休斯敦大學(xué)

Students who choose to major in earth science must complete the following requirements in addition to the special requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree:

Requirements

Biology:

BIOL 1161 - Introduction to Biological Science Laboratory 1 Credit Hours: 1.0
BIOL 1162 - Introduction to Biological Science Laboratory 2 Credit Hours: 1.0
BIOL 1361 - Introduction to Biological Science 1 Credit Hours: 3.0
BIOL 1362 - Introduction to Biological Science 2 Credit Hours: 3.0

Chemistry:

CHEM 1111 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
CHEM 1112 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
CHEM 1331 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
CHEM 1332 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Credit Hours: 3.0

Mathematics:

MATH 1431 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4.0
MATH 1432 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4.0

Physics:

PHYS 1101 - General Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1.0
PHYS 1102 - General Physics Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1.0
PHYS 1301 - Introductory General Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0
PHYS 1302 - Introductory General Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0

Electives:

Nineteen semester hours of approved electives, of which 15 must be advanced, and to include the NSM Capstone requirements.

Geoscience:

33 hours total, of which 21 hours must be advanced.

GEOL 1130 - Physical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 1176 - Historical Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 1330 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 1376 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0

GEOL 1102 - Introduction to Climate Change Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0

And

GEOL 1302 - Introduction to Global Climate Change Credit Hours: 3.0

Or

GEOL 1150 - Introductory Meteorology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0

And

GEOL 1350 - Introduction to Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0

GEOL 3340 - Geologic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3370 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3372 - Petrography Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3377 - Oceanography Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3378 - Principles of Atmospheric Science Credit Hours: 3.0
9 additional hours, of which 6 must be advanced.