Degree Requirements,
B.S. in Geology at Kent State

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The Bachelor of Science in Geology

The Bachelor of Science program is designed for those interested in a professional career in geology. To obtain the B.S. degree, the student completes courses concerning minerals, rocks, landforms, fossils, structural geology, geochemistry, and field mapping, among others. These courses are supplemented by courses such as introductory chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics.  Download the Roadmap to the B.S. in Geology for a quick reference to the degree program.

General Requirements (effective academic year 2009-2010)

At least 42 semester credits must be taken in upper division courses (30000-level and above). 
At least 39 semester credits must be taken in Liberal Education Requirements courses. 
At least 121 semester credits of approved coursework must be completed successfully. 
GEOL 21062 Environmental Geology or GEOL 21080 Oceanography may be substituted for GEOL 11040 with Departmental permission.
Requires completion of GEOL 41092, Summer Field Camp.
A 2.00 cumulative grade-point average both overall and in the major, is necessary to graduate.

Required Courses
Course number
Course Name
Credits
GEOL   11040
             11041
             11042
             11043
             23063
             31070
             31080
             32066
             34061
             41092
             44070
            
Earth Dynamics
Earth Dynamics Lab
Earth History
Earth History Lab
Mineralogy
Petrology
Structural Geology
Geomorphology
Invertebrate Paleontology
Summer Field Camp
Principles of Stratigraphy
Plus nine elective GEOL credits
3
1
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
 9
MATH 12002 Analytic Geom. and Calculus I
5
CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I
4
CHEM 10062 General Chemistry Lab I
1
PHY     13001 General College Physics I
4
PHY     13021 General College Physics Lab I
1
Choose from:
GEOL   42035
MATH 30011

Scientific Method in Geology (3)
Basic Probability and Statistics (3)
3
Choose from:
PHY   13002 & 13022
CHEM 10061 & 10063

General College Physics II (4) and General College Physics Lab II (1)
General Chemistry II (4) and General Chemistry Lab II (1)
 5
Choose from:
GEOL   43040
              41025

Principles of Geochemistry (3)
General Geophysics (3)
 3
Choose from:
BSCI    10110
             20560

Biological Diversity (4)
Invertebrate Zoology  (4)
4
Total Credits  
 77