Aug 07, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Suggested Program - Bachelor of Science in Geology

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First Year

Fall Term

ENGL 1301 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3 ¹
CHEM 1111 - Fundamentals of Chm Lab Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1311 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1103 - Physical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 1303 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2413 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4 ⁸

Total 15

Spring Term

ENGL 1302 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3 ¹
CHEM 1112 - Fundamentals of Chm Lab Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 1312 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2414 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
Elective (GEOL 1304 , GEOL 1104 : Historical Geology and Laboratory recommended) Credit Hours: 4.0

Total 15

Second Year

Fall Term

GEOL 3370 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3130 - Paleobiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 3330 - Paleobiology Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2415 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2325 - University Physics I (lecture) Credit Hours: 3 ¹
PHYS 2125 - University Physics Laboratory I (lab) Credit Hours: 1

Total 15

Spring Term

GEOL 3340 - Geologic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3372 - Petrography Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 2125 - University Physics Laboratory I (lab) Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 2326 - University Physics II (lecture) Credit Hours: 3 ¹
Core distribution elective Credit Hours: 3.0
Core distribution elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Third Year

Fall Term

GEOL 3150 - Principles of Stratigraphy Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 3350 - Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3373 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 4330 - Intro To Geophysics Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1301 - The U.S. to 1877 Credit Hours: 3 or equivalent
Core distribution elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Spring Term

GEOL 3145 - Strctrl Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1
GEOL 3345 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3374 - Sedimentary Petrogenesis Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1302 - The U.S. Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3 or equivalent
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 13

Summer Session

GEOL 3355 - Field Geology I Credit Hours: 3 ⁹
GEOL 3360 - Field Geology II Credit Hours: 3 ⁹

Total 6

Fourth Year

Fall Term

Geoscience Elective (3000- or 4000-level) Credit Hours: 3.0
GOVT 2306 - US and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3 or equivalent
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 6.0

Total 12

Spring Term

Geoscience Elective (3000- or 4000-level) Credit Hours: 3.0
GOVT 2305 - US Government: Congress, President, & Courts Credit Hours: 3 or equivalent
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 6.0

Total 12

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.