Apr 03, 2025

Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Earth and Space Sciences

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FRESHMAN

FALL

First Year Seminar 101 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 101 - Introductory Writing Workshop 3 credits,
CHE 131 - General Chemistry IB 4 credits
CHE 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
GEO 102 - The Earth 3 credits
GEO 112 - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 credit
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SPRING

First Year Seminar 102 Credits: 1 credit
WRT 102 - Intermediate Writing Workshop 3 credits,
CHE 132 - General Chemistry II 4 credits
CHE 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credit
MAT 131 - Calculus I 4 credits
GEO 103 - The Earth Through Time 3 credits
GEO 113 - Historical Geology Laboratory 1 credit

Total: 17 Credits

SOPHOMORE

FALL

MAT 132 - Calculus II 4 credits
PHY 121 - Physics for the Life Sciences I 4 credits
OR
PHY 131 - Classical Physics I 3 credits
PHY 133 - Classical Physics Laboratory I 1 credit
GEO 306 - Mineralogy 3 credits
GEO 366 - Mineralogy Laboratory 1 credit
SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

SPRING

PHY 122 - Physics for the Life Sciences II 4 credits
OR
PHY 132 - Classical Physics II 3 credits
PHY 134 - Classical Physics Laboratory II 1 credit
GEO/AST/ATM Elective Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

JUNIOR

FALL

ATM 205 - Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences 3 credits
Upper-division Concentration elective Credits: 3 credits
AST 101 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 credits
AST 112 - Astronomy Laboratory 1 credit
BIO 201 - Fundamentals of Biology: Organisms to Ecosystems 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 16 Credits

SPRING

Upper-division Concentration elective Credits: 3 credits
GEO/AST/ATM Elective Credits: 4 credits
BIO 204 - Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I 2 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC

Total: 15 Credits

SENIOR

FALL

Upper-division Concentration elective Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division GEO, AST, or ATM elective Credits: 3 credits
GEO 458 Credits: 0 credits
SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

SPRING

Upper-division Concentration elective Credits: 3 credits
GEO/AST/ATM Elective Credits: 3 credits
GEO 459 Credits: 0 credits
Upper-division elective Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits
Upper-division SBC Credits: 3 credits

Total: 18 Credits