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The Environmental Geology and Geohydrology degree is designed for those students who intend to become professionals in environmental fields such as consulting, site assessment, hazard assessment, and remediation. The degree will prepare students for graduate school in environmental disciplines and for entry-level jobs.
Students must earn a letter grade of C or better in all geology and allied courses. Additionally, all prerequisite courses must be passed with a grade of C or better before progressing to the next level of geology courses.
| I. Required Courses | Credit Hours | USP |
| One of the following: | 4 | |
| GEOL 1005 Earth History | S | |
| GEOL 1100 Physical Geology | SE | |
| GEOL 1200 Historical Geology | SE | |
| GEOL 1500 Water, Dirt, Climate | SE | |
| GEOL 1600 Global Sustainability | S,G | |
| And each of the following: | ||
| GEOL 2000 Geochemical Cycles, Earth System | 4 | SE |
| GEOL 2010 Mineralogy | 3 | |
| GEOL 2150 Geomorphology | 4 | |
| GEOL 2080 or 3080 Field Geology | 3 | SE |
| GEOL 4444 Geohydrology | 4 | |
| GEOL 4490 Geochemistry | 4 | |
| GEOL 4777 Geochemistry of Natural Waters | 3 | |
| GEOL 4880 Earth Surface Processes | 3 | |
| GEOL 4820 Capstone | 3 | WC |
| II. Required Allied Math and Science Courses | ||
| CHEM 1020 General Chem I | 4 | SP |
| PHYS 1110 or 1210 General or Engr Physics | 4 | SP |
| MATH 2200 Calculus I | 4 | QB |
| MATH 2205 Calculus II | 4 | |
| One of the following: | 4 | |
| CHEM 1030 General Chem II or | SP | |
| LIFE 1010 General Biology or | SP | |
| STAT 2050 Fundamental of Statistics or | QB | |
| MATH 2210 Calculus III or | ||
| PHYS 1120 General Physics II or | SP | |
| PHYS 1220 Engineering Physics II | SP | |
| III. Additional 18 credit hours Electives, in consultation with advisor | ||
| GEOL 2005 Introduction to Geophysics | 4 | |
| GEOL 2020 Introduction to Petrology | 2 | |
| GEOL 2070 Introduction to Oceanography | 4 | |
| GEOL 2100 Stratigraphy adn Sedimentation | 4 | |
| GEOL 4610 Structure and Tectonics | 4 | |
| GEOL 3400 Geologic Hazards | 4 | SE |
| GEOL 3500 Global Change | 4 | |
| GEOL 3600 Earth and Mineral Resources | 4 | SE,G |
| GEOL 3650 Energy, A Geological Perspective | 4 | SE,G |
| GEOL 4001 Modeling the Earth System | 4 | |
| GEOL 4113 Geological Remote Sensing | 4 | |
| GEOL 4888 Glaciology | 3 |
NOTE: Students are encouraged, in consultation with their advisor, to design a major that best fits their interests and goals. With this in mind, there are many courses outside the Department of Geology and Geophysics that may be substituted for courses in the Electives (III) list above provided that such substitutions are made with the consent of an advisor. A list of such courses may be obtained from the Department. Students who seek the Geology BS may not also seek EGGH as a double major, and vice versa.
