Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science Geology
Freshman Year
BIOL 1201 (Introduction to Arts and Sciences)
CHEM 1111
CHEM 1311
ENGL 1301 (Rhetoric and Composition)
GEOL 1103 (Physical Geology Laboratory)
GEOL 1303 (Physical Geology)
Kinesiology
 		 2
1
3
3
1
3
1

CHEM 1112
CHEM 1312
 ENGL 1302 (Rhetoric and Composition)
GEOL 1104 (Historical Geology Laboratory)
GEOL 1304 (Historical Geology)
Kinesiology
MATH 1316

 1
3
3
1
3
1
3
 
  14   15
Sophomore Year
ENGL 2342
GEOG 3421
GEOL 3409
 HIST 1301
MATH 1348		 3
4
4
3
3

Communication
ENGL 2314 or ENGL 2362
GEOL 3411
HIST 1302
Kinesiology
 MATH 2413

 3
3
4
3
1
4
  17   18
Junior Year
GEOL 3481
MATH 2414 or Minor
PHYS 1101+
PHYS 1301+
POLS 2301
Visual / performing arts
 		 4
3-4
1
3
3
3

GEOL 3407 (Field Geology)
GEOL 3431
+PHYS 1102
+PHYS 1302
POLS 2302
 

 4
4
1
3
3
  17
-18		   15
Summer I or Summer II
GEOL 4417 (Summer Field Course I)
GEOL 4418 (Summer Field Course II)		 4
4		    
  8    
Senior Year
GEOL, Advanced
Minor, adv.
++Restricted Elective
Social / behavioral		 4
3
3
3
 

Computer literacy
GEOL Elective, adv.
Minor, adv.
Restricted Elective++
  

 3
4
3
3
 
  13   13
Total Hours: 133-134

 +Physics minors or those wishing to prepare for a career in geophysics should take PHYS 2325 / PHYS 2125, PHYS 2326 / PHYS 2126 in place of PHYS 1301 / PHYS 1101 and PHYS 1302 / PHYS 1102.

++ Restricted Electives must be chosen from science , mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, soil science and foreign language. freshman-level courses do not count toward this requirement without  permission of the department chair. Restricted electives may not count toward a minor or concentration (except biology or physics).
Students planning graduate studies in geology are strongly encouraged to take a foreign language.

This plan became effective Fall 2006

This page was last updated on: April 27, 2011