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Aug 24, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Geosciences, Geology Concentration (Earth Science), B.S.
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Geosciences
Mark Abolins, program coordinator
615-494-7986
Mark.Abolins@mtsu.edu
This Earth Science career pattern is designed for students who plan to become professional earth scientists or who wish to pursue graduate study in earth science.
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Degree Requirements
True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
Major Requirements |
60 hours |
Major Core |
42 hours* |
Math/Science Cognate |
18 hours* |
Electives |
19-26 hours |
TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (42 hours)
Math/Science Cognate (18 hours)
Electives (19-26 hours)
- Approved by Geosciences mentor
Curriculum: Geoscience, Geology Concentration (Earth Science)
Following is a suggested pattern of study for the first two years; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before registration.
Junior
- GEOL 3050 - Field Methods in Geology 3 credit hours
- Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
- Geoscience electives 6 credit hours
- Math/Sci cognate electives 8 credit hours
- General electives 8 credit hours
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