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Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

BS in Geology (2023 - 2024)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 3 ENGL 102 College English II 3
COMM 111 Public Speaking 3 MATH 242 Calculus I 5
GEOL 111 General Geology 4 Gen Ed S&B Science 2 3
MATH 112 Pre-calculus 3 Gen Ed Humanities 1 2 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 1st year: 29

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
CHEM 211 General Chemistry I 5 CHEM 212 General Chemistry II 5
MATH 243 Calculus II 5 STAT 370 Elementary Statistics 3
GEOL 312 Historical Geology 5 Gen Ed Humanities 1 3
Elective 2 Gen Ed Fine Arts 5
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 2nd year: 30

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
GEOL 320 Mineralogy and Optic Min 4 GEOL 324 Petrology and Petrog 3
GEOL 522 Sediment and Strat 4 GEOL 570 Biogeology 3
PHYS 213 Gen Coll Physics I/Lab or PHYS 313 and PHYS 315 Physics for Scientist and Lab 5 PHYS 214 Gen Coll Physics II/Lab or PHYS 314 and PHYS 316 Physics for Scientist II and Lab 5
BIOL 106/107 Human Org./Lab or BIOL 210 Gen. Biology I 4 Gen Ed S&B Science 1 3
Fall Total Hours 17 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 3rd year: 31

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours Summer Semester Summer Hours
Geology Elective 3 GEOL 544 Structural Geology 3 GEOL 640 Field Geol 6
Geology Elective 3 Geology 540 Field Map Methods 3
Geology Elective 3 Gen Ed S&B Science (300+) 3
Gen Ed Humanities (300+) 3 Open Elective 3
Fall Total Hours 12 Spring Total Hours 12 Summer Total Hours 6

Total hours for 4th year: 30

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires all students to complete Literature and either U.S. History or American Politics
  2. One course must be a First-Year Seminar, if required.

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated