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Bachelor of Science in Geoscience, Geology Emphasis – Sample Schedule

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Important Information to Remember

Use this with your Degree Audit to schedule your courses in a logical and functional sequence. YOU are responsible for ensuring that ALL requirements are met for the major AND that you have fulfilled ALL university requirements. Pay special attention when repeating courses and class time conflicts.

General Education Requirements

  • AI
  • WRTG 1010
  • WRTG 2010
  • BF
  • HF
  • FF
  • LS (GEO 1100)
  • PS (PHYS 2210)

Bachelor's Degree Requirements

  • IR
  • DV
  • CW (GEO 4500)
  • QI (GEO 3100)

First Year Experiece

Course #

 Course Name Credits

SCI 1500

 First Year Seminar 1                     
BF General Education Course 3
HF General Education Course 3

Required Geology Emphasis Courses

Course #

 Course Name Credits

GEO 3020

 Mineralogy (F) 3                     
GEO 3040 Sed & Strat (F) 4
GEO 3050 Petrogen of I&M Rocks (S) 4
GEO 4060 Structural Geology & Tectonics (S) 4

Allied Science

Course #

 Course Name Credits

CHEM 1210

 General Chem 1 (F/S/Su) 4                     
CHEM 1215 General Chem 1 Lab (F/S/Su) 1
CHEM 1220 General Chemistry 2 (F/S/Su) 4
CHEM 1225 General Chem 2 Lab (F/S) 1
PHYS 2210 Phys for Sci & Eng 1 (F/S/Su) 4
PHYS 2220 Phys for Sci & Eng 2 (F/S/Su) 4
MATH 1210 Calculus I (F/S/Su) 4
MATH 1220 Calculus I (F/S/Su) 4
MATH 3070 Applied Stats (F/S/Su) 4

Geology Emphasis Electives - 9 Credits

Course #

 Course Name Credits
GEO 5000+ It is recommened to take GEO 5000+ level courses to fufill this requriement                      
GEO 3010 Geophysics (S) 3
GEO 3180 Paleobiology (S) 3
GEO 3250 Geology of Utah (F) 3

GEO 4970 OR GEO 4999

 Senior Thesis or Honor's Thesis 3

Geoscience Required Core

Course #

 Course Name Credits

GEO 1100

 Evolving Earth (F/S) 3                   
GEO 2100 Reactive Earth (S) 3
GEO 2500 Wasatch in the Field (F) 3
GEO 3100 Dynamic Earth (F) 3
GEO 4500 Field Methods (S) 3

Field Geology Requirement

Course #

 Course Name Credits

GEO 4510

Field Geo 1 (Su)

 2                    

GEO 4520

Field Geo 2 (Su)

 2

 

Geoscience Elective Requirement

Complete 12 credit hours of 3000+ level course in the the following: GEO, ATMOS, BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MG EN, BIOEN, CH EN, CS, CVEEN, ECE, ME EN, MSE, GEOG 3100, MATH 2250, PHYS 2710.

Exit Interview Requirement

All students must complete department exit interview in their final semester. Talk with academic advisor for more details.

Sample Schedule

YEAR 1

1st Fall Semester

(total 15 credits)

Course Credits
WRTG 1010 3
CHEM 1210 4
CHEM 1215 1
GEO 1100 3
GEO 2500 3
SCI 1500 1

 

1st Spring Semester

(total 15 credits)

Course Credits
MATH 1210 4
CHEM 1220 4
CHEM 1225 1
GEO 2100 3
WRTG 2010 3

YEAR 3

3rd Fall Semester

(total 16 credits)

Course Credits
GEO 3040 4
GEO 3100 3
Geology Emphasis Elective 3
HF 3
DV 3

 

3rd Spring Semester

(total 14 credits)

Course Credits
GEO 4060 4
Geoscience Core Elective 3
GEO 3050 4
BF 4

 

YEAR 2

2nd Fall Semester

(total 14 credits)

Course Credits
PHYS 2210 4
GEO 3020 3
MATH 1220 4
AI 3

 

2nd Spring Semester

(total 14 credits)

Course Credits
PHYS 2220 4
Geoscience Core Electvie 3
MATH 3070 4
FF 3

 

 

YEAR 4

4th Fall Semester

(total 15 credits)

Course Credits
Geoscience Core Elective 3
Geoscience Core Elective 3
Geoscience Emphasis Elective 3
IR 3
Elective 3

 

4th Spring Semester

(total 14 credits)

Course Credits
GEO 4500 3
Emphasis Elective 3
Elective 4
Elective 4

Summer

(total 4 credits)

Course Credits
GEO 4510 2
GEO 4520 2
Last Updated: 2/24/26