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Rensselaer Catalog 2012-2013 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2012-2013 [Archived Catalog]

Hydrogeology


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The program shown below requires a total of 124 credit hours. The program leads to a B.S. in Hydrogeology.

First Year


Fall


  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring


  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Second Year


Fall


  • CSCI 4961 Data Science Credit Hours: 3
    (See footnote 2)
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4
     

Spring


  • Biology Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Third Year


Fall


  • Elective Credit Hours: 2-4
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring


  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Fourth Year


Spring


  • Culminating Experience Credit Hours: 3-4
  • Electives Credit Hours: 10-11

Electives


A total of 30 credit hours of free electives is required. These electives should be designed to provide a depth of understanding in a subdiscipline of hydrogeology (e.g., geology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, engineering, etc.). A limited list of suggested courses for free electives includes the following:

Footnotes


  1. Biology Requirement: BIOL 1010 if taken in the second year, but may be BIOL 4320 if taken in the third or fourth year.
  2. It is highly recommended that students take this course during the fall term of the second year

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