Geology (BS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| https://bulletin.southalabama.edu/programs-az/arts-sciences/#generaleducationtext | 53-57 | |
| Major Requirements | 40 | |
| Geology Major Core | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| GY 111 & 111L | Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | 4 |
| GY 112 & 112L | Earth History and Earth History Lab | 4 |
| GY 301 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| GY 302 | Crystallography and Mineralogy | 4 |
| GY 303 | Igneous & Meta Petrology | 4 |
| GY 306 | Sedimentology & Stratigraphy-W | 4 |
| GY 403 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GY 480 | Field Geology | 6 |
| Geology Major Elective | ||
| A. Select eight hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Stratigraphy - W | ||
| Geophysics | ||
| Paleontology | ||
| Hydrology | ||
| Marine Geology | ||
| Directed Studies | ||
| Other STEM Requirements | ||
| See list below. | ||
| Minor Requirements | ||
| A minor is required for this degree program | 18-24 | |
| A MINIMUM OF 120 HOURS IS REQUIRED FOR A DEGREE | 120 | |
All undergraduates must complete two designated writing credit (W) courses, at least one must be in major or minor.
Other STEM Requirements
The Geology degree also requires:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CH 131 & 131L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| CH 132 & 132L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| PH 114 & 114L | Physics with Algebra-Trig I and Alg-Trig Based Physics I Lab | 5 |
| or PH 201 & 201L | Calculus-Based Physics I and Calculus-Based Physics I Lab | |
| PH 115 & 115L | Physics with Algebra -Trig II and Alg-Trig Based Physics II Lab | 5 |
| or PH 202 & 202L | Calculus-Based Physics II and Calculus-Based Physics II Lab | |
| MA 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MA 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
Graduation Plan
(40 Total Hours)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| GY 111 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GY 111L | Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
| CA 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| EH 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| CH 131 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 131L | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CAS 100 | First Yr Exp - | 2 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GY 112 | Earth History | 3 |
| GY 112L | Earth History Lab | 1 |
| EH 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| CH 132 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 132L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| Social Science 1 (History Sequence 1) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GY 301 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| MA 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Social Science 2 (History Sequence 2) | 3 | |
| EH 225 | Am Lit before 1865 (Survey of American Literature I) | 3 |
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GY 306 | Sedimentology & Stratigraphy-W | 4 |
| MA 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| EH 226 | Am Lit after 1865 (Survey of American Literature II) | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GY 302 | Crystallography and Mineralogy | 4 |
| PH 115 or PH 202 |
Physics with Algebra -Trig II or Calculus-Based Physics II |
4 |
| PH 115L or PH 202L |
Alg-Trig Based Physics II Lab or Calculus-Based Physics II Lab |
0 |
| Social Science 3 | 3 | |
| Social Science 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| GY 303 | Igneous & Meta Petrology | 4 |
| PH 115 or PH 202 |
Physics with Algebra -Trig II or Calculus-Based Physics II |
4 |
| PH 115L or PH 202L |
Alg-Trig Based Physics II Lab or Calculus-Based Physics II Lab |
0 |
| Minor course 1 | 3-4 | |
| Minor course 2 | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 14-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GY elective | Geology elective 1 | 3 |
| Minor course 3 | 3-4 | |
| Minor course 4 | 3-4 | |
| Humanities 3/Fine Arts 1 | 3 | |
| Hours | 12-14 | |
| Spring | ||
| GY 403 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GY elective | Geology elective 2 | 3 |
| Minor course 5 | 3-4 | |
| Minor course 6 | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 13-15 | |
| Summer | ||
| GY 480 | Field Geology | 6 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 119-125 | |
See General Education Requirements