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Geosciences Program > Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Requirements for Associate of Arts in Geosciences
• Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences
• Requirements for Minor in Geography
• Requirements for Minor in Geology
• Requirements for Minor in Geosciences

Requirements for Associate of Arts in Geosciences

See also "Technical Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees" and "General Requirements for the Associate of Arts Degree" in this bulletin.

• Math-M 118 or above.
• One year proficiency in foreign language
• Select one:
  • GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
  • GEOL-G 100 Earth Science: Geologic Aspects (5 cr.)
• Select one:
  • AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
  • AST-A 105 Stellar Astronomy (3 cr.),
  • GEOG-G 201 World Regional Geography (3 cr.)
  • GEOL-G 221 Introductory Mineralogy (3 cr.)
• 12 credit hours in geoscience with at least 9 credit hours in lecture-based geography, geology, or astronomy   courses, with at least 6 credit hours at the 300 - 400 level. Approval of program by geoscience advisor required.
• Electives bring total to 60 credit hours.

 

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Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in GeoSciences

Requirements:

In addition to the requirements listed in the bulletin in the sections "General Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees at IU Southeast" and "General Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree," the student must select a geoscience tract and complete one concentration within that tract.  

B.A. - Geosciences

Track	Geography				Geology
Concentration	Human	GIS	Environmental Geoscience	Physical Geography
Geoscience Core	GEOL-G100 GEOG-G107 GEOG-G338 11 credits
Required	GEOG-G108 GEOG-G110 GEOG-G201 GEOG-G333 11 credits				GEOL-G221 GEOL-G222 GEOL-G334 12 credits
Upper Level Courses	Choose one: GEOG-G323 GEOG-G326 GEOG-G425 GEOG-G428 3 credits	GEOG-G438 3 credits	GEOG-G315   3 credits	Choose one: GEOG-G304 GEOG-G404 GEOL-G415 3 credits	GEOL-G415   3 credits
Concentration Courses (Students must complete at least one concentration area)	Choose one: GEOG-G213 GEOG-G307 GEOG-G320 GEOG-G418   3 credits	Choose one: GEOG-G320 GEOG-G439   3 credits	Choose one: GEOG-G307 GEOG-G308 GEOL-G300 GEOG-G432   3 credits	Choose one (different than upper level): GEOG-G304 GEOG-G308 GEOG-G404 GEOL-G415 GEOL-G451 3 credits	Choose one: GEOG-G404 GEOL-G300 GEOL-G451 3 credits
Electives	Electives should be chosen from GEOG/GEOL courses that relate to concentration area, with approval of advisor. 6 credits
Capstone	GEOG-G490 3 credits				GEOL-G410 or GEOL-G460 3 credits
Total Geoscience	37	37	37	37	38

Human Geography Concentration:

• Geocience core
• Geography track required courses
• Select one from the list of approved upper level geography courses
• Select one of the approved concentration courses
• 6 credit hours of geoscience electives
• GEOG-G 490 Senior Seminar
• Total 37 credits in geoscience

Geographic Information Science (GIS) Concentration:

• Geocience core
• Geography track required courses
• GEOG-G 438
• Select one of the approved concentration courses
• 6 credit hours of geoscience electives
• GEOG-G 490 Senior Seminar
• Total 37 credits in geoscience
• Additionally, for the GIS concentration:
  • Students must take MATH-K 300
  • Select either CSCI-A 201 or CSCI-N 211

Environmental Geoscience Concentration:

• Geocience core
• Geography track required courses
• GEOG-G 315
• Select one of the approved concentration courses
• 6 credit hours of geoscience electives
• GEOG-G 490 Senior Seminar
• Total 37 credits in geoscience
• Additionally, the Environmental Concentration requires students to take either SPEA-E 162 or BIOL-L 350

Physical Geography Concentration:

• Geocience core
• Geography track required courses
• Select one from the list of approved upper level geography courses
• Select one of the approved concentration courses
• 6 credit hours of geoscience electives
• GEOG-G 490 Senior Seminar
• Total 37 credits in geoscience
• Additionally, the Physical Geography Concentration requires students take:
  • an additional 5 credit hours laboratory course selected from:
    • BIOL-L 100 (5 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 101 (5 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 102 (5 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 101 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 121 (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 102 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 122 (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 105 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 125 (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 106 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 126 (2 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 100 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 201 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 202 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 221 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 222 (5 cr.)

Geology Concentration:

• Geoscience core
• Geology track required courses
• GEOL-G 415
• Select one of the approved concentration courses
• 6 credit hours of geoscience electives
• The geology capstone course selected from GEOL- G 410 (3 cr.) Undergraduate Research or GEOL-G 460 (3 cr.) Internship in Geology
• Total 38 credits in geoscience.
• Additionally, the Geology Concentration requires students take:
  • At least one course in Calculus, MATH-M 119(3 cr.) or MATH-M 215 (5 cr.)
  • An additional 15 credit hours, 5 credits from each from Biology, Chemistry, and Physics selected from:  
    • BIOL-L 100 (5 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 101 (5 cr.)
    • BIOL-L 102 (5 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 101 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 121 (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 102 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 122 (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 105 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 125 (2 cr.)
    • CHEM-C 106 (3 cr.) and CHEM-C 126 (2 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 100 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 201 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 202 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 221 (5 cr.)
    • PHYS-P 222 (5 cr.)
    • Students are encouraged to take a 2 course sequence from one allied science area.

 

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Requirements for Minor in Geography

18 credit hours, including the following geography courses:

• GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 201 World Regional Geography (3 cr.)
• Select one:
  • GEOG-G 333 Introductory Cartography (3 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
• 6 credit hours in geography, with at least 3 credit hours in lecture-based courses in the 300 - 400 level, with approval of advisor.

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Requirements for Minor in Geology

19 credit hours of geological sciences classes including:

• GEOL-G 100 (5 cr.) Earth Science: Geologic Concepts
• GEOL-G 221 (4 cr.) Introduction to Mineraology
• GEOL-G 222 (4 cr.) Introductory Petrology
• At least 6 credit hours in geology at the 300 - 400 level, with at least 3 credit hours in lecture-based courses, with approval of advisor.

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Requirements for Minor in Geosciences

18 credit hours, including:

• Either GEOG-G 107 (3 cr.) Physical Systems of the Environment or GEOL-G 100 Earth Science: Geologic Aspects (5 cr.) or GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
• Select one :
  • AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.) or AST-A 105 Stellar Astronomy (3 cr.),
  • GEOG-G 201 World Regional Geography (3 cr.)
  • GEOL-G 221 Introductory Mineralogy (3 cr.)
• 9 - 12 credit hours with at least 9 credit hours in lecture-based formal geography, geology, or astronomy courses, with at least 6 credit hours at the 300 - 400 level. Approval of program by geoscience advisor required. Students cannot earn a minor in geoscience if they apply for a geoscience major or a geography or geology minor.

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