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Lyman Briggs Earth Science Requirements
These are guidelines for planning purposes only. Students MUST consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of course requirements. Students are responsible for meeting all of their graduation requirements and need to check with the department of their major to confirm their exact requirements.
These are guidelines for planning purposes only. Students MUST consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of course requirements. Students are responsible for meeting all of their graduation requirements and need to check with the department of their major to confirm their exact requirements.
| University Requirements | 20 |
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| Tier 1 Writing | LBS 133 or WRA 110-150 | 4 |
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| IAH | Integrated Arts & Humanities | 8 | |
| ISS | Integrated Social Science | 8 | |
| LBC Requirements (See Also University Equivalent Courses) | |||
| Math | |||
| LB 118 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| LB 119 or STT 231 | Calculus II or Statistics for Scientists | 4 or 3 | |
| Science | |||
| LB 144 | Biology I: Organismal Biology | 4 | |
| LB 145 | Biology II: Cell and Molecular Biology | 5 | |
| LB 171 | Chemistry I | 4 | |
| LB 171L | Chemistry
I Lab |
1 | |
| LB 172 | Chemistry II | 3 | |
| LB 172L | Chemistry II Lab | 1 | |
| LB 271 | Physics I | 3 | |
| LB
271L |
Physics
I Lab |
1 | |
| LB 272 | Physics II | 3 | |
| LB
272L |
Physics
II Lab |
1 | |
Complete Two HPS Courses and Senior Seminar |
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| LB 330-336, 355, 425, 368, 483 | History, Philosophy, Sociology of Science | 7-8 | |
| LB 492 | Senior Seminar | 4 | |
This major requires a minimum of 27 credits approved by the student's faculty advisor. At least 14 credits must be at the 300-400 level. At least 8 credits must be in earth science courses outside the Department of Geological Sciences.
Complete the following |
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| AST 207 | The Science of Astronomy | 3 | |
Geology of the Solid Earth-Complete at least one of the following |
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| GLG 201 | The Dynamic Earth | 4 | |
| GLG 321 | Mineralogy and Geochemistry | 4 | |
| GLG 351 | Structural Geology | 4 | |
| GLG 361 | Petrology | 4 | |
| GLG 401 | Plate Tectonics | 4 | |
| GLG 481 | Reservoirs and Aquifiers | 3 | |
| GLG 491 | Field Geology Summer Camp | 6 | |
Paleobiology-Complete at least one of the following |
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| PLB 335 | Plants Through Time | 3 | |
| GLG 431 | Sedimentalogy and Stratigraphy | 4 | |
| GLG 433 | Vertebrate Paleontology | 4 | |
| GLG 434 | Evolutionary Pleobiology | 4 | |
Environmental Geosciences and Meteorology-Complete at least one of the following |
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| GEO 203 | Introduction to Meterology | 3 | |
| GEO 401 | Geography of Plants of North America | 3 | |
| GEO 402 | Agricultural Climatology | 3 | |
| GEO 405 | Applied Synopic Climatology: Principles and Methods | 4 | |
| GLG 421 | Environmental Geochemistry | 4 | |
Geomorphology-Complete at least one of the following |
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| CSS 470 | Soil Resources | 3 | |
| GEO 206+206L | Physical Geography + Physical Geography Lab | 4 | |
| GEO 407 | Regional Geomorphology of the U.S. | 3 | |
| GEO 408 | Soil Geomorphology Field Study | 4 | |
IMPORTANT: These guidelines
are presented for planning purposes only. Students MUST
consult a department advisor for reliable and exact determination of individual’s
course
requirements.
