LC's Environmental Earth Science Major

You can visit the Earth Science and Geology page for more information.

In order to receive a baccalaureate degree in Environmental Earth Science, you must complete:

  • 59 required credits
  • 4 elective credits
  • the General Education Core
  • an exit interview with the division chair
  • a standardized written exit exam
  • a foreign language proficiency examination
  • a senior research project and oral defense

  • Major Requirements

    CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I4 Credits
    CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry II4 Credits
    PHYS 111 General Physics I *4 Credits
    PHYS 112 General Physics II *4 Credits
    MATH 160 Brief Calculus **4 Credits
    GEOL 100 Environmental Earth Science and Lab4 Credits
    GEOL 102 Historical Geology4 Credits
    GEOL 250 Earth Materials I & Lab4 Credits
    GEOL 251 Earth Materials II & Lab4 Credits
    GEOL 300 Quantitative Methods in Earth Science3 Credits
    GEOL 309 Introduction to Hydrogeology & Lab4 Credits
    GEOL 335 Earth Surface Process & Lab4 Credits
    GEOL 371 Geographic Information Systems & Lab4 Credits
    GEOL 421 Structural Geology4 Credits
    GEOL 499 Research Project and Seminar4 Credits

    Total Required Courses59 Credits

    * The Engineering Physics sequence PHYS 211 Engineering Physics I and PHYS 212 Engineering Physics II may be substituted for the General Physics sequence.

    ** MATH 170 Calculus I may be substituted for Brief Calculus.


    Elective Courses

    GEOL 409 Groundwater Hydrogeology & Contaminant Transport4 Credits
    GEOL 435 Surficial Geology and Geologic Hazards4 Credits
    GEOL 471 Computer Cartography, Risk Assessment & Planning4 Credits

    Total Elective Courses4 Credits

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