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

CHEM 1100 - Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 1100 - Geology I: Earth’s Interior Credit Hours: 4
MATH 1010 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4

Spring

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

CHEM 1200 - Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 1200 - Geology II: Earth’s Surface Credit Hours: 4
MATH 1020 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4

Second Year

Fall

CSCI xxxx - Computer Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

MATH 2010 - Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1100 - Physics I Credit Hours: 4

Spring

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

MATH 2400 - Introduction to Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1200 - Physics II Credit Hours: 4

Third Year

Fall

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

ERTH 2120 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 2210 - Field Methods Credit Hours: 3

Spring

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

ERTH 2140 - Introduction to Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4

Fourth Year

Fall

Elective Credit Hours: 4

ENVE 2110 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4190 - Environmental Measurements Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4710 - Groundwater Hydrology Credit Hours: 4

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:

BIOL 4320 - Geomicrobiology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4620 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4700 - Freshwater Ecology Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 2210 - Organic Compounds and Reactions Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 2220 - Organic Synthesis Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 4410 - Macroscopic Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 4420 - Microscopic Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4810 - Chemistry of the Environment Credit Hours: 4
CIVL 4240 - Introduction to Finite Elements Credit Hours: 3
CSCI 1200 - Computer Science II Credit Hours: 4
DSES 4140 - Statistical Analysis Credit Hours: 4
DSES 6110 - Introduction to Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3
ECSE 4510 - Discrete Time Systems Credit Hours: 3
ENVE 4220 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 3
ERTH 2100 - Introduction to Geophysics Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4540 - Organic Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4690 - Aqueous Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4
MATP 4600 - Probability Theory and Applications Credit Hours: 4
MATP 4700 - Mathematical Models of Operations Research Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 2350 - Experimental Physics Credit Hours: 4

Footnotes

Biology Requirement: BIOL 1010 if taken in the second year, but may be BIOL 4320 if taken in the third or fourth year.