GEOL 1121 - Physical Geology (3)
Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from all Learning Support and ESL requirements
Co-requisites: GEOL 1121L (Applies to students entering Fall 2011 or after)
This course is the study of the earth and the processes which shape it. The course offers an overview of plate tectonics, volcanism, earthquakes, mountain building, weathering, erosion, soil, origin of minerals and rocks, and water and energy resources. A field trip is optional.
GEOL 1121H - Physical Geology (Honors) (3)
Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from all Learning Support and ESL requirements and acceptance into the Honors Program
Co-requisites: GEOL1121R (Applies to students entering Fall 2011 or after).
This course is GEOL 1121 for Honors students.
GEOL 1121L - Physical Geology Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from all Learning Support and ESL requirements.
Co-requisites: GEOL 1121
This is a laboratory to accompany GEOL 1121. The laboratory provides practical experience in identifying common rocks and minerals, examining aerial photos and satellite images, and reading topographical and geologic maps.
GEOL 1121R - Physical Geology Laboratory(Honors) (1)
Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from all Learning Support and ESL requirements and acceptance into the Honors Program
Co-requisites: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1121H.
This course is GEOL 1121L for Honors students and is the laboratory to accompany GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1121H.
GEOL 1122 - Historical Geology (3)
Prerequisites: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1121H, and GEOL 1121L or GEOL 1121R
Co-requisites: GEOL 1122L (Applies to students entering Fall 2011 or after)
This course is the study of the history of earth and life through time. It provides an overview of evolution, fossils, dinosaurs, geologic time, radiometric dating, origin of the earth, environments, and the geologic history of North America. A field trip is optional.
GEOL 1122H - Historical Geology (Honors) (3)
Prerequisites: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1121H, and GEOL 1121L or GEOL 1121R, and acceptance into the Honors Program
Co-requisites: GEOL 1122R (Applies to students entering Fall 2011 or after)
This course is GEOL 1122 for Honors students.
GEOL 1122L - Historical Geology Laboratory (1)
Prerequisites: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1121H, and GEOL 1121L or GEOL 1121R
Co-requisites: GEOL 1122
This is a laboratory to accompany GEOL 1122. The laboratory provides practical experience in studying sedimentary rocks to interpret depositional processes and environments, examining fossils and their use in age determinations, correlating rock units, interpreting geologic history from maps, and examining the regional geology of North America.
GEOL 1122R - Historical Geology Laboratory (Honors) (1)
Prerequisites: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1121H, and GEOL 1121L or GEOL 1121R, and acceptance into the Honors Program
Co-requisites: GEOL 1122 or GEOL 1122H
This course is GEOL 1122L for Honors students and is the laboratory to accompany GEOL 1122 or GEOL 1122H.
GEOL 2650K - Earth and Space Science for Middle School Teachers (4)
Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from all Learning Support and ESL requirements and EDUC 2110 or students with degrees
This course covers basic principles from the fields of Geology, Astronomy, Oceanography, and Meteorology including map interpretation, minerals and rocks, processes acting at the Earth's surface and within the Earth, plate tectonics, geologic time and dating, composition and motions of the Earth, the solar system, phases of the moon, origin and life cycles of stars, galaxies, water movements, ocean floor, weather and climate. Laboratory exercises supplement the lecture material. This course does not meet program of study requirements for the associate's degree in education.