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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Geological Sciences Major, BS

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This major in environmental geological sciences focuses on the interactions between solid Earth and the atmosphere and hydrosphere, including ground water, soils, and climate. The BS program builds on a solid foundation in allied sciences and math, and prepares students for graduate school and a variety of careers in the environmental and geological sciences, including environmental consulting and water resources.

Required Courses Credits: (56)

GEOL 101 - Exploring Earth Credits: (4)
OR GEOL 103 - Geology of Washington Credits: (4)
OR GEOL 106 - Earth Science Inquiry Credits: (5)
OR GEOL 107 - Earth’s Changing Surface Credits: (4)
OR GEOL 108 - Earth and Energy Resources Credits: (4)
GEOL 101LAB - Introductory Geology Laboratory Credits: (1)
GEOL 200 - Earth’s Evolution and Global Change Credits: (5)
GEOL 210 - Introduction to Geologic Field Methods Credits: (4)
GEOL 305 - Quantitative Reasoning for Geoscientists Credits: (4)
GEOL 320 - Rocks and Minerals Credits: (5)
GEOL 370 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credits: (5)
GEOL 380 - Natural Hazards Credits: (5)
GEOL 382 - Earth Resources and Pollution Credits: (4)
GEOL 384 - Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Interactions Credits: (4)
GEOL 386 - Geomorphology Credits: (5)
GEOL 445 - Hydrogeology Credits: (5)
GEOL 487 - End-of-major Review Seminar Credits: (1)
GEOL 493 - Field Methods in Environmental Geology Credits: (4)

Electives selected from the following - Credits: (18)

BIOL 362 - Biomes of the Pacific Northwest Credits: (4)
CHEM 345 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: (5)
GEOG 361 - Soils Credits: (5)
GEOG 382 - Hydrology Credits: (5)
GEOL 306 - Communicating Geoscience Credits: (4)
GEOL 351 - Geology of the Pacific Northwest Credits: (3)
GEOL 377 - Regional Natural History Credits: (2)
AND GEOL 377LAB - Regional Natural History Credits: (3)
GEOL 415 - Earthquake Geology and Neotectonics Credits: (5)
GEOL 423 - The Cryosphere (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.) Credits: (5)
GEOL 425 - Environmental Geochemistry Credits: (5)
GEOL 430 - Remote Sensing Credits: (5)
GEOL 434 - Petroleum Geology Credits: (5)
GEOL 441 - Climate Variability and Climate Change Credits: (5)
GEOL 474 - Quaternary Geology Credits: (4)
GEOL 476 - Advanced Sedimentology Credits: (4)
GEOL 478 - Volcanology Credits: (5)
GEOL 483 - Isotope Geochemistry Credits: (5)
Must take at least one of the following courses: Credits: (4-5)
ANTH 352 - Anthropology of Environmental Issues Credits: (4)
ECON 462 - Environmental and Resource Economics Credits: (5)
ENST 303 - Environmental Management Credits: (5)
ENST 310 - Energy and Society Credits: (5)
ENST 330 - Environmental Leadership and Advocacy Credits: (5)
GEOG 305 - Introduction to Land Use Planning Credits: (5)
GEOG 373 - Water Resources Credits: (4)
GEOG 445 - Environmental Law Credits: (5)
HIST 454 - American Environmental History Credits: (5)
PHIL 306 - Environmental Ethics Credits: (5)

Total Required Course Credits: 74

Allied Science Requirements for Bachelor of Science Environmental Geological Sciences Degree

Chemistry - Credits: (15)

CHEM 181 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
CHEM 181LAB - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: (1)
CHEM 182 - General Chemistry II Credits: (4)
CHEM 182LAB - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: (1)
CHEM 183 - General Chemistry III Credits: (4)
CHEM 183LAB - General Chemistry Laboratory III Credits: (1)

Physics - Credits: (10)

PHYS 181 - General Physics I with Laboratory Credits: (5)
PHYS 182 - General Physics II with Laboratory Credits: (5)

Mathematics - Credits: (10)

MATH 172 - Calculus I Credits: (5)
MATH 173 - Calculus II Credits: (5)

Total Allied Science Credits: 35

Total Credits: 109

College and Department Information

Geological Sciences Department
College of the Sciences

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