Earth Science Minor

(All colleges)

24 credits

GEO 101Earth Environments4
GEO 221Weather and Climate4
GEO 222Earth Surface Processes and Landforms4
Select two of the following:6
Polar Environments
Meteorology
Biogeography
Sustainable Water Resource Management
Past Environmental Change
River Systems
Environmental Hazards
Complete six additional credits, three of which must be at the 300-level or above, from the list above or the following:6
Global Climate Change
Geographic Information Systems and Science I
Sustainable Development and Conservation
Geographic Information System and Science II
Geospatial Field Methods
Geospatial Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Remote Sensing of the Environment I
Map Design and Geovisualization
Remote Sensing of the Environment II
Internship in Geography and Earth Science 1
Web Mapping
Scripting in GIS
Special Topics in Geography/Earth Science
Geographic Information System and Science III
Independent Study 1
Seminar in Geography/Earth Science
Undergraduate Research 1
Total Credits24
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Only three credits from a combination of GEO 450 or GEO 490 or GEO 499 will apply.

All geography majors who select the earth science minor must take 54 GEO unduplicated credits in the courses listed across their major and minor.

A maximum of six credits may be double counted between the General Education Program and the minor.