Nov 27, 2024

2023-2024 General Catalog

2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geology, B.S.Geol.

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 PHYS 2110 , MATH 1550 , and BIOL 1001 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3061  ; 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 II (3)
GEOL 1202 Principles of Geology II (4)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
BIOL 1001 General Biology (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in PHYS 2110 , MATH 1550 , and BIOL 1001 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 2900 Introduction to Research in Geosciences (2)
GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)
PHYS 2110 Particle Mechanics (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3) or equivalent
GEOL 2000-Level Course (3)
PHYS 2112 Fluids, Thermodynamics, Waves, and Modern Physics (3)

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3061 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)
GEOL 3061 Evolution of the Biosphere (4)
PHYS 2113 Fields: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism (3)
General Education course - Humanities (ENGL/HNRS 2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 6

GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
GEOL 3071 Structural Geology (4)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
Foreign Language Course (4)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

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

Total Semester Hours: 6

Semester 8

Area of Concentration Courses (6)¹
General Education course - Arts (3)
Free Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 9

Area of Concentration Course (6)¹
Free Electives (8)

Total Semester Hours: 14

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 . Three hours of GEOL 3909 plus three hours of GEOL 3999 may be substituted for three hours of 4000-level area of concentration course plus three hours of free electives.

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 PHYS 2001 , MATH 1550 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in GEOL 2081  and BIOL 1001 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3061 ; 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.
GEOL 1202 Principles of Geology II (4)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
Foreign Language Course (4)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in PHYS 2001 , MATH 1550 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 2900 Introduction to Research in Geosciences (2)
GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
or equivalent
BIOL 1001 General Biology (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 and BIOL 1001 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOL 2000-Level Course (3)
PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
CHEM 1202 General Chemistry II (3)
General Education course - Arts (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3061 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)
GEOL 3061 Evolution of the Biosphere (4)
General Education course - Humanities (ENGL/HNRS 2000-level) (3)
Free Electives (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 6

GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (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

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

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 9

GEOL 4000-level Courses (6)¹
Free Electives (8)

Total Semester Hours: 14

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - Area of Concentration Course: Twelve hours of 4000-level geology electives. Three hours of GEOL 3909 plus three hours of GEOL 3999 may be substituted for three hours of 4000-level area of concentration course plus three hours of free 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 PHYS 2110  and MATH 1550  and BIOL 1001 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 /GEOL 3061 ; 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 II (3)
GEOL 1202 Principles of Geology II (4)
MATH 1552 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
BIOL 1001 General Biology (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in PHYS 2110 , MATH 1550 , and BIOL 1001 ; Admission to the College; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3) or equivalent
MATH 2065 Elementary Differential Equations (3) or
MATH 2090 Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)
GEOL 2900 Introduction to Research in Geosciences (2)
GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)
PHYS 2110 Particle Mechanics (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 2081 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOL 2000-Level Course (3)
PHYS 2112 Fluids, Thermodynamics, Waves, and Modern Physics (3)
Free Electives (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in GEOL 3032 / GEOL 3061 ; 2.0 Cumulative, LSU and Semester GPA.
GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)
GEOL 3061 Evolution of the Biosphere (4)
PHYS 2113 Fields: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism (3)
General Education course - Humanities (ENGL/HNRS 2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 6

GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)
GEOL 3071 Structural Geology (4)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 7

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

Total Semester Hours: 6

Semester 8

GEOL 4000-level Course (3)
Area of Concentration Course (3)¹
General Education course - Arts (3)
Foreign Language Course (4)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 9

Area of Concentration Course (6)¹
Free Electives (8-7)

Total Semester Hours: 13-14

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 . Three hours of GEOL 3909 plus three hours of GEOL 3999 may be substituted for three hours of 4000-level area of concentration course plus three hours of free electives.