The Hydrogeology concentration provides a rigorous education in geological aspects of surface and subsurface water science, resources and applications, while ensuring 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 resources. The concentration provides strong preparation for graduate education in hydrogeology and other water science, environmental, and resource disciplines.
Effective Fall 2023
Freshman | |||
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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 | Physical Geology for Scientists and Engineers | 3A | 4 |
GEOL 154 | Historical and Analytical Geology | 4 | |
MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
MATH 125 | Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
MATH 126 | Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
MATH 160 | Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 4 |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
Total Credits | 29 | ||
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 | 6 | |
Total Credits | 27-29 | ||
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 or 322 | Introduction to Geospatial Science Intro. to Geographic Information Systems | 4 | |
WR 416 | Land Use Hydrology | 3 | |
Select 6 credits from Directed Technical Electives 2 | 6 | ||
Nonpoint Source Pollution | |||
Wells and Pumps | |||
Applied Geophysics | |||
Environmental Geology | |||
Mineral Deposits | |||
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 | |||
Land Use and Water Quality | |||
Elective5 | 1-3 | ||
Total Credits | 26-28 | ||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |
- 1
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 | |||||
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Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
GEOL 150 | Physical Geology for Scientists and Engineers | X | 3A | 4 | |
MATH 124 | Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
MATH 125 | Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
MATH 126 | Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |||
Total Credits | 13 | ||||
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 | 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 | 3 | |||
CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | 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: | 3 | ||||
Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Historical Perspectives | 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 | 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 | |||||
Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
GEOL 344 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 14-16 | ||||
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 | 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 | 4 | |||
WR 416 | Land Use Hydrology | X | 3 | ||
Select one course from the following: | 4 | ||||
Introduction to Geospatial Science | |||||
Intro. to Geographic Information Systems | |||||
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 | |||
Elective | X | 3 | |||
The benchmark courses for the 9th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 13 | ||||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |