Geoscience B.S.
Minimum Requirements for Geoscience, B.S.: 123 credits
Concentrations: Geology, Paleontology, Geospatial Sciences and Geophysics
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Code | Title | Credits |
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General University Requirements | ||
Complete the general university requirements. | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
Complete the general education requirements. | 36-40 | |
As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
General Chemistry I | ||
Calculus I | ||
B.S. Degree Requirements | ||
Complete the B.S. degree requirements. | 15 | |
Geoscience Program Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
GEOS F101X | The Dynamic Earth | 4 |
GEOS F112X | The History of Earth and Life | 4 |
GEOS F309 | Tectonics | 3 |
Concentration | ||
Complete one of the following: | 61-71 | |
Geology | ||
Geophysics | ||
Geospatial Sciences | ||
Paleontology | ||
Total Credits | 123-137 |
Concentrations
Geology
Code | Title | Credits |
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Geology Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
CHEM F106X | General Chemistry II | 4 |
GEOS F213 | Mineralogy | 4 |
GEOS F214 | Petrology and Petrography | 4 |
GEOS F225 | Field and Computer Methods in Geology | 2 |
GEOS F304 | Geomorphology | 3 |
GEOS F314 | Structural Geology | 4 |
GEOS F315 | Paleobiology and Paleontology | 4 |
GEOS F322 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | 4 |
GEOS F430 | Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology | 3 |
GEOS F454 | Field Geology 1,2 | 6 |
PHYS F123X | College Physics I | 4 |
PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 4 |
STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
or STAT F300 | Statistics | |
Complete 12 additional credits of upper-division GEOS courses or other upper-division courses approved by the undergraduate advisor including one course from the following: | 12 | |
Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods | ||
Undergraduate Research | ||
Total Credits | 61 |
- 1
GEOS F454 is offered at UAF during the summer of odd-numbered years. Students may substitute a 6-credit field geology class at another institution. The geology and geophysics undergraduate advisor will assist students in placement in an approved field geology class.
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Geophysics
Code | Title | Credits |
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Geophysics Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
GEOS F262 | Rocks and Minerals | 3 |
GEOS F375 | Oral Communication Skills for Geoscientists | 1 |
GEOS F406 | Volcanology | 3 |
GEOS F419 | Solid Earth Geophysics | 3 |
GEOS F431 | Foundations of Geophysics | 4 |
GEOS F477 | Ice in the Climate System | 3 |
GEOS F483 | Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods | 3 |
GEOS F488 | Undergraduate Research 2 | 2 |
MATH F252X | Calculus II | 4 |
MATH F253X | Calculus III | 4 |
MATH F302 | Differential Equations | 3 |
MATH F314 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
PHYS F211X and PHYS F212X | General Physics I and General Physics II | 8 |
PHYS F213X | Elementary Modern Physics | 4 |
PHYS F220 | Introduction to Computational Physics | 4 |
Complete two of the following science and engineering electives or undergraduate advisor-approved substitute: | 6-8 | |
Mechanics of Materials | ||
Fluid Mechanics | ||
Structural Geology | ||
Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | ||
Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
Heat and Mass Transfer | ||
Introduction to Mathematical Physics | ||
Classical Physics I: Particle Mechanics | ||
Complete 6 additional credits of upper-division GEOS courses or other upper-division courses approved by the undergraduate advisor. | 6 | |
Total Credits | 64-66 |
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Geospatial Sciences
Code | Title | Credits |
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Geospatial Sciences Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
CHEM F106X | General Chemistry II | 4 |
GEOS F213 | Mineralogy | 4 |
GEOS F214 | Petrology and Petrography | 4 |
GEOS F225 | Field and Computer Methods in Geology | 2 |
GEOS F304 | Geomorphology | 3 |
GEOS F309 | Tectonics | 3 |
GEOS F422 | Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | 3 |
GEOS F430 | Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology | 3 |
GEOS F454 | Field Geology 1,2 | 6 |
NRM F338 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
PHYS F123X | College Physics I | 4 |
PHYS F124X | College Physics II | 4 |
STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
or STAT F300 | Statistics | |
Electives | ||
Complete at least three of the following: | 7-10 | |
Big Geospatial Data | ||
Visible and Infrared Remote Sensing | ||
Undergraduate Research | ||
GIS Analysis | ||
Natural Resource Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
Complete 13 additional credits of upper-division courses approved by the undergraduate advisor including two courses from the following: | 13 | |
Structural Geology | ||
Paleobiology and Paleontology | ||
Paleontological Research and Laboratory Methods | ||
Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | ||
Geoscience Seminar | ||
Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods | ||
The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
Linear Algebra | ||
Total Credits | 66-69 |
- 1
GEOS F454 is offered at UAF during the summer of odd-numbered years. Students may substitute a 6-credit field geology class at another institution. The geology and geophysics undergraduate advisor will assist students in placement in an approved field geology class.
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
Paleontology
Code | Title | Credits |
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Paleontology Concentration Requirements | ||
Complete the following: | ||
CHEM F106X | General Chemistry II | 4 |
GEOS F213 | Mineralogy | 4 |
GEOS F214 | Petrology and Petrography | 4 |
GEOS F225 | Field and Computer Methods in Geology | 2 |
GEOS F314 | Structural Geology | 4 |
GEOS F315 | Paleobiology and Paleontology | 4 |
GEOS F317 | Paleontological Research and Laboratory Methods | 2 |
GEOS F322 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation | 4 |
GEOS F454 | Field Geology 1,2 | 6 |
GEOS F430 | Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology | 3 |
PHYS F123X | College Physics I | 4 |
STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
or STAT F300 | Statistics | |
Complete at least two from the following electives: | 5-7 | |
Palynology and Paleopalynology | ||
Mass Extinctions, Neocatastrophism and the History of Life | ||
Vertebrate Paleontology | ||
Undergraduate Research | ||
Complete the requirements for a minor in biological sciences | 20 | |
Total Credits | 69-71 |
- 1
GEOS F454 is offered at UAF during the summer of odd-numbered years. Students may substitute a 6-credit field geology class at another institution. The geology and geophysics undergraduate advisor will assist students in placement in an approved field geology class.
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.