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Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (56-57 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
KAD BSCI

 		 10002

10110		 Life on Planet Earth (3)
or
Biological Diversity (4)		 3-4
KAD CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I 4
KBS   10062 General Chemistry Laboratory I 1
KBS GEOL 11040 Earth Dynamics 3
KBS   11041 Earth Dynamics Laboratory 1
KBS   11042 Earth History 3
KBS   11043 Earth History Laboratory 1
    22000 Introductory Geology Seminar 1
    23063 Earth Materials I 4
    31070 Earth Materials II 4
    31080 Structural Geology 4
WIC   34061 Invertebrate Paleontology** 4
ELR   41092 Summer Field Camp 6
    44070 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4
  GEOL

MATH		 42035

30011		 Scientific Methods in Geology (3)
or
Basic Probability and Statistics (3)		 3
KMC MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5
KBS PHY 13001 General College Physics I 4
KBS   13021 General College Physics Laboratory I 1
Below are additional major requirements for students not declared in the Environmental Geology concentration.
  Upper-division Geology courses*** 15
  Choose one of the following series**** 5
KBS CHEM 10061 General Chemistry II (4)  
KBS   10063 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)  
    or  
KBS PHY 13002 General College Physics II (4)  
KBS   13022 General College Physics Laboratory II (1)  
III.  ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (42-44 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  Foreign Language***** 8-10
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6
  General Electives (1-2 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours		 13-15
IV.  CONCENTRATION (21-22 credits) counts in major GPA
  Environmental Geology concentration (21-22)  
MINIMUM TOTAL  121


* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

***The following courses may not satisfy major requirements: GEOL 41073 Geology of Ohio, GEOL 41077 Geology of the National Parks and GEOL 41079 All About Dinosaurs.

**** Both General Chemistry II and Lab and General College Physics II and lab are recommended for students intending to pursue Geology in graduate school.

***** Fulfills College General Requirement.

 

Environmental Geology concentration

For semester-by-semester sequencing for this program, view the 2013-2014 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21-22 credits)* courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
KBS CHEM 10061 General Chemistry II 4
KBS   10063 General Chemistry Laboratory II 1
  GEOL 32066 Geomorphology 4
    43040 Principles of Geochemistry 3
  Choose from the following upper-division courses: 9-10
  GEOL 42030 Remote Sensing (3)  
    42067 Introduction Hydrogeology (3)  
    42068 Contaminant Hydrology and Hydrogeology (3)  
    42074 Environmental Core and Well Logging (3)  
    42078 Engineering Geology (3)  
    43042 Environmental Geochemistry (3)  
    43044 Environmental Isotopes (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL  21

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.