Oct 03, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Geology Minor

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College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics > Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences > Geology Minor

Students who choose to minor in geology must complete the general requirements for a minor as well as the following:

Requirements

Geoscience:

GEOL 1130 - Physical Geology Lab Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 1330 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 1176 - Historical Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 1376 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 3.0

Elective Course Options:

9 semester hours of approved advanced geoscience electives:

GEOL 3130 - Paleobiology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 3145 - Structural Geology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0
GEOL 3330 - Paleobiology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3331 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3334 - Earthquakes Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3338 - Environmental Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3340 - Geologic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3345 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3370 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3372 - Petrography Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3373 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3377 - Oceanography Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 3383 - Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 4330 - Introduction to Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 4331 - Geospatial Analysis and Applications Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 4365 - Environmental Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0
GEOL 4397 - Selected Topics-Geology Credit Hours: 3 by consent of advisor

Note(s):

Students should consult the Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements section of this catalog for general information on the requirements for minors. Students must earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average on all courses attempted in the minor discipline at the University of Houston. Courses which by catalog statement cannot be applied toward a degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, or which have other relevant catalog restrictions will not be included in the minor grade point average.

No course may count toward the minor in which a grade of less than C- is earned.

This minor is not available to earth science majors.