2018-2019 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page <?>. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Geology (Geosciences Emphasis) — B.S. First year: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology........................................................4 BIO-1120 General Zoology.................................................................4 BTGE-1725 The Bible and the Gospel...............................................3 BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 ENVS-1110 Environment: Science, Sustainability, and Stewardship .................................................................................4 GEOL-1110 Introduction to Physical Geology.....................................4 GEOL-1120 Historical Geology..........................................................4 Total................................................................................................. 32 Second year: CHEM-1110, 1120 General Chemistry I and II....................................8 ENVS-3100 Principles of Geographic Information Systems...............4 GEOL-2100 Mineralogy......................................................................4 GMTH-2110 Introduction to Biostatistics............................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 MATH-1700 Calculus and Dynamical Systems for Life Sciences.......4 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 Total................................................................................................. 31 Third year: BIO-2500 General Botany..................................................................4 BIO-2600 General Ecology................................................................4 BTGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 ENVS-3600 Environmental Ethics.....................................................3 GEOL-3100 Geomorphology..............................................................4 GEOL-3200 Invertebrate Paleontology..............................................4 (or GEOL-3300 Petrology..............................................................4) GEOL-3600 Readings in Geology (one-credit hour taken twice).......2 GEOL-3800 Philosophy of Science/Research Methods in Geology. .3 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 POLS-3690 Public Policy...................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 33 Fourth year: BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 ENVS-3200 Advanced Ecology..........................................................3 GEOL-4100 Environmental Geology..................................................4 GEOL-4700 Physical Geology Exam Prep.........................................1 GEOL-4800 Senior Project.................................................................2 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management.................3 Geology Electives..............................................................................6 History/Global Awareness Elective. ...................................................3 Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3 General Electives...............................................................................1 Total................................................................................................. 32 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Geology (Physical Geology Emphasis) — B.S. First year: 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 Life Sciences.......4 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 Total................................................................................................. 32 Second year: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology........................................................4 CHEM-1110, 1120 General Chemistry I and II....................................8 ENVS-3100 Principles of 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 Total................................................................................................. 33 Third year: 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 Total................................................................................................. 28 Summer: GEOL-4400 Summer Field Camp......................................................6 Fourth year: BTGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BTGE-3765 Theology II. ....................................................................3 GEOL-4100 Environmental Geology..................................................4 GEOL-4700 Physical Geology Exam Prep.........................................1 GEOL-4800 Senior Project.................................................................2 POLS-3690 Public Policy...................................................................3 Geology Core Electives......................................................................3 History/Global Awareness Elective. ...................................................3 Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3 General Electives...............................................................................1 Total................................................................................................. 27 Page 196 2018–19 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Department of Science and Mathematics Geology — Bachelor of Science