UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Geology Academic Plan

Bachelor of Science Degree. Geology. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Plant and Earth Science Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing (CW) - 3
General Education Class (SB or HF) - 3
GEOL 101 Introduction to Geology (S) - 3
MATH 166 Calculus 1 - 4
HEAL 108  Health and Fitness for Life (HW) - 1

Total semester credits - 14

ENGL 200 Reading, Writing and the Disciplines - 3
General Education Class (SB or HF) - 3
GEOL 150 Historical Geology - 4
GEOL 102  Introduction to Geology lab - 1
CHEM 111 General Chemisry - 4
CHEM 116 General Chemistry Lab I -1

Total semester credits - 16

Sophomore
Year

General Education Class (HB or SF) - 3
COMS 101 Fundamental of Communications or CS course - 3
GEOL 230 Mineralogy - 4
GIS 250 Intro to Geographic Information Science - 3
Elective - 3

Total semester credits - 16

General Education class (EC) - 3
MATH 226 Fundamentals of Statistics - 3
SOIL 120 Introduction to Soil Science - 3
GEOL course - 3
Elective - 3

Total semester credits - 15

Junior
Year

General Education class (SB or HF) - 3
GIS course - 3
GEOL course - 3
University Req Global Perspectives (GP) - 3
Elective - 3

Total semester credits - 15

GEOL course - 4
GEOL 326 Structural Geology - 4
GEOL 37X  Regional Field Trip - 1
PHYS 121 Algebra-Based Physics - 5

Total semester credits - 14

Senior
Year

GEOL 362 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology - 4
GEOL course - 4
GEOL 485 Senior Research Project - 1
Elective - 2
Capstone** - 3
** Usually taken in summer prior/after senior year

Total semester credits - 14

GEOL course -3
Professional practice - 3
Elective - 3
Elective -3
University Req American Cultural Diversity (ACD) - 3

Total semester credits - 15

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Ed. and University Classes - 41 cr.
Major Requirements - 39 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 24 cr.
Directed Electives - 16 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

 

 
 

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman
Year

ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing (CW) - 3
General Education Class (SB or HF) - 3
GEOL 101 Introduction to Geology (S) - 3
MATH 147 College Algebra and Trigonometry - 3
HEAL 108  Health and Fitness for Life (HW) - 1

Total semester credits - 13 cr

ENGL 200 Reading, Writing and the Disciplines CA) - 3
General Education Class (SB or HF) - 3
GEOL 150 Historical Geology - 4
GEOL 102  Introduction to Geology lab - 1
CHEM 111 General Chemisry - 4
CHEM 116 General Chemistry Lab I - 1

Total semester credits - 16 cr

Sophomore
Year

General Education Class (SB or HF) - 3
COMS 101 Fundamental of Communications or CS course - 3
GEOL 230 Mineralogy - 4
BIOL 150 General Biology - 3
GEOG 212 Weather and Climate - 3 

Total semester credits - 16 cr

General Education class (EC) - 3
MATH 226 Fundamentals of Statistics - 3
SOIL 120 Introduction to Soil Science - 3
GEOL/ESM/SOIL course - 3
GIS 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Science - 3

Total semester credits - 15 cr

Junior
Year

General Education class (SB or HF) - 3
GIS course - 3
GEOL/ESM/SOIL course - 3
ESM 360 Applied Hydrologyand Water Quality - 4
University Req Global Perspectives (GP) - 3

Total semester credits - 16 cr

GEOL/ESM/SOIL course - 4
GEOL 327 Geomorphology and Glacial Geology - 4
GEOL37X - 1
PHYS 121 Algebra-Based Physics I - 5

Total semester credits - 14 cr

Senior
Year

GEOL course - 4
GEOL/ESM/SOIL course - 4
GEOL 485 Senior Research Experience - 1
ESM course - 3
Capstone - 3**
**Usually taken in summer prior/after senior year

Total semester credits - 15 cr

GEOL/ESM/SOIL course - 4
GEOL/ESM/SOIL course - 4
Professional practice - 3
University Req American Cultural Diversity (ACD) - 3

Total semester credits - 14 cr

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Ed. and University Classes - 41 cr.
Major Requirements - 39 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 24 cr.
Directed Electives - 16 cr.

Credits to Degree - 120 cr.