The minor program in geological sciences is meant for students who would like to acquire a basic knowledge of geology in addition to their major area of study.

For more information, please visit the Geological Sciences website.

Requirements

The College of Arts and Sciences' requirements for a minor include a minimum of 18 credit hours in the minor area, including a minimum of 9 upper-division credit hours.

All coursework applied to the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better; no pass/fail work may be applied. The grade point average for all minor degree coursework must be equal to 2.000 (C) or higher. Students are allowed to apply no more than 9 credit hours, including 6 upper-division credit hours, of transfer work toward a minor.

The departmental requirements for the minor are listed below. The department strongly urges students interested in pursuing a minor in geology to consult a departmental advisor.

Required Courses and Credits

Introductory Courses
Lectures
Select two of the following 1000-level introductory courses:6
Exploring Earth 1
Exploring Earth for Scientists
Dodos, Dinos, and Deinococcus: The History of a Habitable Planet 2
Geology of Colorado
Global Change: An Earth Science Perspective
Water, Energy and Environment: An Introduction to Earth Resources
Our Deadly Planet
Our Microbial Planet
Introductory Laboratory Course
GEOL 1030Introduction to Geology Laboratory 11
Laboratory or Field-Oriented Course
Select at least one of the following laboratory or field-oriented courses:2-4
Planet Earth
Introduction to Field Geology
Introduction to Mineralogy
Statistics and Geographic Data
Structural Geology
Principles of Geophysics
Paleobiology
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Oceanography
Remote Sensing of the Environment
Earth Surface Processes
Geology Electives
Additional geology coursework to bring the total upper-division credit hours to 9 and total credit hours in geology to 18.7-9
Total Credit Hours18