses numbered 100 or higher, or equivalent such as: | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| ENS 215 - Exploring Environmental Data | ||||
| CSC 103 - Taming Big Data: Introduction to Computer Science | ||||
| CSC 104 - Robots Rule! Introduction to Computer Science | ||||
| CSC 105 - Game Development: Introduction to Computer Science | ||||
| CSC 106 - Can Computers Think? Introduction to Computer Science | ||||
| CSC 107 - Creative Computing: Introduction to Computer Science | ||||
| CSC 108 - Scientific Computing: Introduction to Computer Science | ||||
| STA 164 - Strategies of Experimentation: Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments | ||||
| STA 264 - Regression Analysis | ||||
| PSY 200 - Statistical Methods in Psychology | ||||
| MTH 105 - Differential Calculus with Precalculus | ||||
| MTH 110 - Calculus 1: Differential Calculus | ||||
| MTH 112 - Calculus 2: Integral Calculus | ||||
| MTH 113 - Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus | ||||
| MTH 115 - Calculus 3: Differential Vector Calculus and Matrix Theory | ||||
Chemistry (2)The following is required, | ||||
| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
| CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry 1 | ||||
And one of the following: | ||||
| CHM 102 - Introductory Chemistry 2 | ||||
| GEO 207 - Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science | ||||
| GEO 305 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
Biology or Physics (2)Two of the following courses are required (limit one GEO/BIO) course): Note: Advanced work or a minor is encouraged in chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, economics, or engineering.
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| Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
Any BIO or PHY courses numbered 100 or higher. | ||||
| GEO 208 - Paleontology, Paleobiology, and Paleoecology | ||||
| GEO 303 - Earthquakes and the study of the Earth’s Interior | ||||
| GEO 305 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles | ||||
All Geosciences courses at the 100 level are introductory and have no prerequisites. All serve as an entry point to the major. Preference will be given to first and second year students | ||||
Additional RequirementsSenior Geosciences majors may not take any introductory course for major credit. A senior thesis is required, and theses may either be 1 term (GEO 498) or 2-3 terms (GEO 495, GEO 496, GEO 497). Completion of a two-term senior thesis (GEO 495 and GEO 496) is required for honors, and only one senior level research credit may count toward the two geosciences electives. Students who intend on going to graduate school are strongly encouraged to do a research thesis and to take two courses in physics rather than biology, unless specifically interested in paleontology or geobiology, because most graduate programs require physics. A summer field course in the junior year is strongly recommended, particularly for those going on to graduate school or geological consulting work. | ||||
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