Summary
General Program B.A.: A minimum of 55 credits for the combined major
and minor including: A Phy 105 or 140 or T Phy 141, A Phy 106 or 145,
108 or 150 or 151 or T Phy 151, A Phy 109 or 155; A Mat 101, 108, 111;
A Chm 120 or T Chm 130; A Env/Geo 105 or A Gog 101, Env/Geo 250; A Geo
221; A Atm 100 or 102 or 107, 210 or 210Z; one course from: A Gog 290,
304, 407, 431, 484, 431, 496; at least 15 credits from the following,
including at least two courses each with the Atm or Geo designation: A
Atm 211, A Atm 301, 304 or 304Z, 306, 307 or 307Z, 311, 335, 414,
Atm/Env 327, A Env/Geo 350, 435, 450, 466, A Geo 330, 331, 470, A Mat
113 or T Mat 119.
Undergraduate
Bulletin text (official degree requirements)
Geological Sciences Undergraduate
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Atmospheric
Sciences
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Detailed listing of required courses [Major combined with minor] Total credits (minimum) = 55
Supporting Sciences and Mathematics
PHY 105 Physics I (3)
PHY 106 Physics I Lab (1)
PHY 108 Physics II (3)
PHY 109 Physics II Lab (1)
MAT 101 Algebra & Calculus I (3)
MAT 108 Elementary Statistics (3)
MAT 111 Algebra & Calculus II (4)
CHM 120 Chemistry I (3)
Geological Sciences
ENV/GEO 105 Introduction to Environmental Science
(3), (or GOG 101N Introduction to
the Physical Environment (3))
GEO 221 Minerals, Rocks, and Geological Time (4)
ENV/GEO 250 Sustainable Development: Energy and Resources
(3)
Atmospheric Sciences
ATM 100N The Atmosphere (3), or ATM 102N Science and Major
Environmental
Issues (3), or ATM 107 The Oceans (3)
ATM 210 or 210Z Atmospheric Structure (3)
Geography
GOG 101N Introduction to the Physical Environment (3), (or ENV/GEO
105 Introduction to Environmental Science (3))
choose 1 course from:
GOG 290 Cartography (4)
GOG 304 Climatology (3)
GOG 407 Biogeography (3)
GOG 431 Climatic Change (3)
GOG 484 Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environ. (4)
GOG 496 Geographic Information Systems (3)
Electives (choose 12 credits minimum, and at
least two courses from each of ATM and ENV/GEO)
ENV/ATM 327 Meteorological and Environmental Measurement (3)
GEO 330 Structural Geology (3);
GEO 331 Field Excursions for Structural Geology (1);
ENV/GEO 350 Environmental Geochemistry (4)
ENV/GEO 435 Geohydrology (3)
ENV/GEO 450 Paleoclimatology (3);
ENV/GEO 466 Marine and Estuary Systems (3)
GEO 470 Tectonics (3)
ATM 211 Weather Analysis and Forecasting (4)
ATM 301 Surface Hydrology and Hydrometeorology (3)
ATM 304 or 304Z Air Quality (3)
ATM 306 Climate Variability and Change (3)
ATM 307 or 307Z Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry (3)
ATM 311 Severe and Unusual Weather Analysis and Forecasting (4)
ATM 335 Meterological Remote Sensing (3)
ATM 414 Air Pollution (3)
MAT 113 Calculus II (4)
Undergraduate Bulletin Course listings - Geology - Atmospheric Science - Chemistry - Environmental Science - Mathematics - Physics - Geography
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
ATM 100N The Atmosphere 3 | ATM 107N The Oceans 3 |
PHY 105N, 106 Physics I, Lab 4 | PHY 108,
109 Physics
II, Lab 4 |
MAT 101 Algebra & Calculus I 3 | MAT 111 Algebra & Calculus II 4 |
PSY 101M Introduction to
Psychology 3 (Gen Ed.) |
SOC 115M Introduction to
Sociology 3 (Gen Ed.) |
Gen. Ed.
3 |
UNL 206
Information Literacy in the Sciences 1 |
Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
ATM 210/Z Atmospheric Structure & Circ. 4 | ATM 211 Weather Analysis & Forecasting 4 |
ENV/GEO
105 Intro Envir. Sci. 3 or GOG 101N Intro. to the Physical Environment 3 |
ENV/GEO
250 Energy and Resources 3 |
CHM
120N General Chemistry I 3 |
2 Gen. Ed. 6 |
GEO 221 Minerals,
Rocks, and Geo. Time 3 |
|
Gen. Ed. 3 | |
Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
ATM 311 Severe Weather Analysis & Forecasting 4 | *GEO 350
Environmental Geochemistry 3 |
ATM 306 Climate
Variability and Change 3 |
#GOG 385 Remote Sensing of Environment 4 |
2 Gen. Ed. 6 |
Gen Ed. (JRL 300Z Introduction to Journalism 3) |
Elective 3 (#GOG 290) | Elective 3 (#GOG 414) |
|
Elective 3 |
Semester 7 | Semester 8 |
ENV/GEO 450
Paleoclimatology 3 |
Elective (GEO 435 Geohydrology 3) |
#GOG 496 Geographic Information Systems 3 | Elective 3 (#GOG 485) |
2 Electives 6 | Elective 3 |