Program: Geology, BS Major - Muskingum University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 23, 2025

2022-2023 Academic Catalog

Geology Major Requirements: (35 Hours in Geology)

GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology Credit Hours: 4
or
GEOL 110 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 104 - Earth History Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 301 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 302 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 303 - Sedimentary Petrology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 313 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 322 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 495 - Literature Seminar Credit Hours: 2
GEOL 496 - Senior Research Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 310 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
MATH 170 - Applied College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or
MATH 180 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 4
or
MATH 190 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

Two From Among

GEOL 200 - Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 220 - Landform Evolution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 311 - Paleontology Credit Hours: 3

Physics Requirement

Take one group: PHEN 115/PHEN 116 or PHEN 121/122

PHEN 115 - Introductory Physics I Credit Hours: 4
and
PHEN 116 - Introductory Physics II Credit Hours: 4
or
PHEN 121 - Classical Physics I Credit Hours: 4
and
PHEN 122 - Classical Physics II Credit Hours: 4

A Six Credit Summer Field Geology Course (Approved by the Department)

Recommended for Graduate School:

Calculus and 2 courses in each of physics and engineering (PHEN), biology (BIOL), world languages (FREN, GERM, SPAN).