Geoscience, Geology Concentration (Geology), B.S.

This Geology career pattern is designed for students who plan to become professional geologists or who wish to pursue graduate study in geology. The Geology career pattern consists of 78 hours distributed among career pattern requirements (53 hours), and two cognates. An additional 41 hours of General Education requirements are required.

Major in Geoscience

All students pursuing the major in Geoscience must complete the following departmental core requirements:

GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour
OR
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours * AND
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours *
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours

NOTE:

*May be taken by students in the Geology concentration.

Required Courses (53 Hours)

GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour
OR
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours AND
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours
GEOL 1050 - Historical Geology 4 credit hours
GEOL 3000 - Mineralogy 5 credit hours
GEOL 3050 - Field Methods in Geology 3 credit hours
GEOL 3160 - Geologic Literature and Report Writing 2 credit hours
GEOL 4000 - Petrology and Petrography 5 credit hours
GEOL 4020 - Geomorphic Regions of the United States 4 credit hours
GEOL 4030 - Invertebrate Paleontology 5 credit hours
GEOL 4070 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy 5 credit hours
GEOL 4080 - Structural Geology 5 credit hours
GEOL 4100 - Geophysical Prospecting 4 credit hours
GEOL 4130 - Hydrogeology 4 credit hours
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours

Cognate 1

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND *
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours *
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
GEOG 4530 - Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours OR
Advisor-approved MATH/SCI elective 3 credit hours

Cognate 2

PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND *
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
OR
PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND *
PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours
OR
PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II 4 credit hours
OR
PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II 4 credit hours
GEOL elective, GEOG 4560, or GEOG 4570 3 credit hours
Geology Field Camp in Western U.S. (advisor approved) 4 credit hours
MATH/SCI elective (major academic advisor approved) 3 credit hours (CSCI 1170 or MATH 2050 strongly recommended)

NOTE:

*Counted in General Education requirements

Curriculum: Geoscience, Geology Concentration (Geology)

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Following is a suggested pattern of study for the first two years; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before registration.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
GEOL 1050 - Historical Geology 4 credit hours
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour
OR
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours AND
GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
GEOL courses 10 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours

Geoscience, Geology Concentration (Geology), B.S.

Major in Geoscience

NOTE:

Required Courses (53 Hours)

Cognate 1

Cognate 2

NOTE:

Curriculum: Geoscience, Geology Concentration (Geology)

Freshman

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 27 Hours

Total hours in program: 120