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EES Geoscience Requirements and Sample Schedule 26-27


IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO REMEMBER

Use this sheet with your Degree Audit to schedule your courses in a logical and functional sequence. YOU are responsible for ensuring that ALL requirements are met for the major AND that you have fulfilled ALL university requirements. Pay special attention when repeating courses and class time conflicts. Students must complete a minimum of 40 credit hours of upper division (3000+ level courses) and a minimum of 120 overall credit hours. Up to date information can be found in the catalog: https://catalog.utah.edu/programs/EESBS

General Education Requirements:

AIBFLS (GEO 1120)
WRTG 1010HFPS (PHYS 2210)
WRTG 2010FF
Earth and Environmental Science Core
CHEM 1210General Chem 1 (F/S/Su)4
CHEM 1215General Chem 1 Lab (F/S/Su)1
CHEM 1220General Chemistry 2 (F/S/Su)4
CHEM 1225General Chem 2 Lab (F/S)1
PHYS 2210Phys for Sci & Eng 1 (F/S/Su)4
PHYS 2220Phys for Sci & Eng 2 (F/S/Su)4
MATH 1210Calculus I (F/S/Su)4
MATH 1220Calculus II (F/S/Su)4
GEO 1120Intro to Earth System Science (S)3
Complete Science Research Initiative Participation
SCI 1500Interdisciplinary Principles of Scientific Inquiry1
SCI 2715SRI Undergraduate Research
**Earn at least 2 credits**
2
Programming/Computational Course (Complete One)
ATMOS 5340Environmental Programming & Statistics (F)3
BIOL 3715Biol Data Analysis & Visualization (S)3
GEO 3400Computational Methods (F)3
MATH 4100Intro to Data Science3
Broadening STEM Electives
(Earn at least 9 credits; 6 credits must be 3000+ level)
ASTR 3850Dark Sky Studies: Lightscapes (F)
ATMOS 1000Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth (S)3
ATMOS 1010Severe and Unusual Weather (F/S/Su)3
ATMOS 1020Climate Change (F/S)3
ATMOS 3000Professional Development in Atmospheric Sciences (F)2
ATMOS 3100Atmospheric Chemistry & Air Pollution (S)3
ATMOS 3200Mountain Weather & Climate (S)3
ATMOS 5000Intro to Atmospheric Science (F)3
ATMOS 5400The Climate System (F)3
CHEM 3070Thermodynamics and Kinetics4
BIOL 1610Princ of Biol I Lecture (F/S/Su)4
BIOL 1620Princ of Biol II Lecture  (F/S)4
BIOL 3410Ecology and Evolution (F/S)3
BIOL 3460Global Environmental Issues (F)3
BIOL 3461Diversity & Justice in Global Environmental Challenges (F)1
BIOL 3470Conservation Biology (S)3
BIOL 5370Mammalogy (S even)3
BIOL 5440Urban Ecology (F)3
BIOL 5460Plant Ecology (F)3
BIOL 5480Entomology (F)3
BIOL 5490Ecosystem Ecology (S)3
BIOL 5495Biophysical Ecology3
BIOL 5570Ecology & Evolution of Parasites & Pathogens (F)3
GEOG 3110Intro to Remote Sensing3
GEOG 5110Environmental Analysis Through Remote Sensing3
GEOG 5120Advanced Optical Remote Sensing3
GEOG 5130Advanced Active Remote Sensing3
GEOG 5215Climate Change Impacts3
PHYS 3150Energy & Sustainability: A Global Perspective (S)3

Bachelor Degree Requirements:

IRQI (GEO 3100)
DVCW (GEO 4500)
Geoscience Emphasis Core
GEO 1100Evolving Earth (F/S)3
GEO 2100Reactive Earth (F/S)3
GEO 2500Wasatch in the Field (F)3
GEO 3100Dynamic Earth (F/S)3
GEO 4500Field Methods (S)3
Geoscience STEM Electives
(Earn at least 9 credits)
GEO 2080The Oceans (S)3
GEO 3180Paleobiology (S)3
GEO 3300The Water Planet (S)3
GEO 5350Groundwater3
GEO 5370Environmental Containments (F)3
GEO 5390Solute Transport & Remediation (S)3
GEO 5650Hydrology (F)3
GEO 5660Geochemistry (F odd)3
GEO 5680The Carbon Cycle (F even)3
Field/Lab Courses
(Earn at least 8 credits)
ATMOS 5050Environmental Instrumentation (F)3
ATMOS 5260Snow Dynamics & Avalanche Studies (S)4
BIOL 3485Conservation Biol Field Lab (S)1
BIOL 5355Ornithology Field Lab (F)1
BIOL 5425Mycology (F even)4
BIOL 5455Desert Field Ecology (F)3
BIOL 5465Plant Ecology Lab3
BIOL 5485Entomology Lab (F)1
BIOL 5575Ecology & Evolution of Parasites & Pathogens Lab (F)1
GEO 3010Geophysics3
GEO 3040Sedimentology and Stratigraphy4
GEO 3250Geology of Utah (F)3
GEO 4500Field Methods3
GEO 4510Field Geology 1 (Su)2
GEO 4520Field Geology 2 (Su)2
GEOG 3100Intro to GIS (F/S)4
GEOG 3170Geospatial Field Methods: GPS & Drones (F)3
GEOG 4140Advanced Methods in GIS (S)4

Sample Schedule:


1st Fall SemesterCredits
GEO 11003
GEO 11203
CHEM 1210 + 12154+1
SCI 15001
WRTG 10103
Total15
1st Spring SemesterCredits
MATH 12104
CHEM 1220 + 12254+1
SCI 27151
WRTG 20103
GEO 21003
Total16
2nd Fall SemesterCredits
MATH 12204
PHYS 22104
SCI 27151
GEO 25003
FF3
Total15
2nd Spring SemesterCredits
PHYS 22204
Broadening STEM Elective3
Geo STEM Elective3
BF3
Total13
3rd Fall SemesterCredits
GEO 31003
GEO 34003
Geo STEM Elective3
Field/Lab Elective2
HF3
Total14
3rd Spring SemesterCredits
Field/Lab Elective3
Broadening STEM Elective3
CW3
Elective4
DV3
Total16
4th Fall SemesterCredits
Geo STEM Elective3
Field/Lab3
IR3
Elective3
Elective3
Total15
4th Spring SemesterCredits
Broadening STEM Elective3
GEO 45003
Elective3
Elective3
Elective4
Total16