Apr 16, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Suggested Program - Bachelor of Science in Geophysics

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First Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 1303 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3.0 ¹
CHEM 1111 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
CHEM 1331 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 1130 - Physical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 1330 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 1431 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4.0 ⁸

Total 15

Spring Semester

ENGL 1304 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3.0 ¹
CHEM 1112 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
CHEM 1332 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 1432 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4.0
Elective (GEOL 1376 , GEOL 1176 . Historical Geology and Lab recommended) Credit Hours: 4.0

Total 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

GEOL 3325 Rocks and Minerals Credit Hours: 3.0 or
GEOL 3370 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3.0 if GEOL 3372 - Petrography Credit Hours: 3.0 is taken as Advanced Geoscience Elective
MATH 2433 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4.0
PHYS 1321 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0
PHYS 1121 - Physics Laboratory I Credit Hours: 1.0
HIST 1377 - The U S To 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
Core Curriculum Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Spring Semester

GEOL 3340 - Geologic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 3321 - Engineering Mathematics Credit Hours: 3.0
PHYS 1122 - Physics Laboratory II Credit Hours: 1.0
PHYS 1322 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1378 - The U S Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
Core Curriculum Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Third Year

Fall Semester

GEOL 3350 - Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3150 - Principles of Stratigraphy Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 4330 - Introduction to Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0
MATH 3363 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1336 - U.S. and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 13

Spring Semester

GEOL 4370 - Global Seismology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3345 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3145 - Structural Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
MATH 3364 - Introduction to Complex Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1337 - U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
Advanced Geophysics Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Summer Semester

GEOL 4355 - Geophysical Field Camp Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 3

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

GEOL 4381 Geophysical Signals and Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
Advanced Geophysics Electives Credit Hours: 6.0
Core Curriculum Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 12

Spring Semester

Advanced Geophysics Elective Credit Hours: 3.0
Advanced Geoscience Elective Credit Hours: 3.0
Core Curriculum Elective Credit Hours: 3.0
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 4.0

Total 13

Note(s):

This suggested program is recommended for well-prepared, full-time, entering freshmen who are not working. Modifications to this sequence may be desirable for working, part-time, and transfer students.

Geosciences courses are commonly offered on a one or two year cycle. Therefore it is the student’s responsibility to become familiar with course scheduling and the prerequisites for courses and to consult with the undergraduate advisor regularly.

All students are responsible for the completion of 36 advanced semester hours required for a University of Houston degree.