Geoscience

This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated August 2022.

Geoscience B.A. Requirements

EES Requirements
Both of these (8 s.h.): EES:2200 Historical Geology (spring only) EES:2410 Minerology (spring only)
One of these (4 s.h.): EES:1030 Introduction to Earth Science EES:1050 Introduction to Geology (fall only)
At least one of these (3-7 s.h.): EES:1040 Evolution and the History of Life EES:3210 Principles of Paleontology (fall only)
At least three of these (minimum 9 s.h.): EES:3300 Sedimentary Geology (fall only) EES:3360 Soil Genesis and Geomorphology EES:3380 Fluvial Geomorphology (fall only) EES:3500 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (spring only) EES:3840 Structural Geology (spring only) EES:4630 Hydrogeology (spring only)

EES Requirements

Both of these (8 s.h.):

One of these (4 s.h.):

At least one of these (3-7 s.h.):

At least three of these (minimum 9 s.h.):

EES Electives
courses numbered EES:3000 or above - minimum 12 s.h.

Field Requirements
See UI General Catalog for details - minimum 4 s.h.

mathematics requirements
College-level mathematics. May include computer science and statistics - minimum 10 s.h.

chemistry requirements
One of these sequences (6 - 8 s.h.): CHEM:1070 General Chemistry I and CHEM:1080 General Chemistry II or CHEM:1110 Principles of Chemistry I and CHEM:1120 Principles of Chemistry II

chemistry requirements

One of these sequences (6 - 8 s.h.):

CHEM:1070 General Chemistry I and CHEM:1080 General Chemistry II or
CHEM:1110 Principles of Chemistry I and CHEM:1120 Principles of Chemistry II

Geoscience requirements
One of these (4 s.h.): EES:1030 Introduction to Earth Science EES:1050 Introduction to Geology (fall only, preferred)
All of these (29 s.h.): EES:1040 Evolution and the History of Life EES:2200 Historical Geology (spring only) EES:2410 Minerology (spring only) EES:2831 Geologic Field Methods (summer) EES:3300 Sedimentary Geology (fall only) EES:3500Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (spring only) EES:3840 Structural Geology (spring only) EES:4832 Geologic Field Analysis (summer)
Three EES Electives (EES:3000 and above) (8-12 s.h.)
One of these (3 s.h.): EES:3210 Principles of Paleontology (fall only) EES:4490 Elements of Geochemistry EES:4630 Hydrogeology (spring only) EES:4790 Engineering Geology (fall only) EES:4800 Survey of Geophysical Methods

Geoscience requirements

One of these (4 s.h.):

All of these (29 s.h.):

Three EES Electives (EES:3000 and above) (8-12 s.h.)

One of these (3 s.h.):

quantitative Requirements
One of these (4 s.h.): MATH:1550 Engineering Math I: Single Variable Calculus MATH:1850 Calculus I
One of these (4 s.h.): MATH:1560 Engineering Math II: Multivariable Calculus MATH:1860 Calculus II
And one of these options (3-4 s.h.): One additional mathematics course, MATH:2000 or higher One computer science course, CS:1110 or higher One statistics course, STAT:2010 or higher

chemistry requirements
Both of these (8 s.h.): CHEM:1110 Principles of Chemistry I CHEM:1120 Principles of Chemistry II

physics requirements
One of these sequences (8 s.h.): PHYS:1511 College Physics I and PHYS:1512 College Physics II or PHYS:1611 Introductory Physics I and PHYS:1612 Introductory Physics II

Biology Requirements
At least one biological science course with a lab (4 s.h.). Students with an interest in paleontology are encouraged to take BIOL:1411 Foundations of Biology and BIOL:1412 Diversity of Form and Function

All B.S. students should take electives from groupings noted in the UI General Catalog.