2019-20 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Pathway to Master of Business Administration for Bachelor of Science in Geology — Physical Geology Majors Geology — Physical Geology (B.S.) majors who plan to enroll in the Master of Business Administration degree program after completing the Bachelor of Arts degree should pursue the following curriculum plan. This optional accelerated pathway includes essential prerequisites and prepares the student for the graduate M.B.A. program. Geology — Physical Geology (B.S.) Pathway requirements Year 1. .........................................................................................32 BTGE-1725 The Bible and the Gospel...................................... 3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................... 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech........................................ 3 ENG-1400 Composition............................................................ 3 GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology............................ 4 GEOL-1120 Historical Geology. ................................................ 4 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture.................................. 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities................................ 3 MATH-1700 Calculus and Dynamical Systems for the Life Sciences.............................................................. 4 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and Healthy Living......................... 2 Year 2. .........................................................................................35 BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology............................................... 4 CHEM-1110, 1120 General Chemistry I and II........................... 8 ENVS-3100 Geographic Information Systems.......................... 4 GEOL-2100 Mineralogy............................................................. 4 GEOL-3300 Petrology............................................................... 4 *GMTH-2110 Introduction to Biostatistics.................................. 3 PHYS-1010, 1020 College Physics I and II................................ 8 Year 3. .........................................................................................34 ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I....................................... 3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...................................... 3 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...................................... 3 GEOL-3100 Geomorphology..................................................... 4 GEOL-3200 Invertebrate Paleontology. .................................... 4 GEOL-3400 Structural Geology................................................ 4 GEOL-3600 Readings in Geology (one-credit hour taken twice)................................................................... 2 GEOL-3800 Philosophy of Science/Research Methods in Geology. ............................................................. 3 GEOL-4200 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology........................... 5 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective. .................................................... 3 Summer year 3.............................................................................6 GEOL-4400 Summer Field Camp............................................. 6 Year 4. .........................................................................................34 BTGE-3755 Theology I............................................................. 3 BTGE-3765 Theology II............................................................. 3 * *ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics.................................... 3 GEOL-4100 Environmental Geology......................................... 4 GEOL-4700 Professional Geologist Exam Prep........................ 1 GEOL-4800 Senior Project (one-credit hour taken twice)................................................................... 2 POLS-3690 Public Policy.......................................................... 3 Geology Core Electives............................................................. 3 History/Global Awareness Elective............................................ 3 Humanities Elective................................................................... 3 MGMT-6710 Organizational Design and Behavior.................... 3 ***M.B.A. Core or Elective......................................................... 3 This five-year accelerated pathway assumes prior completion of undergraduate proficiency requirements. Students pursuing this suggested pathway will complete their B.S. degree with 141 semester credits, instead of the typical 128 semester credits. Students will exceed block-tuition for one semester. In addition, students will complete field camp during the summer at the applicable rate for summer school tuition. *GMTH-2110 (or another approved statistics course) satisfies the M.B.A. business statistics prerequisite. **ECON-2110 satisfies the social science elective for the B.S. general eduation requirements and satisfies the M.B.A. microeconomics prerequisite. ***Contact the M.B.A. graduate advisor during your B.S. studies to identify the M.B.A. core or elective course that will satisfy the M.B.A. generalist/concentration pathway you plan to complete. 2019–20 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 219 Department of Science and Mathematics Geology — Bachelor of Science