Dr Mike Grammer - Advisor

38 credit hours in Geology plus approximately 33 hours in supporting science courses.

Required Geology courses:

Required Course	Course no.	Cr Hrs	Semester
Physical Geology	GEOS 130	4	F SP
Historical Geology	GEOS 131	4	SP
Mineralogy	GEOS 335	4	F
Optical Mineralogy	GEOS 336	3	SP
Structural Geology	GEOS 430	3	SP
Petrology & Petrography	GEOS 440	3	SP
Sedimentation & Stratigraphy	GEOS 435	4	F
Geologic Mapping or a field course at another University	GEOS 439	3	SU-I
Geologic Communications	GEOS 460	1	F SP
Introduction to Applied Geophysics	GEOS 560	3	F
Elective Geology Courses:
Geomorphology	GEOS 432	3	SP
Invertebrate Paleontology	GEOS 433	4	SP
Principles of Hydrogeology	GEOS 512	3	F
Spatial Data Analysis	GEOS 535	3	SP
Required courses in supporting science:
Chemistry:
General Chemistry I	CHEM 110	3
General Chemistry Laboratory I	CHEM 111	1
General Chemistry II	CHEM 112	3
General Chemistry Laboratory II	CHEM 113	1
Physics:
General Physics I	PHYS 110	3
General Physics Laboratory I	PHYS 111	1
General Physics II	PHYS 112	3
General Physics Laboratory II	PHYS 113	1
Or*:
Mechanics and Heat	PHYS 205	4
Mechanics and Heat Lab	PHYS 206	1
Electricity and Light	PHYS 207	4
Electricity and Light Lab	PHYS 208	1
Biology:
Principles of Biology	BIOS 112	3
or Molecular and Cellular Biology	BIOS 150	4
Computer Science:
Introduction to computers	CS 105	3
Mathematics:
Calculus I	MATH 122	4
Calculus II	MATH 123	4

It is recommended that students begin their math, physics, and chemistry courses as soon as possible in their college careers. There is also a College of Arts and Sciences language requirement that you should be addressing early in your college career.

 A summer field course in Geology is strongly recommended. This course is generally taken after the junior year in the western U.S. and six to eight hours of academic credit can be transferred to Western Michigan University and be used as part of the 122 total credit hour graduation requirement.

Transfer students should consult with the College of Arts & Sciences advisor (Room 2060 Friedman Hall) about general education requirements and transfer credit.

Questions concerning course schedules, possible course substitutions, geology minors, group science minors and other aspects of the geology curriculum should be addressed to the geology advisor.

 * The physics 205 - 208 sequence (calculus based physics) is recommended for anyone considering Geophysics or Hydrogeology as a possible major.

 Baccalaureate Writing requirement is satisfied by GEOL 432 or GEOL 435.