The Hydrogeology concentration provides a rigorous education in surface and subsurface water science, resources and applications, and ensures that students are well prepared for a variety of geosciences careers. Students will be particularly well prepared for employment in environmental, water resource, geotechnical, and groundwater disciplines, and for public- or private-sector careers managing or assessing water and environmental resources. The concentration provides strong preparation for graduate education in hydrogeology and other water science, environmental, and resource disciplines.
Effective Fall 2024
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| GEOL 1501 | Dynamic Earth (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| GEOL 154 | Historical and Analytical Geology | 4 | |
| GEOL 192 | New Student Seminar--Exploring Geosciences | 1 | |
| MATH 160 | Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 4 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| Select one from the following: | 3 | ||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| GEOL 232 | Mineralogy | 3 | |
| GEOL 344 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentology | 4 | |
| GEOL 364 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 4B | 4 |
| MATH 161 | Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 4 |
| PH 141 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1) | 3A | 5 |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Junior | |||
| GEOL 366 | Sedimentary Petrology and Geochemistry | 4A,4B | 4 |
| GEOL 372 | Structural Geology | 4B | 4 |
| GEOL 376 | Geologic Field Methods | 4A,4C | 3 |
| MATH 261 | Calculus for Physical Scientists III | 4 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-5 | ||
| Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Soil Physics | |||
| STAT 301 or 315 | Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods Intro to Theory and Practice of Statistics | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 24-26 | ||
| Summer | |||
| GEOL 436 | Geology Summer Field Course | 4C | 6 |
| Total Credits | 6 | ||
| Senior | |||
| GEOL 452 | Hydrogeology | 4 | |
| GEOL 454 | Geomorphology | 4 | |
| MATH 340 | Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 | |
| NR 319 | Introduction to Geospatial Science | 4 | |
| WR 416 | Land Use Hydrology | 3 | |
| Select 6 credits from the Directed Technical Electives list: 2 | 6 | ||
| Basic Hydrology | |||
| Nonpoint Source Pollution | |||
| Wells and Pumps | |||
| Glacial Geology | |||
| Critical Zone Science | |||
| Geodetic and Near-Surface Geophysical Methods | |||
| Applied Geophysics | |||
| Environmental Geology | |||
| Mineral Deposits | |||
| Independent Study: Environmental/Engineering Geology | |||
| Research | |||
| Petrophysics and Well Log Interpretation | |||
| Geostatistics | |||
| Sedimentary Basin Analysis | |||
| Petroleum Geology | |||
| Groundwater Modeling | |||
| Advanced Topics in Hydrogeology | |||
| Use of Tracers in Hydrogeology | |||
| Solid Earth Inverse Methods and Practices | |||
| Partial Differential Equations | |||
| Linear Algebra I | |||
| Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | |||
| Soil Physics | |||
| Watershed Measurements | |||
| Land Use and Water Quality | |||
| Water Quality Analyses | |||
| Electives5 | 3-5 | ||
| Total Credits | 28-30 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
GEOL 110, GEOL 120, GEOL 122, or GEOL 124 in combination with GEOL 121 may be substituted for GEOL 150.
- 2
At least one of the selected courses must be a geology course.
- 3
Only one credit may be used to fulfill the Directed Technical Elective requirement.
- 4
May be selected as a Directed Technical Elective if not taken in the junior year to fulfill the physics requirement.
- 5
Select enough credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- 400-level).
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| GEOL 150 | Dynamic Earth (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| GEOL 192 | New Student Seminar--Exploring Geosciences | X | 1 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | X | 3C | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 1 | |
| GEOL 154 | Historical and Analytical Geology | X | 4 | ||
| MATH 160 | Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 4 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | X | 3 | ||
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | X | 1 | ||
| GEOL 232 | Mineralogy | X | 3 | ||
| GEOL 344 | Stratigraphy and Sedimentology | X | 4A | 4 | |
| MATH 161 | Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| GEOL 364 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | X | 4B | 4 | |
| PH 141 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 5 | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Historical Perspectives | X | 3D | 3 | ||
| CHEM 113 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| GEOL 366 | Sedimentary Petrology and Geochemistry | X | 4A,4B | 4 | |
| MATH 261 | Calculus for Physical Scientists III | X | 4 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3-5 | |||
| Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Soil Physics | |||||
| GEOL 344 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 11-13 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| GEOL 372 | Structural Geology | X | 4B | 4 | |
| GEOL 376 | Geologic Field Methods | X | 4A,4C | 3 | |
| Select one course from the following: | X | 3 | |||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||||
| Intro to Theory and Practice of Statistics | |||||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| GEOL 436 | Geology Summer Field Course | X | 4C | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 6 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| GEOL 452 | Hydrogeology | X | 4 | ||
| MATH 340 | Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations | X | 4 | ||
| NR 319 | Introduction to Geospatial Science | X | 4 | ||
| WR 416 | Land Use Hydrology | X | 3 | ||
| GEOL 366 must be completed by the end of Semester 8. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 9 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| GEOL 454 | Geomorphology | X | 4 | ||
| Directed Technical Electives (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | X | 6 | |||
| Electives | X | 3-5 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 9th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 13-15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||