PROPOSED REVISION OF WATER RESOURCES MAJOR
Current
Proposed
GEOL 120 or 115 or 150 or 182 –
Introduction to Geology, Science of
Natural Disasters, Introduction to
Forensic Geology, Water and the Blue
Planet – 3 s.h.
METR 110 – Introduction to
Meteorology – 3 s.h.
GEOL 120 or 115 or 150 or 182 –
Introduction to Geology, Science of Natural
Disasters, Introduction to Forensic
Geology, Water and the Blue Planet – 3
s.h.
METR 110 – Introduction to Meteorology –
3 s.h.
GEOL 220 – Earth History and the
Fossil Record – 4 s.h.
ESCI 215 or GEOL 242 – Earth Materials
or Mineralogy – 3 or 4 s.h.
GEOL 275 – Geologic Data and
Analysis – 4 s.h.
GEOL 282 – Introduction to
Hydrogeology – 3 s.h.
GEOL 370 – Geomorphology – 3 s.h.
GEOL 275 – Geologic Data and Analysis –
4 s.h
GEOL 282 – Introduction to Hydrogeology
– 3 s.h.
GEOL 370 – Geomorphology – 3 s.h.
GEOL 374 – Glaciology and Glacial
Geology – 3 s.h.
GEOL 375 Fluvial Geomorphology – 3
s.h.
GEOL 384 – Watershed Management
– 3 s.h.
GEOL 386 – Geochemistry of Natural
Waters – 3 s.h.
GEOL 388 – Applied Hydrology – 3
s.h.
GEOL 389 – Groundwater Modeling –
3 s.h.
GEOL 384 – Watershed Management – 3
s.h.
GEOL 386 – Geochemistry of Natural
Waters – 3 s.h.
Select two of the following: BIOL 385
Limnology or BIOL 388 Stream
Ecology, ESCI 290 Waste
Management, GEOL 331 Engineering
Geology, GEOL 360 Sedimentary
Geology, GEOL 380 Environmental
Geophysics – 6-7 s.h.
41-43 s.h.
Related Work
CHEM 111-112 – 8 s.h.
CHEM 214 Environmental Chemistry –
3 s.h.
PHYS 103-104 – 8 s.h. or
PHYS 203 – 204 – 8 s.h. or
PHYS 103 and GEOL 380 – 7 s.h. or
PHYS 203 and GEOL 380 – 7 s.h.
MATH 173-174 or
MATH 173, STAT 101 8 s.h. or 7
s.h.
25-27 s.h.
Justification
Content more relevant to
understanding geochemical
interactions between
groundwater and Earth
materials
Content of GEOL 375 is more
applicable to understanding
shallow aquifers
GEOL 388 – Applied Hydrology – 3 s.h.
GEOL 389 – Groundwater Modeling – 3
s.h.
Select two courses (6-8 s.h.) at the 200
or 300 level from the following: GEOL,
ESCI, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, BIOL 385,
BIOL 388, ENVS 214, GEOG 243 or 305 –
6-8 s.h.
GEOL 331 and ESCI 290 are no
longer taught. GEOL 360 has
changed focus. Additional
preparation in various sciences
and math will broaden
students’ experiences and
increase career and graduate
school opportunities.
40-43 s.h.
Related Work
CHEM 111-112 – 8 s.h.
CHEM 221 or CHEM 226 or CHEM 241 or
CHEM 315 - 3-4 s.h.
Note: Courses may not duplicate those
taken above in selections in the major.
CHEM 214 is no longer offered.
CHEM 221, 226, 241 and 315
offer useful ancillary content.
PHYS 203-204 – 8 s.h.
Note: Courses may not duplicate those
taken above in selections in the major.
Delete options for PHYS 103,
104 and GEOL 380. Students
are better prepared for
graduate study with a full year
of calculus-based physics.
Math 173-174 – 8 s.h.
Delete option for STAT 101.
Students are better prepared
for graduate school with a
full year of calculus.
27-28 s.h.