GEOLOGY AS A PROFESSION

If you are curious about the natural world and like to be out-of-doors, might find a career as a geologist interesting and rewarding. Geologists study rocks, fossils, soils, waters, and the Earth's deep interior in order to learn the history of the Earth and to discover valuable resources such as oil, minerals, and safe water supplies. Geologists also work with engineers in making geologic studies of sites for such things as power plants, bridges, landfills, or radioactive waste disposal. If our present lifestyle is to continue, geologists must find 
ever-increasing amounts of energy and metallic mineral resources. Geologists are employed by energy and resource companies, consulting firms, state and federal agencies, schools and universities.

Many jobs in geology require a Master's degree, so if you are planning a career in geology you should anticipate four years of undergraduate study and two years in graduate school. Most graduate students have a part-time university job that pays for their schooling, and many find summer jobs in geology that enhance their education as well as provide additional income.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN GEOLOGY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH

The faculty of the Department of Geology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is proud of its reputation for offering an excellent undergraduate program. The success of UW Oshkosh graduates reflects this excellence, which has been further verified by formal expert evaluation. The seven faculty members, all of whom hold the Ph.D. degree, were carefully chosen to represent a wide range of geological specialities. Each is actively engaged in research as well as teaching. Thirty undergraduate courses are offered, and each is taught by a faculty member with special expertise developed by graduate study and research. There are presently over 50 geology majors.

The Department of Geology has excellent facilities and equipment. It occupies a remodeled building with specialized laboratories and space for student research. Students have the opportunity for "hands-on" experience with scientific equipment that at many schools is available only to graduate students. Instrumentation includes a state-of-the-art, computerized Rigaku X-ray diffractometer for rock and mineral study, water-well monitoring and logging systems for use in 2 water wells adjacent to Harrington Hall, and geophysical equipment such as a Global Positioning System receiver, gravity meter, 48-channel seismograph, proton precession magnetometer, and earth resistivity instruments. At present there are nine computers specifically designated for student use.

The Department offers majors in Geology and in Secondary Earth Science Education. There are three emphases within the Geology major. Most students select either the Professional Emphasis in Geology or the Professional Emphasis in Hydrogeology. Both emphases require credits in chemistry, mathematics, physics, and computer science in addition to those in geology.  Either of these emphases is recommended for students planning graduate school. Former students with these emphases have told us they were very well prepared for graduate school. The Professional Emphasis in Hydrogeology also is suitable for students who will seek employment as a hydrogeologist following graduation. The Liberal Arts Emphasis in Geology is for students who want a general, non-professional liberal arts education leading to either a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree. The Secondary Earth Science Education major is designed for education majors who want to teach Earth Science at the junior or senior high school level.

The Geology faculty members want to help students through the program and guide them toward graduation. Because of this we ask all majors to see their geology advisor each semester before they register. This is an opportunity for students to make sure they are taking the right courses, have the proper prerequisites, get recommendations about courses, or ask questions and seek guidance about their life after graduation.

Students may request a specific advisor or be assigned an advisor--it's up to the ndividual.  New majors may do either by going to the Geology Department office. Students may also ask to change advisors at any time.

For additional information on advising and geology as a career, and otherhelpful links, visit http://www.uwosh.edu/geology/advising.html.

THE GEOLOGY FACULTY OF UW OSHKOSH

Dr. George J. Hudak

Dr. Hudak teaches Physical Geology, Lithology, Mineral Deposits, Seminar in Volcanology, Advanced Mineralogy and Spring Field Trip courses, in addition to Physical Geology Labs. Dr. Hudak's research interests consist of field-based, petrographic and geochemical evaluations of Precambrian submarine volcanic environments and metamorphosed hydrothermal alteration mineral assemblages associated with Neoarchean volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (VMS) and occurrences in Minnesota, Canada, and Wisconsin. He is currently evaluating the physical volcanology, hydrothermal alteration, structural geology, and mineral potential for VMS and gold deposits in several locations throughout North America, including the Vermilion District of northeastern Minnesota, the Timmins area of northeastern Ontario, and the Sturgeon Lake region of northwestern Ontario with colleagues from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, Laurentian University, the Geological Survey of Canada, the Ontario Geological Survey, and industry. Additionally, he has consulted for numerous minerals industry companies on epithermal deposits, volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, and GIS-based ore deposit modeling. He has co-authored several papers, contributed to books on Precambrian caldera volcanism and associated submarine ore deposits, given numerous talks and poster presentations at professional conferences, and has taught short courses and led geological field trips for numerous professional organizations and mineral exploration firms. Dr. Hudak's undergraduate research colleagues from UW Oshkosh have consistently received Best Student Research Awards from the Institute on Lake Superior Geology and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Prior to joining UW Oshkosh, Dr. Hudak completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, worked as a consultant for several mineral exploration companies, and obtained five years' experience as a hydrogeologist for engineering and remediation consulting firms. Dr. Hudak holds Professional Geologist Licenses in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. He received his B. A. degree from Carleton College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota (Duluth). Dr. Hudak is also the Associate Director of the Precambrian Research Center at the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Dr. Daniel J. Lehrmann

Dr. Lehrmann teaches courses in paleontology, stratigraphy and basin analysis, historical geology, and field geology. His primary research interests are in the areas of stratigraphy and sedimentology of carbonate rocks, micropaleontology, and reef paleoecology. His current research focuses on the evolution of carbonate platforms and reefs in China and Indonesia, and the end Permian mass extinction.

Since he began at UW Oshkosh, he has published more than twenty papers in journal publications. His research has benefitted greatly from the extensive involvement of undergraduate students as they completed independent research studies. Many students have presented their projects at professional meetings, have co-authored journal publications and have gone on to graduate school and careers in the petroleum industry.

His Ph.D. is from the University of Kansas. Prior to joining the geology faculty in 1996, Dr. Lehrmann worked as a petroleum geologist for Shell Oil Company and Exxon Production Research.

Dr. William N. Mode

Dr. Mode's research on glacial geology, palynology, and climatic change has taken him to Baffin Island, Alaska, Russia, and the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The glacial geology of Wisconsin is also of interest to Dr. Mode as he is a native of Wisconsin. Currently he is collaborating with geologists at the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey on mapping Waupaca County. Dr. Mode admits that research on surficial geology is actually easier to do in arctic areas than in Wisconsin, because the trees don't get in the way in the Arctic. While he is Department Chair, Glacial Geology, Geomorphology, and Honors Geology are Dr. Mode's teaching responsibilities. Dr. Mode's Ph.D. is from the University of Colorado, and he spent one year at Ohio State University as a post-doctoral fellow before coming to Oshkosh.

Maureen A. Muldoon

Dr. Muldoon teaches three hydrogeology courses (Physical, Chemical and Field Methods), as well as Environmental Geology. She also teaches a geology field trip to the Colorado Plateau and an Environmental Studies field course in Belize.

Maureen’s research focuses on applied groundwater questions throughout Wisconsin and all of her projects at UW-Oshkosh have involved undergraduate research assistants. Her research interests include investigation of groundwater quality and flow in carbonate rocks, relationship between carbonate stratigraphy and hydraulic properties, land-use impacts on groundwater quality, and delineation of wellhead protection zones in fractured rock.

Dr. Muldoon is a licensed professional geologist and hydrologist in Wisconsin and she occasionally consults on projects that address the hydrogeology of fractured carbonate aquifers. Before joining the staff at UW Oshkosh, she worked as a hydrogeologist with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey for almost 11 years where she conducted groundwater research throughout Wisconsin, worked with several counties on inventories of their groundwater resources, and taught several short courses.

Maureen received her A.B. degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dr. Timothy S. Paulsen

Tim teaches Structural Geology and Tectonics, Geophysics and Geotectonics, Introduction to Field Methods, Applied Field Methods, and Field Geology (i.e., field camp in Park City, Utah). Tim is a structural geologist and his research focuses on understanding mountain building in North America, India, and Antarctica. Prior to joining the Geology Department faculty in the fall of 1999, he did a three-year post-doctoral study at the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University. Tim received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1997, where he studied fold-thrust belt deformation in the Wasatch Range of Utah. He is currently working with students on projects focused on understanding the Tertiary structural evolution of Antarctica and the North America Cordillera.

Tom Suszek

Tom joined the UW Oshkosh Department of Geology as their Associate Instrumentation Specialist in 2000. He has been involved in procuring and cataloguing rock and mineral specimens, maintenance of all field equipment, rock preparation equipment and laboratory instruments, creating new hall displays, and establishing EPA compliance throughout Harrington Hall. In addition, Tom trains and supervises students as tutors, proctors, and outreach presenters, and in the use of instruments and laboratories. He is also part of the permanent summer Field Camp faculty.

Tom is a native of Wisconsin and a UW Oshkosh geology Alum. He received his M.S. degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with emphasis in sedimentary and economic geology. Tom has been involved in exploration for precious and base metals throughout the upper great lakes region for nearly 15 years. His area of expertise is in the recognition of environments of deposition conductive to the formation of sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits, and sedimentary and volcanic rocks associated with intracontinental rifting.

Dr. Jennifer Wenner

Dr. Wenner teaches courses in physical geology, mineralogy, optical and X-ray mineralogy, geochemistry, igneous and metamorphic petrology, and field trips to Death Valley and the Sierra Nevada.  Her research interests include both the generation of continental crust (using geochemistry and geochronology) and best teaching practices for increasing college students’ quantitative skills.  Her current crustal research involves geochemical and volcanological study of basaltic cinder cones associated with the southernmost Cascade volcano, Lassen Peak, California.  In the past, her crustal research has taken her to ancient and modern volcanoes in California, Oregon, Missouri, Wisconsin, Washington and New England.  Since 2001, approximately a dozen students have traveled with Jen to complete a variety of field and geochemical projects dealing with the generation and evolution of continental crust.  Each of these students received grants to complete the research (through GSA, Sigma Xi, UWOshkosh, etc.) and many of them have presented the results of their research at national and regional meetings.  In 2006, Jen received a CCLI grant from the National Science Foundation to build web resources for geoscience students to increase their quantitative skills.  Her education research has taken her to Minnesota, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, California and Washington State.  She holds a B.A. from Carleton College (1992) and a Ph.D. from Boston University (2001).

Christie Demosthenous

This is Christie's 10th year with the UW Oshkosh Department of Geology. Her teaching responsibilities currently include labs and lecture for both Environmental Geology and Physical Geology.

She received an AB in Geology from Colgate University and an MS in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she specialized in clay mineralogy.

Her research at Illinois focused on determining the alteration history of volcanic rocks from the island of Ischia in Italy. Christie served as a teaching assistant for a variety of geology classes while at the University of Illinois and Colgate University. Prior to coming to Oshkosh, she worked at the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University using
radar imagery to study the structural architecture of the Transantarctic Mountains and the distribution of volcanic cones in Antarctica.

SUPPORT STAFF 

The Department could not function without the support of Teresa Brown, Department secretary. Most geology majors will get to know Teresa for one reason or another--removing a stop so you can register, borrowing a key to get into a lab, etc.

Dr. Fetter retired (well before reaching retirement age) in 1998. Since then he has remained active as a consulting hydrogeologist and as author of hydrogeology textbooks. The fourth edition of his popular text Applied Hydrogeology has been published, and his other text, Contaminant Hydrogeology, is in its second edition. Dr. Fetter divides his time between Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Oshkosh, and his famous red Jaguar has been replaced by a white one. Dr. Fetter and his wife are traveling a lot to visit their three children and seven grandchildren. They also like overseas travel and cruises.

Dr. Norris W. Jones

After 32 years of teaching Physical Geology, Optical Mineralogy, X-Ray Mineralogy, Petrology, and sundry other courses, Emeritus Professor Jones retired at the end of Spring Semester, 2000. His golf game reportedly has improved ever since, though he thinks the reporters must have been watching someone else. Dr. Jones's sixth edition of his popular Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology, co-authored by his son Charles (U. of Pittsburgh), was published by McGraw-Hill in early 2007. We hope his lab manual will continue to be available because our geology labs use it. 

Dr. Gene L. LaBerge

Dr. LaBerge is still Mr. Wisconsin Geology," although he retired in 1998 after teaching for 33 years in the Geology Department. He continues his field work in the Precambrian of Wisconsin and northern Michigan, sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey. The most recent project involves mapping and studying ejecta from a hugh meteorite that landed at Sudbury, Ontario 1,850 million years ago. Fallout extends across Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ontario, and provides a unique "time-line" for correlating rocks throughout the region. His book, Geology of the Lake Superior Region, is currently in its fifth printing. Gene and Sally continue their lifelong interest in traveling. Since retiring, they have made four trips to Alaska, two to Australia and two trips to Brazil. Their latest adventure was a month long trip to Namibia (in southern Africa) in October, 2007, where Gene and Sally, and several others, were taken on a multi-day trip visiting the alluvial diamond mines in the area by former student, Kakia Kakia (A.K.A. Kakia Mathews, a 1986 grad). This was perhaps the most unique and intersting trip they have been on, thanks to Kakia. They also continue to enlarge their collection of fine minerals.

Dr. Thomas S. Laudon

T.S. officially retired in the fall of 1997. During his 34 years in the Department he led our Yukon field camp for 32 summers, and at one time or another taught Geophysics, Geologic Field Methods, Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Environmental Geology, Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Glacial Geology and Physiography, and organized and led spring break field trips to Kentucky, Oklahoma, the Florida Keys, the Alabama Gulf Coast, and the Llano. Following retirement he taught Field Camp for two more summers, organized and led three geological treks in the Himalayas through the Continuing Education Branch, and served as geological guru on six cruise ship voyages to Antarctica. His recent projects include coping with assorted geriatric infirmities (memory, knees, legs, golf scores, etc,.), revisiting Tagish Lake and the Brooks as often as possible, sorting through the many geologic treasures he and his father accumulated over the years and deciding how they can be used best to benefit others, assisting on the University of Missouri Rolla field camp in South Africa in 2004, and writing up some loose ends relating to his Antarctic research, and visiting children and grandchildren, all of whom live in the West:  Kathy in Fort Collins, Julie in San Diego, Leslie in Sacramento, Carrie in Houston, and Joe in Bozeman. TS and Sue are enjoying their homes on Lake Winnebago in the summer, and on the golf course in Las Cruces NM in the winter and urge any former geo students who are in the neighborhood to stop in and see them.(They're in the white pages).

Dr. James W. McKee

Professor McKee, who retired in 1996, continues his geological research in Mexico while beginning a new career as a farmer. Before he retired he taught Paleontology and Stratigraphy, led several Spring Field Trips to Mexico, and taught field camp with Dr. Laudon for many years. When not doing research, he wrestles steers, grows beans, and sells erratics.

Dr. Brian K. McKnight

Professor McKnight retired in 1999. He used to teach honors geology, structural geology, sedimentology, and oceanography. He also operates a wine shop in town where he can be found Thursdays through Saturdays. His field trips involve visiting vineyards and wineries in places like France and Germany. Brian is also writing stories that are being published in his hometown newspaper. They are mostly about growing up in a "Huckleberry Finn" existence in the Kickapoo River Valley but in the future will include articles about the local geology of Southwestern Wisconsin.

There are three emphases in the Geology major:  (1) Professional Emphasis in Geology; (2) Professional Emphasis in Hydrogeology; and (3) Liberal Arts Emphasis.  Students who wish to pursue a double major (e.g., Geology and Biology) may want to consider formulating an Individually Planned Major and should consult with the Department Chairperson.

All emphases require completion of the core courses (102, 110, or 150; 109; 205; and 206)
as well as a writing emphasis course (311, 320, or 335).

Many geology courses have prerequisites and you should pay attention to these.  Note that Chemistry, 32-105 must be taken before or concurrently with Mineralogy, 51-205, and that chemistry courses have math prerequisites.

Many geology courses are offered beyond the required ones listed below. Geology students should
consider taking some of those courses, especially 444 (Research in Geology) and 446 (Independent Study), to gain research experience, and 445 (Geology Internship), to gain pre-professional experience.

Geology Requirements (Professional Emphasis in Geology)     Credits

*Physical Geology, 51-102 OR Honors: Geology, 51-110
          OR Environmental Geology, 51-150                     4
Evolution of the Earth, 51-109                                 4
Mineralogy, 51-205                                             4
Lithology, 51-206                                              4
Paleontology, 51-309                                           3
Sedimentology, 51-314                                          3
Geophysics & Geotectonics, 51-326
              OR Geochemistry, 51-369                          3
Structural Geology & Tectonics, 51-331                         3
Field Geology, 51-344 or equivalent                            6
Two of the following:   
Optical Mineralogy, 51-307; Petrology, 51-308;
Stratigraphy & Basin Analysis, 51-311; Geomorphology, 51-320;    
Mineral Deposits, 51-322; Physical Hydrogeology, 51-365;
Geophysics & Geotectonics, 51-326 OR Geochemistry, 51-369      6       
                        Total Credits in Geology              40

*51-102 OR 51-110 is recommended.


Requirements Outside Geology                                Credits

1.  Chemistry 32-105 and 32-106                               10
       
2.  Physics 82-107 and 82-108                                 10
        OR Physics 82-109 and 82-110 (recommended)            10
 
3.  Calculus, 67-171 and 67-172                                8

4.  Computer Science 34-142 OR 34-221, OR Geography            3
        50-371 OR 50-391, OR Mathematics 67-201


Electives

For students who would like to take additional courses in science or math, these are recommended.

1.  Biology 26-105 OR 26-107, 26-230 OR 26-231

2.  Quantitative Analysis, 32-221

3.  Mathematics 67-201 OR 67-301, 67-273

PROFESSIONAL EMPHASIS IN HYDROGEOLOGY

This emphasis is designed to prepare students for graduate studies in Hydrogeology, Environmental Science, Environmental Geology, or Water Resources Management programs. The curriculum is also suitable for students seeking employment in these areas without a graduate degree. Graduates with the degree will meet the educational requirements for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' statutory definition of a hydrogeologist.  At present, there are employment opportunities for hydrogeologists with a Bachelor's degree.  However, because employment conditions change, we urge students to seriously consider graduate studies before beginning a career in this area.


Geology Requirements (Professional Emphasis in Hydrogeology)    Credits

Physical Geology, 51-102 OR Honors: Geology, 51-110
        OR Environmental Geology, 51-150                         4
Evolution of the Earth, 51-109                                   4
Mineralogy, 51-205                                               4
Lithology, 51-206                                                4
Sedimentology, 51-314                                            3
Geomorphology, 51-320,
        OR Glacial Geology, 51-335                               3
Geophysics & Geotectonics, 51-326
        OR Geochemistry, 51-369                                  3
Structural Geology & Tectonics, 51-331                           3
Physical Hydrogeology, 31-365                                    3
Chemical Hydrogeology, 31-366                                    3

Field Geology, 51-344 or equivalent                              6

                                  Total Credits in Geology      40

Requirements Outside Geology

1.  Chemistry 32-105 and 32-106                                 10
     
2.  Physics 82-107 and 82-108                                   10
        OR 82-109 and 82-110 (recommended)                      10

3.  Calculus, 67-171 and 67-172                                  8

4.  Computer Science 34-142 OR 34-221, OR Geography              
        50-371 OR 50-391, OR Mathematics 67-201                  3

Electives  (Professional Emphasis in Hydrogeology)

For students who would like to take additional courses in related areas, these are recommended.

1. Geology 370 & 371 (Field Methods in Hydrogeology I & II)

*2.  Principles of Economics, 36-206 and 36-207

 3.  Natural Resource Economics, 36-355

 4.  Mathematics 67-201 or 301, 67-273, 67-371

 5.  Biology 26-105, 26-106, 26-233

 6.  Chemistry 32-221, 32-235, 32-320, 32-347
                                                  

* These courses satisfy General Education requirements.

LIBERAL ARTS EMPHASIS IN GEOLOGY

This emphasis is for students who may not plan to work as geologists or who have goals that are not compatible with the other emphases.

Geology Requirements  (Liberal Arts Emphasis)           Credits

Physical Geology, 51-102 OR Honors Geology, 51-110 OR 
    Environmental Geology, 51-150                       4-5
Evolution of the Earth, 51-109                            4
Mineralogy, 51-205                                        4
Lithology, 51-206                                         4
Electives in Geology (including a 3 credit writing       18
emphasis course.)
                          Total Credits in Geology       34

Requirements Outside Geology

Two semesters of Chemistry (105 and 106) or Physics      10
(107 and 108 or 109 and 110) are required. Because
Chemistry 105 is a pre- or co-requisite for
Mineralogy (Geology 205), Chemistry is recommended.

RECOMMENDED FLOW SCHEMES FOR MAJORS IN GEOLOGY

While each student's schedule is different, the following flow scheme may help you plan your undergraduate program. For the first two years, the Professional Emphases in Geology and Hydrogeology are the same. You will need to select an emphasis when you reach your junior year. Some junior-senior courses are only offered every other year. Further, note the following prerequisites of chemistry, math, or physics:             

Because the Department of Geology is a relatively small program, several upper-level courses
are taught every other year. When you are planning your class schedule, it is important to
anticipate when a course will be taught. The list that follows is our current plan for offering geology courses for the next two years.

NOTE: Class schedules are tentative and may change due to availability of faculty and number of students who enroll.

ANY EMPHASES

FRESHMAN
                                                                   Total
Fall I & II                                               Credits  Credits
Geology         51-102  Physical Geology                    4
                  OR
                51-150  Environmental Geology               4

Chemistry       32-105  General Chemistry                   5
English         38-101  College English I                   3
Mathematics     67-103  Introduction to College Algebra     3

Electives:                                                  1-3


Fall III
Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                   15-18

Spring I & II
Geology 51-109  Evolution of the Earth              4
Geology 51-140  Intro to Field Methods              1
                 (not required)
Chemistry       32-106  General Chemistry                   5
Mathematics     67-108  Pre-Calculus                        5
                                               

Spring III
Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                   15-18

SOPHOMORE
                                                                   Total                                                
Fall I & II                                               Credits  Credits                                 
Geology         51-205  Mineralogy                          4
Mathematics     67-171  Calculus I                          4
                                           
Computer Science 34-142 or 34-221,
                  OR
Geography 50-371 or 50-391,
                  OR
Mathematics 67-201                                          3

Electives                                                   3


Fall III
Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                   15-18

Spring I & II
Geology         51-206  Lithology                           4
Mathematics     67-172  Calculus                            4
English         Advanced Composition: Sciences, 38-318      3
Electives                                                   3


Spring III
Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                   15-17

PROFESSIONAL EMPHASIS IN GEOLOGY

JUNIOR
                                                                   Total
Fall I & II                                               Credits  Credits
Geology         51-309  Paleontology                        3
                51-314  Sedimentology                       3
                51-320  Geomorphology                       3
                   OR
                51-365  Physical Hydrogeology               3

Physics         82-107  General Physics                    
                    OR
                82-109  General Physics                     5

Electives                                                  1-9


Fall III
Electives                                                  1-3
                                                                   15-18

Spring I & II
Geology         51-331  Structural Geology & Tectonics      3
                51-311  Stratigraphy & Basin Analysis       3
                  OR
                51-369  Geochemistry                        3
                  OR
                51-308  Petrology                           3
                  OR            
                51-322  Mineral Deposits                    3
                51-342  Applied Geologic Field
                          Methods (not required)            2

Physics         82-108  General Physics
                  OR 
                82-110  General Physics                     5

Electives                                                 1-4   

                                                                   14-17
Summer                          
Geology         51-344  Field Geology                       6
                                                                    6

PROFESSIONAL EMPHASIS IN HYDROGEOLOGY

JUNIOR
                                                                   Total        
Fall I & II                                               Credits  Credits
Geology         51-320  Geomorphology                       3
                  OR
                51-335  Glacial Geology                     3
                51-314  Sedimentology                       3
                51-365  Physical Hydrogeology               3

Physics         82-107  Geomorphology                      
                  OR
                82-109  General Physics                     5

Electives                                                 1-4


Fall III
Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                    15-18
                                                        
Spring I & II                                           
Geology         51-331  Structural Geology & Tectonics      3
                51-369  Geochemistry                        3
                  OR
                51-326  Geophysics & Tectonics              3
                51-366  Chemical Hydrogeology               3
                51-370 & 371 Field Methods in               3
                              Hydrogeology I & II


Physics         82-108  General Physics
                  OR
                82-110  General Physics                     5

Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                    16-19

Summer
Geology         51-344  Field Geology                       6

                                                                    6

Electives                                                 6-8
                                                                   12-14

SECONDARY EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION MAJOR (continued)
                                                                   Total
JUNIOR                                                   Credits   Credits

Fall I & II
Geology         51-309  Paleontology                        3
                51-320  Geomorphology            
                  OR
                51-335  Glacial Geology                     3
Astronomy       82-103  The Solar System                    4
Education       14-201  Individual, School & Society        3
Education       16-352  Child & Youth w/Disabilities        3
Health          55-405  Health Problems of High School      2
                                        
                                                        
Fall III
Electives                                                 1-3
                                                                   15-18
                                                                                                        
Spring I & II                   
Geology         51-328  Oceanography                        3
                51-331  Structural Geology & Tectonics      3
                51-342  Applied Geologic Field
                          Methods (not required)            2
                        Geology Electives                   3
Geography       50-121  Weather & Climate               4

Electives AND Education Courses                          9-12
                                                                   18-21

Summer
Geology         51-344  Field Geology                     6

                                                                    6

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OFFERINGS IN GEOLOGY

Course
Number          Course Name                         Credit  Offerings

51-102          Physical Geology                    4       Every semester  
        
51-109          Evolution of the Earth              4       Every semester

51-110          Honors: Geology                     5       Spring

51-140          Introduction to Field
                  Methods                           1       Spring (even years)

51-150          Environmental Geology               4       Every semester

51-205          Mineralogy                          4       Fall

51-206          Lithology                           4       Spring

51-302          Seminar in Geology                  1       (As scheduled.)

51-306          X-ray Mineralogy