Geological Sciences, Emphasis in Engineering Geology, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences

(Major Code: 19141) (SIMS Code: 775313)

All candidates for a degree in applied arts and sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .” All required upper division courses must be taken for letter grades only, not credit/no credit.

Courses to satisfy the requirement of 39 or more upper division units in the major may be selected from upper division geological sciences courses not explicitly excluded. Students may petition the department to include courses from other disciplines to complete the upper division major requirement.

A minor is not required with this major.

Emphasis in Engineering Geology

Preparation for the Major

OCEAN 100 - The Ocean Planet Units: 4
or
GEOL 101 - Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory Units: 1
and
GEOL 100 - Planet Earth Units: 3
or
GEOL 101 - Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory Units: 1
and
GEOL 104 - Earth Science Units: 3
or
GEOL 101 - Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory Units: 1
and
ENV S 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
GEOL 200 - Geologic Inquiry and Problem Solving Units: 3
GEOL 221 - Mineralogy Units: 3
CHEM 200 - General Chemistry Units: 5
A E 200 - Statics Units: 3
also listed as
M E 200 - Statics Units: 3
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4
MATH 151 - Calculus II Units: 4
MATH 252 - Calculus III Units: 4
PHYS 195 - Principles of Physics Units: 3
PHYS 195L - Principles of Physics Laboratory Units: 1
PHYS 196 - Principles of Physics Units: 3
PHYS 196L - Principles of Physics Laboratory Units: 1
PHYS 197 - Principles of Physics Units: 3
PHYS 197L - Principles of Physics Laboratory Units: 1

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better. See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Major

A minimum of 39 upper division units in approved courses to include

GEOL 300 - Geological Data Analysis Units: 3
GEOL 306 - Structural Geology Units: 4
GEOL 307 - Geophysics and Field Methods Units: 4
GEOL 324 - Petrology Units: 3
GEOL 336 - Sedimentology and Lithostratigraphy Units: 3
GEOL 498A - Research Methods and Communication Units: 1
GEOL 502 - Advanced Field Topics Units: 1-2 (2 units of differing topics)
GEOL 508 - Advanced Field Geology Units: 3 (4 units)
GEOL 550 - Engineering Geology Units: 3
CIV E 301 - Introduction to Solid Mechanics Units: 3
or
M E 304 - Mechanics of Materials Units: 3
But not both.
CIV E 462 - Geotechnical Engineering Units: 3
CIV E 463 - Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory Units: 1

Six Upper Division Units Selected from

GEOL 498B - Senior Thesis Units: 2
GEOL 514 - Process Geomorphology Units: 3
GEOL 530 - Geochemistry Units: 3
GEOL 551 - Hydrogeology Units: 3
GEOL 560 - Earthquake Seismology Units: 3
CIV E 465 - Foundation Engineering and Earth Retaining Structures Units: 3
Other upper division courses approved by the department