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2020-2021 General Catalog

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Geology, B.S.Geol.

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Environmental Geology
Geology
Geophysics

Areas of Concentration

Environmental Geology

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and GEOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201  and GEOL 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 , MATH 1550 , and CSC 1240 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in GEOL 2081  and PHYS 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3041 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

Recommended as preparation for a career in environmental geology and related fields or entrance to graduate study.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and GEOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
GEOL 1201 Principles of Geology I (4)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 and GEOL 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
GEOL 1202 Principles of Geology II (4)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 , MATH 1550 , and CSC 1240 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
PHYS 1201 General Physics for Physics Majors (4)
PHYS 1208 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1) or
PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 and PHYS 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)
PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4)
PHYS 1209 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1) or
PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3041 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)
GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
General Education course - Humanities (ENGL/HNRS 2000-level) (3)
PHYS 2203 Introductory Modern Physics (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 6

GEOL 3061 Evolution of the Biosphere (4)
GEOL 3071 Structural Geology (4)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 7

SUMMER SESSION: Geology Field Camp.
GEOL 3666 Field Geology (6)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Semester 8

Area of Concentration Courses (9)¹
Free Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 9

Area of Concentration Course (3)¹
Free Electives (4)
General Education course - Arts (3)

Total Semester Hours: 10

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Area of Concentration Course: Twelve hours of geology electives that must be chosen from GEOL 4020 , GEOL 4023 , GEOL 4043 , GEOL 4062 , GEOL 4081 , GEOL 4084 , GEOL 4085 , GEOL 4150 , GEOL 4164 and GEOL 4182

Geology

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and GEOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201  and GEOL 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 , MATH 1550 , and CSC 1240 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in GEOL 2081  and PHYS 1201 /PHYS 2001 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3041 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

Recommended as preparation for a career in geology and related fields, or entrance to a graduate study.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and GEOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
GEOL 1201 Principles of Geology I (4)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 and GEOL 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
GEOL 1202 Principles of Geology II (4)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 , MATH 1550 , and CSC 1240 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
PHYS 1201 General Physics for Physics Majors (4) or
PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
PHYS 1208 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1) or
PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)

Total Semester Hours: 15-14

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 2061 /GEOL 2081 and PHYS 1201 /PHYS 2001 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)
PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4) or
PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
PHYS 1209 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1) or
PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
General Education course - Arts (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15-14

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3041 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)
GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
General Education course - Humanities (ENGL/HNRS 2000-level) (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 6

GEOL 3061 Evolution of the Biosphere (4)
GEOL 3071 Structural Geology (4)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
Free Electives (3)

Total Semester Hours: 17

Semester 7

SUMMER SESSION: Geology Field Camp.
GEOL 3666 Field Geology (6)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Semester 8

Free Electives (6)
GEOL 4000-level Courses (6)¹

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 9

GEOL 4000-level Courses (6)¹
Free Electives (4-6)

Total Semester Hours: 10-12

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Area of Concentration Course: Twelve hours of 4000-level geology electives.

Geophysics

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001  and GEOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 2: “C” or better in CHEM 1201  and GEOL 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in BIOL 1201  and MATH 1550  and CSC 1240 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in GEOL 2081  and PHYS 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3041 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.

Recommended as preparation for a career in geophysics and related fields or entrance to graduate study.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 and GEOL 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
GEOL 1201 Principles of Geology I (4)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 2

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 and GEOL 1202 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
GEOL 1202 Principles of Geology II (4)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in BIOL 1201 , MATH 1550 , and CSC 1240 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
MATH 2065 Elementary Differential Equations (3) or
MATH 2090 Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)
PHYS 1201 General Physics for Physics Majors (4)
PHYS 1208 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1) or
PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 and PHYS 1201 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4)
PHYS 1209 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1) or
PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 / GEOL 3041 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
PHYS 2203 Introductory Modern Physics (3)
GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
General Education course - Humanities (ENGL/HNRS 2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 17

Semester 6

GEOL 3061 Evolution of the Biosphere (4)
GEOL 3071 Structural Geology (4)
PETE 3036 Well Logging (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
Free Elective (0-1)

Total Semester Hours: 15-14

Semester 7

SUMMER-Six week field study course.
GEOL 3666 Field Geology (6)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Semester 8

GEOL 4000-level Course (3)
Area of Concentration Course (6)¹
General Education course - Arts (3)

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 9

Area of Concentration Course (3)¹
Free Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 9

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSES: Nine hours of geology electives that must be chosen from: GEOL 4019 , GEOL 4045 , GEOL 4060 , GEOL 4062 , GEOL 4066 , GEOL 4068 , GEOL 4107 , GEOL 4150 , GEOL 4182 .