PROGRAM CODE: A6 GEOS BSG GEO CATALOG YEAR: 19974
Bachelor of Science - Geosciences (Geology)
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 72 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.
13) You have earned at least 120 units, applying no more
than 64 community college units, and no more than 60
correspondence units to this total.
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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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Arts and Sciences General Education
Only 10 units of General Education may be used to satisfy
requirements in the major and/or minor.
- 1) Mathematics - 3 units required.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 TO 116S,129 (SP92-S298),
MATH 301
SELECT FROM: MATH 105 TO 499
- 2) Second Language - Pass a language proficiency
examination at the second semester level
NEEDS: 1 SET
SELECT FROM: SL2N DSEM &
- OR) Second Language
NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: FREN 325 ,393 ,399 TO 399H,414 ,448 ,
FREN 453 HIST 465D ITAL 330A TO 330D,399 TO
ITAL 399H SPAN 397W,406A,414 ,423A TO 423B,465C TO
SPAN 465D HIST 465D TTE 414
SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,401 ,404 ,439B,425B,424B
CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,423 ,422 ,404 ,415 TO
CHN 418 ,450 CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,
CRL 302 FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,213 ,
FREN 305A TO 470 GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,211 ,
GER 302A,302B,307A,307B,315A,315B,455 ,475
GRK 102 ,104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421 TO
GRK 432 ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202 TO 202Z,305A TO
ITAL 420 JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,415 TO
JPN 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 RUSS 205 RSSS 301A,301B,305 ,307A,307B,
RSSS 405A,405B,407A,407B SERP 370B,431A,431B
SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,204C,205 ,206 ,302
TO 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)
- 3) Traditions & Cultures - List 1
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: AFAS 122 ,222 ,300 ANTH 205 ,206 ,315
OR ANTV 315 ANTH 423 OR ANTV 423 ANTH 432 ,
ANTH 451A,451B ARH 112 ,339 CHN 142 ,174 ,275 ,
CHN 276 CLAS 150 ,230 ,334 EAS 120 ,150
ENGL 278 FREN 245 ,249 ,453 GEOG 369 ,413
HIST 190 ,270 ,468A,468B,474A,474B,474C,489
JPN 144 ,220 ,245 ,272 JUS 372A,372B LING 210
MUS 334 ,344 NES 140 ,170 ,171 ,172 ,277A,277B,
NES 334 ,496O POL 270 ,441 ,464 ,468 RELI 120
TRAD 101
- 4) Traditions & Cultures - List 2
Note: only designated sections of TRAD 104 satisfy this
requirement; see an Office of Academic Services Advisor
for approved list.
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ARCH 101 ,324 ,334 ARH 117 ,118
CCLS 125 CLAS 220 ,221 ENGL 150A,150B,250 ,251A,
ENGL 251B,251C F A 207 ,307 ,317 HIST 101 ,102 ,
HIST 103 ,106 ,107 ,160 ,161 ,368 ,369 HUMS 250A,
HUMS 250B,250C,250D ITAL 230A,230B JUS 377
PHIL 121 ,122 ,123 TRAD 102 ,103 ,104
- 5) Biological and Physical Sciences
(Note: These courses include labs which must also be
completed.)
NEEDS: 2 SETS
SELECT FROM: ANTH 364 OR ANTV 364 ASTR 100 ,201 ,
ASTR 202 ,203 ,204 ATMO 171 & 171L BIOC 105B
CHEM 101A & 102A,103A & 104A (OR) 151 ,105A & 106A,
CHEM 101B & 102B,103B & 104B,105B & 106B ECOL 105R
& 105L,182 ,206 ENTO 205 GEOG 103A,220 ,240
GEOS 101 & 103 ,102 & 104 ,110 & 103 ,112 &
GEOS 103 ,210 ,212 ,218 ,220 HWR 101A,101B,201 ,
HWR 203 MCB 181R & 181L MIC 205R & 205L MSE 257
& 258 NATS 101 ,102 ,104 ,105 NRSC 282
PHIL 305 PHYS 101 ,102 & 181 ,131 ,141 ,151 ,
PHYS 103 & 182 ,132 ,142 ,142H,152 PL S 101 &
PL S 102 PSIO 220 PTYS 105A,106 ,107 & 109L,
PTYS 206 RA M 222 SP H 261 ,262 SWES 105 &
SWES 106 UNIV 105 ,106 WFSC 225
- 6) Individuals, Societies and Institutions - 9 units from
at least two departments.
NEEDS: 9.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: AFAS 220 ,307 ,344 AGTM 380 AIS 100 ,
AIS 450 ANTH 101 ,102 ,110 ,202 ,207 ,249 ,303
OR ANTV 303 ANTH 307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 311 OR
ANTV 311 ANTH 316 ,319 OR ANTV 319 ANTH 406
OR ANTV 406 ANTH 409 OR ANTV 409 ANTH 479 ,
ANTH 490 AREC 242 ,350 ,375 ASTR 320 ATMO 336
CCLS 230 CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 ,330 ,335 ,360 ,362
ECON 200 ,201A,210 ,371 ENGR 105 GEOG 102A,102B,
GEOG 106 ,305 ,360 ,379 ,411 ,412 ,456 ,461 ,464 ,
GEOG 488 GEOS 346 ,346H GER 274 HIST 236 ,245 ,
HIST 253 ,254 ,271 ,351 ,361 ,374 ,489 HUMS 245 ,
HUMS 260 ,371A,371B INDV 101 ,102 ,103 ITAL 330D
JOUR 151 ,439 ,470 JPN 402 LING 101 ,210 ,320 ,
LING 425 MAS 161 ,180 MCB 404 MN E 120
MSE 109 ,486 NURS 376 ,487 PA 221 ,241
PHIL 111 ,113 ,145 ,233 ,245 ,260 ,262 ,305 ,346
POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,204 ,206 ,242 ,247 ,250 ,321 ,
POL 322 ,330 ,332 ,334 ,437 OR POLV 437 POL 447 ,
POL 448 OR POLV 448 PSYC 101 ,216 ,277 ,360 OR
PSYV 360 PSYC 376 ,384 RELI 225 RNR 105
RUSS 275 ,328 SOC 101 ,150 ,160 ,161 ,313 ,324 ,
SOC 450 ,467 SWES 450 W S 100 ,200
- 7) Arts and Literature - Art
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ARH 201 ,202 ART 101 ,102 ,103 ,104 ,
ART 203 ARH 110 ,112 CLAS 300 DNC 100 ,112A,
DNC 112B,112C,143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,
DNC 175 ,176A,176B,201A,240A,240B,241A,241B,244A,
DNC 244B ENGL 209 ,210 ,248B,449B HUMS 295Q
M AR 200 ,336 MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,120A,
MUS 200B TO 200S,201A TO 201L,202A TO 202M,231 ,
MUS 237 ,328 ,344 ,360 ,400B TO 400S,401 TO 401L,
MUS 402 TO 402M T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336
- 8) Arts and Literature - Literature
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: AFAS 230 ,306 CHN 429 CLAS 342 ,346 ,
CLAS 348 ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,248A,260 ,261 ,265 ,
ENGL 267 ,270 ,278 ,300 ,310 OR ENGV 310
ENGL 351A,351B,380 OR ENGV 380 ENGL 416 ,419B OR
ENGV 419B ENGL 424 OR ENGV 424 ENGL 426 ,431A
OR ENGV 431A ENGL 431B OR ENGV 431B ENGL 444 ,
ENGL 449A,458A,465 FREN 280 ,282 ,283 ,284
GER 272 ,275 ,276 ,277 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,
GER 379 ,455 HUMS 340 ,365 ,370 ,420 ,454
ITAL 240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B JPN 310
PHIL 238 PRS 350 RSSS 210 RUSS 250A,330
RSSS 340 ,350 SPAN 111 ,212 ,214 ,435 ,445
T AR 238 ,336
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Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity
- 1) One course must be from:
SELECT FROM: AFAS 122 ,220 ,306 ,307 ,344 AIS 100 ,
AIS 450 ANTH 202 ,206 ,303 OR ANTV 303
ANTH 316 ,319 OR ANTV 319 ANTH 406 OR
ANTV 406 ANTH 490 ARH 339 CCLS 125 ,230
CHN 429 CLAS 330 ,362 ENGL 248A,248B,340 ,365 ,
ENGL 370 ,420 ,454 ITAL 330B JPN 402 LING 210 ,
LING 320 ,425 MAS 180 MUS 109 NES 140
PA 221 POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,464 PSYC 216
RELI 225 SOC 150 ,160 ,161 ,324 ,450 ,467
TRAD 101 W S 100 ,200
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Geosciences Pre-Major
- 1) Select 2 sets.
SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151 ,103B
- 2) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: MATH 124 ,125
- 3) SELECT FROM: MATH 129
- 4) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 256 ENGR 170 ECE 275 C SC 127A
G EN 470
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Geology Concentration Pre-Major
- 1) Geology Pre-Major - select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 402A MATH 160 ,215 ,223 ,263
- 2) Geology Pre-Major (cont.) - select 3 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 141 ,142 ,241
- OR) Geology Pre-Major (cont.) - select 2 courses.
SELECT FROM: PHYS 131 ,132
- 3) Geology Pre-Major (cont.) - select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: CHEM 104B
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Geology Concentration
- 1) Geosciences Major Courses (Geology) - select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 101 ,110 ,112
- 2) Geosciences Major Courses (Geology) - Core Courses -
select 6 courses.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 102 ,103 ,104 ,203 ,204 ,206
- 3) Geosciences Major Courses (Geology) - Field Program -
select 2 courses.
SELECT FROM: GEOS 412 ,413
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Emphasis Area Courses - Complete 27 units of advisor
approved courses.
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- 4) Emphasis Area Courses - A minimum of 6 hours must be
from courses outside of geosciences
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ANTH 205 ,235 ,304 ,335 ,435 ATMO 171 ,
ATMO 421 C E 217 ,321 CHEM 325 ,326 THEM 480A
CHEM 480B ECOL 182 ,183 ,335 ,438 ,476A EOCL 476B
G EN 407 ,449 GEOG 430 HWR 250 ,407 ,431 ,450
MATH 215 ,254 MCB 181R,181L MN E 220 ,427
MSE 222 ,240 ,412 PTYS 106 ,411 REM 490
RNR 417
- 5) advisor approved emphasis area courses -
21 hours required.
NEEDS: 21.00 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 ,462 ,464 ,477 ,478 ,
GEOS 481 ,482 ,488 ,489 ,509 ,527 HWR 431
ADVR 101 TO 110 ,201 TO 210 ,301 TO 310 ,401 TO
ADVR 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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