Geology - Quantitative Geoscience Concentration, BS

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Program Code: 259*/259E
CIP Code: 40.0601

Non-Teaching

General Education Requirements (44 Hours)

General Education Requirements

CHE 1101 /CHE 1110 & CHE 1102 /CHE 1120 fulfill the Science Inquiry. MAT 1110 fulfills Quantitative Literacy.

Major Requirements (76 Hours)

Not including 12 hours counted in General Education Requirements, above

2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major department, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

Geology (32 Hours)

Quantitative Geoscience Concentration (17 Hours)

Geoscience Electives - Choose (2 Hours)

Mathematics/Chemistry/Physics/Statistics (39 Hours)

(Taking all 5 math courses will earn the math minor. The extra MAT course will count as a non-GLY course elective below.)

Statistics & Computational Courses - Choose at Least (3 Hours)

STT 3820 - Statistical Methods I (3)
CS 1440 - Computer Science I (4)
CS 2435 - Introduction to Scientific Programming (4)
GES 4025 - Introduction to Multivariate Data in the Earth and Life Sciences (3) (If course was used within the Geoscience Electives section above, the course cannot be used within the Statistics and Computational Courses section.)
MAT 2240 - Introduction to Linear Algebra (3)
or
MAT 3130 - Introduction to Differential Equations (3)
Elective - Advisor-approved computational or statistical elective (3)

Note

During the senior year the B.S. (non-teaching) student must take and achieve a satisfactory score on a COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION covering theoretical and practical aspects in areas of geology. Students who are unsuccessful on portions or all of the examination may retake appropriate portions up to two additional times prior to graduation.

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