Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. Geology, Interdisciplinary Concentration
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Geology
Interdisciplinary Concentration
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- All scheduling should be done in a consultation with a Geology advisor.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| First Year Seminar | 190 | 3 | GEOL, MATH, or Science | 200+ | Elective | 3-4 | |
| P3 | History | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 | |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | GEOL | 155 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| GEOL | 150 | Methods in Geology | 4 | MATH | 130/145 | College Algebra/ Trigonometry | 3 |
| CMHC | 201 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 | HEAL/HSCC | 123/101 | Health and Wellness/Nutrition, Fitness, Wellness | 3 |
| ENGL 102 Note: ENGL 101 and 102 must be taken and passed in sequence. MATH 145 PREQ: 130 or consent of the director of mathematics placement. |
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | CHEM | 200+ Elective | 4 | ||
| P4 | Humanities | 3 | Science Elective | 3 | |||
| CHEM | 132/140 | Survey of Chemistry I/Advanced General Chemistry | 4 | P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEOL | 305 | Soils and Hydrology | 4 | P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | |
| MATH | 146/170 | Precalculus/Applied Statistics | 4/3 | GEOL | 250 | Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals | 3 |
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CHEM 140 PREQ: High school chemistry. |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| GEOL, MATH, or Science | 200+ | Elective | 3-4 | GEOL, MATH, or Science | 200+ | Elective | 3-4 |
| General Elective | 6 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| P6 | World Culture Credits | 3 | P1-P6 | Jr-Sr Perspective | 3 | ||
| GEOL | 355 | Petrology | 3 | GEOL | 371 | Structural Geology | 4 |
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GEOL 355 PREQ: 250. |
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| GEOL Capstone | 3-4 | GEOL, MATH, or Science | 200+ | Elective | 6-8 | ||
| GEOL, MATH, or Science | 200+ | Elective | 3-4 | General Elective | 6 | ||
| General Elective | 4 | ||||||
| GEOL | 422 | Sedimentation and Stratigraphy | 4 | ||||
| GEOL 422 PREQ: 140 or 150 and 155. | |||||||
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
- All scheduling should be done in a consultation with a Geology advisor.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.