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PROGRAM CODE: A6 GEOS BS CATALOG YEAR: 20024
Bachelor of Science - Geosciences
College of Science
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The University of Arizona
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT
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University Graduation Requirements
All course work and requirements for this degree must be
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.
- The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of
Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.
- Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,
deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any
time.
- Students must remain currently informed about all policies
& other info that bears on completing a degree.
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
- Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.
- University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this
degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess
community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with
academic policies in your Catalog.
Application for Degree Candidacy
- Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to
graduate and receive a degree and diploma.
- Contact your college/major advisor to determine the
appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.
- Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at
http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm
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Units required for this degree
A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.
Additional units will be required to complete this degree
if a student:
A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;
B) changes his/her academic program;
C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of
study that leads directly to degree completion.
E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.
--> NEEDS:120.00 UNITS
1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work
may apply toward graduation.
2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or
credit by exam may apply toward graduation.
3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking
student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree
requirements.
4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit
(excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)
is required.
NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS
5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward
degree requirements must be UA University Credit.
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UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the
University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and
credit by exam).
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Upper Division Units Requirement
A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are
required for this degree.
- 1) NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS
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University Composition Requirements
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108
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OR AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H
- 1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
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Mid-Career Writing Assessment
- 1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by
earning a grade of B or better in second semester
English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).
Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL
102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or
department writing requirement.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H
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Second Language - 2nd Semester Proficiency
Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second
language by completing one of the following:
- 1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second
semester level.
- OR) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: SPAN 397W,414 ,423A,423B,406A,465C,465D
HIST 465D ITAL 399 TO 399H,330A TO 330D FREN 448 ,
FREN 414 ,393 ,325 ,453 ,399 TO 399H
SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,439B,425B,424B,401 TO 404
CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,423 ,422 ,404 ,415 TO
CHN 418 CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,
CRL 397A,497A FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,
FREN 213 ,305A TO 470 GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
GER 211 GRK 102 ,104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,
GRK 421 TO 432 ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202 TO 202Z,
ITAL 305A TO 420 JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,
JPN 415 TO 417 ,421 ,422 JUS 103B,203A,203B,303
LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,400 TO 428 LING 104B,
LING 307B,204A,204B NES 102 ,103B,201 ,202 ,203B,
NES 303 PRS 102 ,401 TO 404 PORT 102 ,205 ,
PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425 TO 449 RSSS 101B,201A,
RSSS 201B,301A,301B,305 ,307A,307B,405A,405B,407A,
RSSS 407B RUSS 205 SERP 370B,431A,431B SPAN 102 ,
SPAN 103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,204C,205 ,206 ,302 TO
SPAN 322 ,323 OR SPNV 323 SPAN 324 ,325 OR
SPNV 325 SPAN 326 TO 332 ,333 OR SPNV 333
SPAN 334 TO 339 ,340 OR SPNV 340 SPAN 341 TO
SPAN 349 ,350 OR SPNV 350 SPAN 351 TO 397B,398 ,
SPAN 399 OR SPNV 399 SPAN 400 ,401 OR
SPNV 401 SPAN 402 ,403 OR SPNV 403 SPAN 404
TO 432 ,433 OR SPNV 433 SPAN 434 TO 440 ,441
OR SPNV 441 SPAN 442 TO 447 ,448 OR SPNV 448
SPAN 449 OR SPNV 449 SPAN 450 OR SPNV 450
SPAN 451 TO 472 ,473 OR SPNV 473
TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),
TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an
equivalent or lower level than prior language credit
earned.
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Mathematics Requirement - Substantial Strand
- 1) Complete one 3 unit course.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: MATH 197A,199 ,199H,301 ,294A,299 ,299H,
MATH 302A,302B,397A,399 ,399H,481
SELECT FROM: MATH 124 ,125 ,129 ,223 TO 499
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University General Education - Tier One
--> NEEDS: 2 SUB-REQTS.
- 1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals
and Societies requires completion of two distinctly
numbered courses (e.g., INDV 101 & 103).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103
2) Natural Sciences - satisfied by coursework completed
for the major.
- 3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and
Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104
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University General Education - Tier Two
--> NEEDS: 3 SUB-REQTS.
- 1) Arts
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ARE 130 ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,
ARH 315 ,319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322 ART 203 ,
ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER) DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,
DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,
DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),
DNC 200 ,276A,276B ENGL 209 ,210 ,300
HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER) HUMS 333 ,335 ,370
JPN 245 M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)
MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,
MUS 337 ,344 ,360 NES 344 T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,
T AR 336
- 2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)
must be completed prior to taking.
NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,
AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,381 CLAS 220 ,221 ,
CLAS 300 ,342 ,346 ,360 ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,
ENGL 261 ,265 ,267 ,280 FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,
FREN 283 ,284 GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,
GER 375 ,376 ,379 HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)
HUMS 250A,250B,250C,250D,340 ,365 ITAL 230A,230B,
ITAL 240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B JPN 220 ,311
JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B LAT 201 ,202
MSE 317 NES 277A,330 PHIL 222 (SP99 OR AFTER),
PHIL 260 ,261 ,262 RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304
RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350 SPAN 210
UNVR 315 (SP06 OR AFTER) W S 200 ,
W S 317 (FA04 OR AFTER)
- 3) Individuals and Societies - prerequisite course work in
Tier 1 (INDV) must be completed prior to taking.
NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 AFAS 340 AGTM 380 ANTH 202 ,
ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,207 ,307 OR ANTV 307
ANTH 316 ,320 AREC 350 CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 ,335 ,
CLAS 362 ECON 200 ,201A,210 EDL 200 ED P 200
FCSC 302 (S108 OR AFTER) GEOG 210 ,251 ,256 ,367
GER 274 HUMS 260 ITAL 330D
JUS 370A(SP05 OR AFTER),370B(SP05 OR AFTER)
LING 210 ,211 LRC 139 (FA08-SP09),204 ,
LRC 239 (SP09 OR AFTER) MAS 265 ,365 ,375
MSE 259 NES 334 NURS 310 ,376
PHIL 205 (FA07 OR AFTER),233 ,264 ,323 ,
PHIL 345 (SP08 OR AFTER),346 POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,
POL 204 PSYC 200 (S105 OR AFTER),277 ,461A
RCSC 204 (S108 OR AFTER) RSSS 315 ,275 ,328
SERP 200 SOC 260 ,280 W S 210 ,240
4) Natural Sciences - satisfied by course work completed
for the major.
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Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,
Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER) AFAS 222 ,255 ,
AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,
AFAS 342 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER) ANTH 202 ,203 ,
ANTH 205 ,206 ,307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 316 ,320
ARH 203 CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,
CHN 420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,
CHN 475E,482 ,483 ,495A CLAS 362
DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)
EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C
FREN 245 ,249 GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413 GER 274 ,
GER 278 ,373 ,376 HIST 253 ,254 ,489 HUMS 260 ,
HUMS 333 ,365 ,370 ,420 ITAL 330B,330D JPN 220 ,
JPN 245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,
JPN 446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,486 ,489 ,495B,496A,
JPN 496C JUS 370A(SP05 OR AFTER),
JUS 370B(SP05 OR AFTER),372A,372B LING 210
MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MUS 109 ,334 ,337 ,344
NES 277A,330 ,334 POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,
POL 464 ,468 ,476 OR POLV 476 POL 478 ,487A
RELI 210 RSSS 315 ,328 ,350 SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,
SOC 324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,467 SPAN 210 TRAD 101
UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER) W S 200 ,210 ,240
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Geosciences Major
Choose one of the following options (pre-major plus
major):
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Geology Pre-Major
- 1) Select 3 sets.
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151 ,103B,104B
- 2) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: C E 202 C SC 127A,227 ECE 275
ENGR 170 GEN 470 GEOS 256 MIS 111
- 3) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 402A G EN 402 MATH 160 ,215 ,223 ,
MATH 263 MN E 445
- 4) Select 3 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 141 ,142 ,241
- OR) Select 2 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 131 ,132
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Geology Concentration
- 1) Select 8 courses.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 251 ,302 ,304 ,306 ,308 ,310 ,322 ,
GEOS 356
- 2) 6 hours required.
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: GEOS 414
- 3) 33 hours required.
NEEDS: 33.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: GEOS 346 ,356 ,400 ,415 ,417 ,418 ,419 ,
GEOS 421 ,423 ,425 ,430 ,432 ,433 ,437 ,440 ,446 ,
GEOS 450 ,452 ,453 ,456 ,458 ,459 ,462 ,464 ,477 ,
GEOS 478 ,481 ,482 ,488 ,489 ,509 ,527 ANTH 205 ,
ANTH 235 ,304 ,335 ,435 ATMO 171 ,421 C E 217 ,
C E 321 CHEM 325 ,326 ,480A,480B ECOL 182 ,183 ,
ECOL 335 ,438 ,476A,476B G EN 407 ,449 GEOG 430
HWR 250 ,407 ,431 ,450A MATH 215 ,254 MCB 181R,
MCB 181L MN E 220 ,427 MSE 222 ,240 ,412
PTYS 106 ,411 REM 490 RNR 417 ADVR 101 TO
ADVR 110 ,201 TO 210 ,301 TO 310 ,401 TO 410
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Geophysics Pre-Major
- 1) Select 3 sets.
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151 ,103B,104B
- 2) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: C E 202 C SC 127A,227 ECE 275
ENGR 170 GEN 470 GEOS 256 MIS 111
- 3) Select 3 courses.
SELECT FROM: MATH 223 ,254 ,322
- 4) Select 3 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 141 ,142 ,241
- 5) Complete the following or an advisor-approved physical
science course.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 321
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Geophysics Concentration
- 1) Select 10 courses.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 251 ,302 ,304 ,306 ,310 ,322 ,356 ,
GEOS 419 ,432 G EN 448
- 2) 9 hours required.
NEEDS: 9.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: GEOS 330 G EN 407 ,449 ,522 GEOS 417 ,
GEOS 425 ,440 ,446 ,469 ,482 ,567 ,568 HWR 431
PTYS 403 ,407 ,449 RNR 417 ,419 ,420 ADVR 301
TO 310 ,401 TO 410
- 3) Select 2 courses.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 414 G EN 416
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Environmental Geology Pre-Major
- 1) Select 3 sets.
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151 ,103B,104B
- 2) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: C E 202 C SC 127A,227 ECE 275
ENGR 170 GEN 470 GEOS 256 MIS 111
- 3) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: MATH 223 ,263 GEOS 402B MN E 445
- 4) Select 3 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 141 ,142 ,241
- OR) Select 2 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 131 ,132
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Environmental Geology Major
- 1) Select 13 courses.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 308 OR ENGV 308 GEOS 251 ,302 ,
GEOS 304 ,306 ,308 ,310 ,322 ,346 ,356 ,450 ,488
HWR 431
- 2) 6 hours required.
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: GEOS 414
- 3) 14 hours required.
NEEDS: 14.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: C E 217 ,340 CHEM 480A,480B GEOS 330
G EN 407 ,416 ,425 ,448 GEOG 461 ,488 GEOS 402A,
GEOS 415 ,430 ,433 ,438 ,453 ,462 ,464 ,473 ,478
HWR 250 ,407 ,415 ,450A,450B POL 481 RNR 200 ,
RNR 321 ,417 SWES 405 ,444 ADVR 201 TO 210 ,
ADVR 301 TO 310 ,401 TO 410
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Second Major
A second major is optional.
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Optional Minor
A minor is optional. Select in consultation with your
major advisor. Adjustments must be approved by the minor
department.
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Additional Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include general
elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses
from other institutions. Consult with your advisor to
determine if courses listed in this section may be used
to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your
degree program.
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Excluded Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include
non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in
progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,
withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and
audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or
better are transferable to UA.
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