Undergraduate Bulletin

Spring 2025

Major SBC Courses for the BS in Geology

This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2).

SBC Category

Required Major Courses

Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)

ARTS    
GLO    
HUM    
LANG (see Note 4)    
QPS   AMS 151, AMS 161, MAT 123, MAT 125, MAT 126, MAT 127, MAT 131, MAT 132, MAT 141, MAT 142, MAT 171
SBS    
SNW GEO 103, CHE 131, CHE 132 GEO 102, GEO 122, GEO 303, PHY 125, PHY 126, PHY 131, PHY 141
TECH GEO 366 GEO 420
USA    
WRT    
STAS   GEO 304, GEO 307, GEO 311, GSS 313, MAR 340
EXP+   GEO 305, GEO 444, GEO 467, GEO 475, GEO 476, GEO 487, GEO 488
HFA+    
SBS+    
STEM+ GEO 407, GEO 467 GEO 318, GEO 320, GEO 404, GEO 407, GEO 467, MAR 304
CER GEO 497  
DIV (see Note 5)    
ESI GEO 496 GEO 330, GSS 313
SPK GEO 497  
WRTD GEO 496  

Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.

Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options. 

Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.

Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG). 

Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:

  • Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
  • Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
  • Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later