Group Science Minor for Geology Majors (26 hours)

The group science minor is designed for students not electing a mathematics, chemistry, physics, or biology minor. Some modification of these requirements may be made in consultation with the student’s departmental advisor. This minor is not acceptable for education majors and minors.

Required Courses Hours

Biological Sciences (4 hours)

BIOS 1050 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3 hours
BIOS 1100 - Biology Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
Or
BIOS 1120 - Principles of Biology Credits: 3 hours
BIOS 1100 - Biology Laboratory Or
BIOS 1500 - Molecular and Cellular Biology Credits: 4 hours
Or
BIOS 2320 - Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Credits: 4 hours

Chemistry (8 hours)

CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1 hour
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1 hour

Physics (10 hours)

Either

PHYS 1130 - General Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 1140 - General Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
PHYS 1150 - General Physics II Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 1160 - General Physics II Laboratory Credits: 1 hour

OR

PHYS 2050 - University Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 2060 - University Physics I Laboratory Credits: 1 hour
PHYS 2070 - University Physics II Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 2080 - University Physics II Laboratory Credits: 1 hour

Electives

At least 4 credit hours selected from the physical or biological sciences with approval of student’s advisor.