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Earth Science - B.A. Degree

Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences
Office:  150 Houghton Hall 

(716) 673-3302

Erica Simoson, Chairperson

Email: geosciences@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/geology-environmental-sciences

Major Requirements

Core Program:

GEO 102Freshman Seminar

1
GEO 150Moons and Planets

3
or
PHYS 118Introduction to Astronomy

3
GEO 160Blue Planet

3
GEO 165Planet Earth

3
GEO 169Planet Earth Lab

1
GEO 210Earth History

3
GEO 211Earth History Lab

1
GEO 215Earth Materials

4
GEO 370Structural Geology

4
GEO 459Seminar in Geosciences

1
GEO 311Global Climate

3
GEO 330Geomorphology

4
GEO 460Senior Seminar

1
GEO 461Field Geology

3
One GEO 300/400 level elective course

3-4
One GEO or GIS 300/400 level elective course

3-4
Total Credit Hours:41-43

Supporting Courses:

CHEM 115General Chemistry Lecture I

3
CHEM 125General Chemistry Laboratory I

1
CHEM 116General Chemistry Lecture II

3
CHEM 126General Chemistry Laboratory II

1
 
PHYS 121College Physics I

3
PHYS 123College Physics Lab I

1
PHYS 122College Physics II

3
PHYS 124College Physics II Lab

1
or
PHYS 230University Physics I

4
PHYS 232University Physics I Lab

1
PHYS 231University Physics II

4
PHYS 233University Physics II Lab

1
 
MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3
or
MATH 122University Calculus I

4
A course in Statistics at the 200-level or higher

3
Total Credit Hours:22-25

Total Credit Hours: 63-68