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Advisor: Dr. Johnson R. Haas
Room 1129 Rood Hall
Phone: (269) 387-2878
Email: johnson.haas@wmich.edu
The Geosciences and Chemistry Departments offer a program of study leading to a major in geochemistry. Students choosing this major will not be required to complete an additional minor. The geochemistry major is designed to meet the needs of students preparing for a professional career in geochemistry or environmental chemistry. Students contemplating a geochemistry major should contact the Geosciences Department as early as possible for advising. Total major requires 68 credit hours.
| Required Courses | Course Number |
Credit Hours |
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| Geoscience Requirements (19 credits) | ||
| Physical Geology | GEOS 1300 |
4 |
| Historical Geology | GEOS 1300 |
4 |
| Integrated Earth System Studies | GEOS 1320 |
3 |
| Mineralogy | GEOS 3350 |
4 |
| Introduction to Geochemistry | GEOS 5550 |
3 |
| Geologic Communication | GEOS 4600 |
1 |
| Chemistry Requirements (12 credits) | ||
| General Chemistry I with Lab | CHEM 1100, 1110 |
4 |
| General Chemistry II with Lab | CHEM 1120, 1130 |
4 |
| Quantitative Analysis with Lab | CHEM 2250, 2260 |
4 |
| Math Requirements (8 credits) | ||
| Calculus I | MATH 1220 |
4 |
| Calculus II | MATH 1230 |
4 |
| Geosciences Electives (Choose at least 9 credits) | ||
| Optical Mineralogy | GEOS 3360 |
3 |
| Sedimentation and Stratigraphy* | GEOS 4350 |
4 |
| Petrography and Petrology | GEOS 4400 |
3 |
| Introduction to Soils | GEOS 5060 |
3 |
| Stable Isotopes | GEOS 5020 |
3 |
| Principles of Hydrogeology | GEOS 5120 |
3 |
| Groundwater Sampling and Monitoring | GEOS 5280 |
1 |
| Hazardous Waste Remediation | GEOS 5450 |
3 |
| An approved Field Course (to count for not more than 3 credits of total electives) | ||
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| Math, General Science Electives (Choose at least 11 credits, cannot all be in the same department) |
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| Mechanics and Heat | PHYS 2050 |
4 |
| Mechanics and Heat Lab | PHYS 2060 |
1 |
| Electricity and Light | PHYS 2070 |
4 |
| Electricity and Light Lab | PHYS 2080 |
1 |
| Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | PHYS 3300 |
3 |
| Molecular and Cellular Biology | BIOS 1500 |
4 |
| Organismal Biology | BIOS 1510 |
4 |
| Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | BIOS 2320 |
4 |
| Ecology | BIOS 3010 |
4 |
| Multivariate Calculus & Matrix Algebra | MATH 2720 |
4 |
| Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | MATH 3740 |
3 |
| Statistical Methods | STAT 3640 |
4 |
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| Chemistry Electives (Choose at least 9 credits) | ||
| Introduction to Organic Chemistry | CHEM 3700 |
3 |
| Introduction to Organic Chemistry Lab | CHEM 3710 |
1 |
| Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 3750 |
3 |
| Organic Chemistry I Lab | CHEM 3760 |
1 |
| Organic Chemistry II | CHEM 3770 |
3 |
| Organic Chemistry II Lab | CHEM 3780 |
1 |
| Physical Chemistry I | CHEM 4300 |
3 |
| Physical Chemistry I Lab* | CHEM 4360 |
2 |
| Physical Chemistry II | CHEM 4310 |
3 |
| Physical Chemistry II Lab | CHEM 4370 |
1 |
| Topics in Chemistry | CHEM 5090 |
3 |
| Instrumental Methods in Chemistry | CHEM 5200 |
3 |
| Techniques in Water Analysis | CHEM 5250 |
2 |
| Biogeochemistry | CHEM 5400 |
3 |
| Biochemistry I | CHEM 5500 |
3 |
| Notes: | ||
| (1) Either CHEM 3700/3710 OR CHEM 3750-3780 will count toward major | ||
| (2) *=fulfills writing requirement | ||
| (3) An outside Geology field camp is strongly recommended | ||
Department of Geosciences
1187 Rood Hall
1903 West Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: (269) 387-5485
Fax: (269) 387-5513
mohamed.sultan@wmich.edu
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