Lawrence G. Kolenbrander, head
N. Allmendinger, P. Bates, J. DiBari, M. Lord, J. Miller, J. Neff, G. White, R. Young, S. Yurkovich
This program is on inactive status and no new students are being enrolled.
Major in Geology, B.S. Degree
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 64 hours, including 29 hours in core courses and 35 hours in a concentration:
Core, 29 hours
GEOL 150 Methods in Geology, 4 hours
GEOL 155 Historical Geology, 4 hours
GEOL 250 Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals, 3 hours
GEOL 305 Soils and Hydrology or GEOL/GEOG 302, Geomorphology, 4 hours
GEOL 355 Petrology, 3 hours
GEOL 371 Structural Geology, 4 hours
GEOL 422 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy, 4 hours
Capstone course such as a research project, senior thesis, or senior research seminar, 3 hours
Environmental Hydrology Concentration, 35 hours
MATH 145, 146 and 153 (10 hours) or MATH 140 and 270 (8 hours)
CHEM 140 Advanced General Chemistry, 4 hours
CHEM 330 Aquatic Chemistry or CHEM 461 Environmental Chemistry, 3 hours
PHYS 130 or 230 Introductory or General Physics I, 4 hours
GEOL 405 Hydrogeology, 4 hours
Upper-level electives in sciences or mathematics chosen from courses below or one approved by advisor, 10 to 12 hours:
GEOL 260 Oceanography, 3 hours
GEOL 410 Fluvial Geomorphology, 3 hours
GEOL 420 Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration of Contaminated Rivers, 3 hours
GEOL 450 Wetlands, 3 hours
Solid Earth Concentration, 35 hours
MATH 145, 146, and 153 (10 hours) or MATH 140 and 270 (8 hours)
CHEM 140 Advanced General Chemistry, 4 hours
PHYS 130 or 230 Introductory or General Physics I, 4 hours
CHEM 232 Quantitative Analysis, 3 hours, or PHYS 131 or PHYS 231 Introductory or General Physics II, 4 hours
GEOL 356 Advanced Petrology, 2 hours or GEOL 471 Tectonics, 3 hours
Upper-level electives in sciences or mathematics courses approved by advisor, 10 to 14 hours.
Interdisciplinary Concentration, 35 hours
MATH 145 Trigonometry, 3 hours
MATH 146 Algebra and Analytical Geometry, 3 hours
MATH 170 Applied Statistics or MATH 270 Statistical Methods I, 3 hours
CHEM 140 Advanced General Chemistry or CHEM 132 Introductory Chemistry, 4 hours
BIOL 140 Principles of Biology I or PHYS 130 or 230 Introductory or General Physics I, 4 hours
Upper-level electives in sciences or mathematics courses approved by advisor, 18 hours. At least 9 hours must form an approved set of coherent courses outside of geology.
General electives, (22 hours) are required to complete the degree.
At least 32 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements.
Note: For students planning to pursue graduate work, it is recommended that the following courses be included in the above curriculum: MATH 153 and 255, PHYS 131 or 231, at least two chemistry courses, and a Geology Summer Field course.
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
HSCC
101
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
HSCC
101
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
HSCC
101
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 72 hours, including 51 hours in core courses and a 21-hour concentration:
CHEM 132 or 140 Introductory Chemistry or Advanced General Chemistry, 4 hours
MATH 146 Pre-Calculus, 4 hours
MGT 300 or ECON 310* Introduction to Management or Natural Resources Economics (prerequisite required), 3 hours
BIOL 140 Principles of Biology I, 4 hours
BIOL 141 Principles of Biology II, 4 hours
GEOG 150 Environmental Geography, 3 hours
GEOG 324 Introduction to Remote Sensing, 4 hours
GEOG 402 Conservation of Natural Resources, 3 hours
GEOL 305 Soils and Hydrology, 4 hours
NRM 210 Methods in Natural Resources Management, 4 hours
NRM 344 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 4 hours
NRM 351* or BIOL 304 Forest Ecology or General Ecology, 3 hours
NRM 440 Integrated Resource Management, 4 hours
NRM 442 Natural Resources Policy and Administration, 3 hours
(*required for the Forest Resources Concentration)
Concentration, 21 hours, selected from:
Forest Resources: BIOL 254, NRM 352, 451, 452 and 6 hours selected from NRM 330, 371, 460, 483.
Soil and Water Resources: CHEM 133, GEOG 300, NRM 420, 460 and 7 hours selected from BIOL 435, 476, CHEM 330, GEOL 455, NRM 320.
Landscape Analysis: GEOG 424, NRM 371, 444, 472 and 6 hours selected from NRM 351, 420, 460, 470.
General electives (14 hours) are required to complete the program.
At least 32 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements.
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
HSCC
101
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
HSCC
101
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.