Geology: Curriculum
Our geology curriculum offers a greater understanding of the earth and its development. To complement classroom experience, students participate in field trips and field courses. Our faculty members have conducted extended excursion-based courses. These one-to-three week courses have exposed students to diverse sites such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Southern Ontario (Canada), the Great Smoky Mountains, the Outer Banks, the Adirondack Mountains, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Central Lowlands, the caverns in Kentucky and the coast of New England. Our students have traveled with professors to academic institutions, conferences, and governmental agency headquarters.
Get a description of each of Cal U's geology courses from our Course Catalog.
Bachelor of Science in Geology: 120 Credits
The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 3 cr. |
ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 crs. |
EAS 150 Intro to Geology | 4 crs. |
General Education Courses | 6 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 crs. |
EAS 200 Historical Geology | 4 crs. |
CHE 101 General Chemistry I | 3 crs. |
MAT 281 Calculus I | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
EAS 202 Hydrology | 3 crs. |
CHE 102 General Chemistry II | 4 crs. |
General Education | 3 crs. |
| MAT 282 Calculus II | 3 crs. |
| EAS 230 Earth Resources | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
PHY 121 General Physics I | 4 crs. |
EAS 343 Geomorphology | 3 crs. |
| General Education | 8 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
EAS 331 Mineralogy | 3 crs. |
PHY 122 General Physics II | 4 crs. |
General Education, Elective MAT XXX Required Math Course GIS 311 Introduction to GIS | 3 crs. 3 crs. 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
EAS 332 Petrology | 3 crs. |
General Education | 6 crs. |
| Elective | 6 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| EAS 423 Sedimentology/Stratigraphy | 3 crs. |
| EAS 441 Advanced Environmental Geology | 3 crs. |
| General Education | 6 crs. |
| Elective | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
EAS 425 Structural Geology | 3 crs. |
General Education | 3 crs |
Field Course | 3 crs. |
| Elective | 6 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| EAS 423 Sedimentology/Stratigraphy | 3 crs. |
| EAS 441 Advanced Environmental Geology | 3 crs. |
| General Education | 6 crs. |
| Elective | 3 crs. |
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
EAS 425 Structural Geology | 3 crs. |
General Education | 3 crs |
Field Course | 3 crs. |
| Elective | 6 crs. |
