Students are no longer being admitted into this concentration. Interested students should visit the Major in Geosciences, Hydrogeology Concentration.

Effective Fall 2025

Freshman
AUCCCredits
CHEM 111General Chemistry I (GT-SC2)3A4
CHEM 112General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1)3A1
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)1A3
GEOL 1501Dynamic Earth (GT-SC2)3A4
GEOL 154Earth and Climate Change Through Time 4
GEOL 192New Student Seminar--Exploring Geosciences 1
MATH 160Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1)1B4
1C1C3
Arts and Humanities3B3
Social and Behavioral Sciences3C3
 Total Credits 30
Sophomore
 
CHEM 113General Chemistry II 3
CHEM 114General Chemistry Lab II 1
GEOL 310Earth Materials 4
GEOL 311Earth's Interior 3
GEOL 312Earth's Surface 2
GEOL 313Earth Systems 2
GEOL 314Earth's Surface Laboratory 1
MATH 161Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT-MA1)1B4
PH 141Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1)3A5
Historical Perspectives3D3
 Total Credits 28
Junior
 
GEOL 344Stratigraphy and Sedimentology 4
GEOL 372Structural Geology4B4
GEOL 376Geologic Field Methods4A,4C3
MATH 261Calculus for Physical Scientists III 4
NR 319Introduction to Geospatial Science 4
SOCR 470Soil Physics 3
Select one class from the following: 3
Writing Arguments (GT-CO3)2 
Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3)2 
Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3)2 
Select one course from the following: 3
Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods  
Sampling Techniques  
 Total Credits 28
Summer 
GEOL 436Geology Summer Field Course4C6
 Total Credits 6
Senior
 
GEOL 452Hydrogeology 4
MATH 340Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations 4
WR 416Land Use Hydrology 3
Select one course from the following: 3-4
Glacial Geology  
Low-Temperature Geochemistry  
Critical Zone Science  
Applied Geophysics  
Environmental Geology  
Geomorphology  
Select 9 credits from the following Directed Technical Electives not taken elsewhere: 2 9
Basic Hydrology  
Nonpoint Source Pollution  
Glacial Geology  
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology  
Low-Temperature Geochemistry  
Critical Zone Science  
Geodetic and Near-Surface Geophysical Methods  
Applied Geophysics  
Environmental Geology  
Mineral Deposits  
Geomorphology  
Independent Study: Environmental/Engineering Geology  
Research  
GEOL 540
  
Geostatistics  
Sedimentary Basin Analysis  
Petroleum Geology  
Groundwater Modeling  
Advanced Topics in Hydrogeology  
Use of Tracers in Hydrogeology  
Solid Earth Inverse Methods and Practices  
Partial Differential Equations  
Linear Algebra I  
Introduction to Numerical Analysis I  
Watershed Measurements  
Land Use and Water Quality  
Water Quality Analyses  
Arts and Humanities3B3
Elective4 1-2
 Total Credits 28
 Program Total Credits: 120
1

GEOL 110, GEOL 120, GEOL 122, or GEOL 124 in combination with GEOL 121 may be substituted for GEOL 150.

2

At least one of the selected courses must be a geology course.

3

 Only one credit may be used to fulfill the Directed Technical Elective requirement.

4

Select enough credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- 400-level). 

Freshman
Semester 1CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)X 1A3
GEOL 150Dynamic Earth (GT-SC2)X 3A4
GEOL 192New Student Seminar--Exploring GeosciencesX  1
Arts and Humanities X3B3
Social and Behavioral Sciences X3C3
 Total Credits   14
Semester 2CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
CHEM 111General Chemistry I (GT-SC2)X 3A4
CHEM 112General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1)X 3A1
GEOL 154Earth and Climate Change Through TimeX  4
MATH 160Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1)X 1B4
1CX 1C3
CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2.X   
 Total Credits   16
Sophomore
Semester 3CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
CHEM 113General Chemistry IIX  3
CHEM 114General Chemistry Lab IIX  1
GEOL 310Earth MaterialsX  4
GEOL 311Earth's InteriorX  3
MATH 161Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT-MA1) X1B4
 Total Credits   15
Semester 4CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
GEOL 312Earth's SurfaceX  2
GEOL 313Earth SystemsX  2
GEOL 314Earth's Surface LaboratoryX  1
PH 141Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1)X 3A5
Historical Perspectives X3D3
CHEM 113 must be completed by the end of Semester 4.X   
 Total Credits   13
Junior
Semester 5CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
GEOL 344Stratigraphy and SedimentologyX  4
MATH 261Calculus for Physical Scientists III X 4
SOCR 470Soil Physics X 3
Select one from the following:   3
Writing Arguments (GT-CO3)  2 
Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3)  2 
Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3)  2 
GEOL 344 must be completed by the end of Semester 5.X   
 Total Credits   14
Semester 6CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
GEOL 372Structural GeologyX 4B4
GEOL 376Geologic Field MethodsX 4A,4C3
NR 319Introduction to Geospatial Science X 4
Select one course from the following:X  3
Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods    
Intro to Theory and Practice of Statistics    
 Total Credits   14
Semester 7CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
GEOL 436Geology Summer Field CourseX 4C6
 Total Credits   6
Senior
Semester 8CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
GEOL 452HydrogeologyX  4
MATH 340Intro to Ordinary Differential EquationsX  4
WR 416Land Use HydrologyX  3
Select one course from the following:X  3-4
Glacial Geology    
Low-Temperature Geochemistry    
Critical Zone Science    
Applied Geophysics    
Environmental Geology    
Geomorphology    
 Total Credits   14-15
Semester 9CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
Directed Technical Electives (see list on Concentration Requirements tab)X  9
Arts and HumanitiesX 3B3
ElectiveX  1-2
The benchmark courses for the 9th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.X   
 Total Credits   13-14
 Program Total Credits:   120