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Courses

For more information on courses, including course descriptions, program requirements, and sample programs, please consult the College Catalog: Courses and Programs of Study.

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Sample B.S. Programs

After satisfying the requirements common to all Geophysical Sciences majors, students can create a B.S. program from a wide range of selections that focuses on a subdiscipline. Sample programs appear below; in consultation with the departmental adviser other programs can be designed. Each program contains nine courses. One course satisfies the mathematics or statistics requirement beyond three quarters of calculus; the remaining eight courses are in geophysical sciences or are approved substitutions for geophysical sciences courses.

Chemistry of Atmosphere and Ocean. GEOS 23100, 23200, 23300, and 23400; CHEM 26100, 26200, and 26300; and MATH 20000 and 20100

Physics of Climate and Circulation. GEOS 23100, 23200, 23300, 23500 (or 23600), and 23700; MATH 20000 and 20100 (or 20200, 21100, and 25000); and PHYS 18500, 18600, and 22500

Paleontology/Stratigraphy. GEOS 21700, 21900, 22100, 22200, 22300, and 23800; STAT 24000; and BIOS 20194 and 20185

Environmental Geology. GEOS 21700, 21800, 22100, 22200, 23800 and 23900; and STAT 24000. For emphasis on chemistry: CHEM 22000, 22100, and 22200. For emphasis on biology: BIOS 20194, 20185, and 23351

Structure/Tectonics. GEOS 20300, 21200, 21300, 21700, 21800, 21900, 22100, and 22200; PHYS 18500; and MATH 20000

Geochemistry. GEOS 20300, 21200, 21300, 21700, and 21800; CHEM 26100, 26200, and 26300; and MATH 20000 and 20100

Geophysics. GEOS 20300, 21200, 21300, 21700, and 23500 (or 23600); PHYS 18500 (or 22500 or 22700); and MATH 20000, 20100, and 20200