MAJOR IN GEOLOGY
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
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Minimum 120 semester hours
No more than 64 credits from a 2-year institution may apply (2-year credits earned: __________)
Last 30 credits must be earned at WSU (Senior Residency Rule)
No more than 4 credits of LFA / 16 credits of professional courses / 32 credits by exam may be accepted
At least 15 credits at the 3000+ level
Minimum 2.0 GPA cumulative + major (Cum. GPA: __________ / Major GPA: __________)
General Education Program: Competency Requirements
Basic Composition (BC)
Complete: ENG 1020 or 1050 (Honors only)
Intermediate Composition (IC)
*Complete by 30 credits
Prerequisite: “C” or better in BC course; choose one of:
Mathematics Competency (MC)
*Complete by 30 credits
MC may be completed by the following methods:
AFS 2390, ENG 2100, 2110, 2120, 2210, 2310, 2390,
2420, 2560, 2570, 3010, 3020, or 3050
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Critical Thinking (CT)
ACT Math score of 25+ or AP score of ‘2’ or higher
Transfer credit for the equivalent of MAT 1000
(MAT 1xxx) or higher
3. Place above MAT 1050 on the Math Placement Exam
4. Complete a MAT course at WSU at the 1000-level or
higher with a “C” grade or better
Complete either:
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Oral Communication (OC)
1. CT Competency Exam (no credit hours granted)
2. Pass COM 2110 or PHI 1050
Complete either:
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OC Competency Exam (no credit hours granted)
Pass COM 1010 or ENG 3060
Grade: __________ / Term: __________
General Education Program: University Requirements
American Society & Institutions
(AI)
Complete one of the following courses:
HIS 1050, P S 1010 or 1030
Historical Studies (HS)
Complete one of the following courses:
Life Sciences (LS)
ANT 3200, ASN 1710, CLA 3590 or 3720,
GKM 3590 or 3720, GSW 2600, HIS 1000, 1300, 1400,
1600, 1610, 1710, 1800, 1810, 1900, 1995, or 2605,
HON 4250, LAS 1900, N E 2040 or 2300
Complete one of the following courses:
Laboratory (LB)
ANT 2110, BIO 1030, 1050, 1510, or 2200,
GCL 1214, HON 4220, NFS 2030, PSY 1010 or 1020
Must be associate with either LS or PS course
Philosophy & Letters (PL)
Complete one of the following courses:
Physical Sciences (PS)
CLA 1010, 2100, 2200, or 2300, COM 2160,
ENG 2200, 2430, 2500, 2510, 2720, 3110, 3120,
3130, 3140, or 3470, FRE 2700 or 2991, GER 2310, 2700
or 2991, GSW 2500, HEB 3240, HON 2100 or 4200, ITA
2700, LIN 2720, N E 3240, PHI 1010,
1020, 1030, 1100, 1120, 1130, 2100, 2110, 2320,
3500, 3550, or 3700, P S 3510 or 3520, RUS 2700, 3600
or 3650, SLA 2310 or 2700
Complete one of the following courses:
Social Science (SS)
AST 2010, CHM 1000, 1020, 1220, 1225, or 1410, GCS
2113, GEL 1010, HON 4230, PHY 1020, 1040, 1070,
2130, 2170, 2175 or 3100
Complete one of the following courses:
AFS 2210, ANT 2100, ECO 1000, 2010 or 2020,
GPH 1100, 2000, 3130 or 3200, GSW 2700, HIS 2000,
HON 1000, LAS 3610, P S 1000, 2000, or 2240, SOC
2000, 2020, 2500, 3300, 3510 or 4100, U S 2000
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Visual & Performing Arts (VP)
Complete one of the following courses:
AED 5050, A H 1000, 1110, 1120, 1130 or 4240, COM
2010 or 2020, DNC 2000 or 2310, ENG 2440 or 2450,
GCL 3513, HON 4240, MUH 1340, 1345,
1350, 1351 or 1370, N E 2060, SLA 3710,
THR 1010, 1030 or 1200
Grade: __________ / Term: __________
General Education Program: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Requirements
Additional Science Course
Complete one additional PS or LS course from above
Grade: __________ / Term: __________
Additional Social Science Course
Complete one additional SS course from above
Grade: __________ / Term: __________
Civilizations & Societies (CS)
Complete one of the following courses:
Foreign Language
* Satisfies Foreign Competency (FC)
Requirement
AFS 2010, CLA 2000, ENG 2600 or 3600,
FRE 2710 or 2720, GER 2710, 2720 or 3410,
GKM 3710, ITA 2710 or 2720, LAS 2100 or 2110, N E
2000 or 2010, POL 2710 or 3410, RUS 2710 or 3410,
SLA 3410 or 3710, SPA 2400 or 2500,
UKR 3410
Complete the 1010, 1020, 2010 sequence in one of the
following languages:
* Students have the option to test out of this requirement
Arabic (ARB), Chinese (CHI), French (FRE), German
(GER), Greek: Ancient (GKA), Greek: Modern (GRM),
Hebrew (HEB), Italian (ITA), Japanese Studies (JPN),
Latin (LAT), Polish (POL), Russian (RUS), Spanish (SPA),
Swahili (SWA), or Ukrainian (UKR)
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Major in Geology: Core Requirements
* Beginning Fall 2014, all Major course work must be completed with a “C-” grade or higher; major GPA < 2.0
GEL 1010: The Science of the Earth
GEL 1020: Interpreting the Earth (Historical Geology)
GEL 2130: Mineralogy
GEL 3160: Petrology
GEL 3300: Structural Geology
GEL 3400: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
GEL 5993: Writing Intensive Course in Geology (WI)
GEL 3650: Field Geology (Field Camp)
* This course is typically taken at another institution and then transferred to WSU for credit
Choose at least two of the following approved elective options:
GEL 3100, 3600, 3990, 4200, 4400, 5000, 5120, 5150, 5450, 5490, 5510, 5600, 6210, 6400, 6500
* Note: 8 elective credits are required for the major
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Major in Geology: Cognate Requirements
CHM 1220: General Chemistry I
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CHM 1230: General Chemistry I Lab
MAT 1800: Elementary Functions & Trigonometry (Pre-calculus)
*Prerequisite may apply
MAT 2010: Calculus I
PHY 2130: General Physics
*High school algebra and trigonometry recommended
PHY 2131: General Physics Lab
PHY 2140: General Physics
PHY 2141: General Physics Lab
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If you have additional questions on these requirements please contact:
Cody Bailey
1369 Biological Science Building, Wayne State University
Schedule an appointment at: http://wams.wayne.edu/go/geology
E: bailey.cody@wayne.edu / P: (313) 577-2295
Updated: May 20, 2015