Geology (B.S.) Major Requirements
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Credit Hours: 65+
"PR" indicates a pre-requisite. "CO" indicates a co-requisite.
Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu for more information.
Required Courses:
Dynamic Earth (3) PR: None; CO: GEOL 101L |
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Dynamic Earth Lab (1) CO: GEOL 101 |
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Environmental Geology (3) PR: None; CO: GEOL 103L |
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Environmental Geology Lab (1) CO: GEOL 103 |
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Earth History (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L or HONS 155 and 155L; CO: GEOL 105L |
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Earth History Lab (1) PR: GEOL 101L or GEOL 103L or HONS 155L; CO: GEOL 105 |
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Mineralogy (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L; CHEM 101 and 101L or CHEM 111 and 111L or instructor permission |
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Introduction to Petrology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L; CHEM 101 and 101L or CHEM 111 and 111L; GEOL 252 or instructor permission |
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Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
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Paleobiology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
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Structural Geology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L; MATH 111 or 120 or instructor permission |
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Field Studies (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252, 269, 272, and 352 or instructor permission. Under special circumstances, a student may petition the department to substitute an equivalent field experience. |
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Senior Seminar (1) PR: Senior standing as a GEOL major |
Select 3 credit hours from the following:
Planetary Geology (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L or HONS 155 and 155L |
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Natural Hazards (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L or HONS 155 and 155L |
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Geology and Civilization (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or HONS 155 and 155L |
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Water Resources (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L |
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Special Topics in Geology (1-4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
Select 6 credit hours from the following with a maximum of 3 credit hours from GEOL 260 and 260L or 460L:
Marine Geology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission. Students may not receive credit for both GEOL 107 and 257. |
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NASA Space Mission Design (2) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L or HONS 155 and 155L and GEOL 206 or instructor permission; CO: GEOL 260L or GEOL 460L |
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NASA Space Mission Design Lab (1) PR: GEOL 260 or instructor permission; CO: GEOL 260 |
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NASA Space Mission Design Leadership Lab (1) PR: Instructor permission; CO: GEOL 260 |
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Geomorphology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
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Independent Study in Geology (1-3) PR: Junior standing or departmental approval |
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Environmental Field Methods (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 272 or instructor permission |
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Introduction to Remote Sensing (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
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Earth Resources (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252 or instructor permission |
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Oceanographic Research—The Transect Program (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 257 or instructor permission |
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Field Studies (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252, 269, 272, and 352 or instructor permission. Under special circumstances, a student may petition the department to substitute an equivalent field experience. |
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Tectonics (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 272 and 352 or instructor permission |
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Crustal Geophysics (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and MATH 120 and GEOL 352 or instructor permission |
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Paleoecology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 272, 333, and 430 or instructor permission |
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Sedimentary Petrology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252 and 269 or instructor permission |
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Geology of the Carolinas (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 272 and 352 or instructor permission |
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Hydrogeology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and MATH 111 or 120 or instructor permission |
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Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252 or instructor permission |
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Quantitative Hydrogeology (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and Math 220 and GEOL 438 or instructor permission |
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Geographical Information Systems (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission. Some computer experience is helpful. |
Chemistry Requirement
Principles of Chemistry (3) PR or CO: unless students exempt MATH 111 (via diagnostic testing) or have completed this course as a pre-requisite, they are required to take MATH 111 as a co-requisite; CO: CHEM 111L |
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Principles of Chemistry Lab (1) CO: CHEM 111 |
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Principles of Chemistry (3) PR: CHEM 111 and 111L; CO: CHEM 112L |
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Principles of Chemistry Lab (1) CO: CHEM 112L |
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Introduction to Geochemistry (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and CHEM 101 and 101L or CHEM 111 and 111L; CO: GEOL 250L |
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Introduction to Geochemistry Lab (0) CO: GEOL 250 |
Complete a sequence of 8 credit hours in either Physics or Biology:
Introductory Physics I (3) PR: None; CO: PHYS 101L |
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Introductory Physics Lab (1) CO: PHYS 101L |
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Introductory Physics II (3) PR: PHYS 101 and 101L; CO: PHYS 102L |
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Introductory Physics Lab (1) CO: PHYS 102L |
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General Physics I (3) PR or CO: MATH 120 or equivalent or instructor permission; CO: PHYS 111L |
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General Physics I Lab (1) CO: PHYS 111 |
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General Physics II (3) PR: PHYS 111 and 111L; PR or CO: MATH 220 or equivalent or instructor permission; CO: PHYS 112L |
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General Physics II Lab (1) CO: PHYS 112 |
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Concepts and Applications in Biology I (4) PR: None; CO: BIOL 101L |
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Concepts and Applications in Biology I Lab (0) CO: BIOL 101 |
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Concepts and Applications in Biology II (4) PR: BIOL 101 and 101 lab; CO: BIOL 102L |
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Concepts and Applications in Biology II Lab (0) CO: BIOL 102 |
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Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3) PR: None; CO: BIOL 111L |
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Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1) CO: BIOL 111 |
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Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms (3) PR: BIOL 111 and 111L; CO: BIOL 112L |
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Evolution, Form, and Function of Organisms Lab (1) CO: BIOL 112 |
Math Requirement
Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4) PR: MATH 101 or placement |
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Introductory Calculus (4) PR: MATH 111 or placement |
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Statistical Methods I (3) PR: Either MATH 111, 120 or instructor permission |
Optional: Students may also select an emphasis in Environmental Geosciences.
Environmental Geosciences Emphasis (12 credit hours)
Required Courses
Hydrogeology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and MATH 111 or 120 or instructor permission |
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Aqueous Geochemistry (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and CHEM 111 and 111L and CHEM 112 and 112L or GEOL 250 or CHEM 101 and 101L and GEOL 250 or instructor permission |
Select 4 credit hours from the following:
Marine Geology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission. Students may not receive credit for both GEOL 107 and 257. |
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Geomorphology (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
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Independent Study in Geology (1-3) PR: Junior standing or departmental approval |
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Environmental Field Methods (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 272 or instructor permission |
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Introduction to Remote Sensing (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L or instructor permission |
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Earth Resources (3) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252 or instructor permission |
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Field Studies (4) PR: GEOL 101 and 101L or GEOL 103 and 103L and GEOL 105 and 105L or HONS 155 and 155L and HONS 156 and 156L and GEOL 252, 269, 272, and 352 or instructor permission. Under special circumstances, a student may petition the department to substitute an equivalent field experience. |
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GEOL XXX |
Other suitable electives as approved by the department. Consult with your faculty advisor. |
Notes:
- Computer science courses and Geology 360 Field Studies are recommended.
