2024-2025 Course Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Degree Core Requirements | ||
GEOS 2004 | Geosciences Career and Professional Development | 3 |
GEOS 2024 | Earth's Dynamic Systems | 6 |
GEOS 2444 | Geoscience Field Observations | 2 |
GEOS 3204 | Sedimentology-Stratigraphy | 3 |
GEOS 3404 | Elements of Structural Geology | 3 |
GEOS 3504 | Mineralogy | 3 |
Subtotal | 20 | |
Major Requirements | ||
GEOS 4024 | Senior Seminar 1 | 3 |
GEOG 2084 | Principles of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry 1 | 3 |
CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
STAT 3005 | Statistical Methods 1 | 3 |
or STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Computational Methods in the Geosciences | ||
Introduction to Programming in C | ||
Introduction to Programming in Python | ||
Subtotal | 16 | |
Option Required Courses | ||
Select one of the following: | 10-12 | |
Sequence 1 2 | ||
Elementary Calculus 3 | ||
Elementary Calculus 3 | ||
General Physics and General Physics Laboratory 3 | ||
Sequence 2 2 | ||
Calculus of a Single Variable 3 | ||
Calculus of a Single Variable 3 | ||
Foundations of Physics 3 | ||
BIOL 1105 & BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory 3 | 4 |
Select one of the following: | 4 | |
General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory 3 | ||
Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory 3 | ||
General Physics and General Physics Laboratory 3 | ||
or PHYS 2306 | Foundations of Physics | |
GEOG 1514 | Introduction to Meteorology | 3 |
EDCI 4024 | Humanizing the K-12 Classroom | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Motivating Yourself and Others 3 | ||
or EDEP 2374 | Educational Psychology for PK-12 Teachers | |
Childhood and Adolescence | ||
Introductory Psychology | ||
EDCI 3024 | Issues of Schooling in the United States 3 | 3 |
PHYS 1055 | Introduction to Astronomy 3 | 3 |
or GEOS 2014 | Mission to the Planets | |
GEOS 1024 | Earth Resources, Society, and Environment 3 | 3 |
or GEOS 1064 | Climate History: Past, Present, and Future | |
GEOS 3034 | Oceanography | 3 |
GEOS 3014 | Environmental Geosciences | 3 |
GEOS 3044 | Geosciences Outreach | 2 |
Subtotal | 44-46 | |
Elective Courses | ||
Select a minimum of 11-12 credits of the following: | 11-12 | |
Subtotal | 11-12 | |
Free Electives | ||
Complete remaining credit hours needed to satisfy degree 120 credit hour requirement | 8-11 | |
Subtotal | 8-11 | |
Pathways to General Education 4 | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (Advanced) completed by major/option requirements | ||
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences completed by major/option requirements | ||
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences completed by major/option requirements | ||
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (Foundation) completed by major/option requirements | ||
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (Advanced) completed by major/option requirements | ||
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States completed by major/option requirements | ||
Subtotal | 18 | |
Total Credits | 117-123 |
Credits may double-count for Major Requirements and Pathways.
See University Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Credits may double-count for Option Requirements and Pathways.
If requirements completed as outlined, 27 credit hours of Pathways will be satisfied by major/option requirements. Pathways requirements and approved courses are available online: http://www.cle.prov.vt.edu/guides/index.html
Notes:
Semester offered is subject to change. Please consult the timetable or your advisor for current information.
Graduation requires completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours with a GPA of 2.0 or greater for all hours attempted. In addition, students must have an in-major GPA of 2.5 or greater. The in-major GPA is calculated from all GEOS courses.
There are no hidden prerequisites, although some of the courses listed are prerequisites for other courses. Even when listed, prerequisites are subject to change. Please consult University Catalog for current information.
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation. Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
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