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The Engineering Geology option provides training for geology students to work in areas that are at the intersection between geology and engineering. Engineering geologists work areas such as groundwater remediation and resource evaluation, mitigation of geologic hazards including earthquakes, landslides, flooding, volcanism, and surface deformation, siting critical facilities, and geotechnical evaluation of soils, sediments and rocks for civil engineering projects. The option curriculum is designed to provide a strong foundation in geology coupled with specialized training in environmental and engineering topics. Students completing this option receive a B.S. degree in Geology from the Department of Geology and Geophysics.

Freshman Year
First Semester(Th-Pr)CrSecond Semester(Th-Pr)Cr
CHEM 101 Fund. of Chemistry I (3-3) 4 CHEM 102 Fund. of Chemistry II (3-3) 4
ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric (3-0) 3 GEOL 106 Historical Geology (3-3) 4
GEOL 104 Physical Geology (3-3) 4 MATH 152 Engineering Math. II (3-2) 4
MATH 151 Engineering Math. I (3-2) 4      
    15     15
Sophomore Year
First Semester(Th-Pr)CrSecond Semester(Th-Pr)Cr
GEOL 203 Mineralogy (2-6) 4 GEOL 302 Introduction to Petrology (3-3) 4
GEOP 341 Intro. to Global Geophysics (3-0) 3 GEOL 309 Intro. to Geol. Field Methods (1-6) 3
MATH 251 Engineering Math. III (3-0) 3 GEOL 311 Prin. of Geological Writing (1-0) 1
PHYS 218 Mechanics (3-3) 4 MATH 308 Differential Equations (3-0) 3
* KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity (0-2) 1 PHYS 219 Electricity (3-3) 4
      * KINE 199 Required Physical Activity   1
    15     16
Junior Year
First Semester(Th-Pr)CrSecond Semester(Th-Pr)Cr
GEOL 304 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (3-3) 4 GEOL 306 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3-3) 4
GEOL 305 Paleobiology (2-3) 3 GEOL 312 Struct. Geology and Tectonics (3-3) 4
Computer science 3   3 Technical electives 4   6
Technical elective 4   3 U.S. history or political science elective 2   3
U.S. history or political science elective 2   3      
    16     17
Summer Field Studies

GEOL 300 Field Geology

Credit 6

Senior Year
First Semester(Th-Pr)CrSecond Semester(Th-Pr)Cr
GEOL 410 Hydrogeology (3-0) 3 GEOL 451 Geochemistry (3-0) 3
GEOL 440 Engineering Geology (2-3) 3 Humanities elective 5   3
Technical electives 4   4 Social and behavioral sciences elective 5   3
U.S. history or political science elective 2   3 Technical elective 4   3
Visual and performing arts elective 5   3 U.S. history or political science electives 2   3
    16     15
Total Hours
131
NOTES:

  1. Students with junior or senior classification may substitute ENGL 301.

  2. These electives must be selected from the approved list of courses satisfying the University Core Curriculum.

  3. Computer science courses must entail programming with a high-level language.

  4. Any science, math or engineering course that augments the degree with the approval of the advisor.

  5. These electives must be selected from the approved list of courses satisfying the University Core Curriculum AND 6 hours must be selected from courses that also satisfy the international and cultural diversity requirement.

* See University Core Curriculum, item 7.