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

HASS 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

HASS 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: 3-4
(See footnote 2 below)
HASS 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)
HASS 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
HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4

ERTH 2120 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 2210 - Field Methods Credit Hours: 3
ERTH 4070 - Sedimentology/Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 4

Spring

Elective Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 4
HASS 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
(see footnote 3 below)
Electives Credit Hours: 10-11

ERTH 4970 - Out-of-Classroom Experience in Earth Sciences Credit Hours: 2 to 4
or
ERTH 4980 - Undergraduate Researh Thesis Credit Hours: 2 to 4

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 4620 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4700 - Freshwater Ecology Credit Hours: 4
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 - Data Structures Credit Hours: 4
ECSE 4510 - Digital Control Systems Credit Hours: 3
ERTH 2100 - Introduction to Geophysics Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 2140 - Introduction to Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4200 - Applied Micropaleontology Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4540 - Organic Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4
ERTH 4690 - Aqueous Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4
ISYE 4140 - Statistical Analysis 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 or an approved alternate life sciences course
CSCI 4350 Data Science (3 credits) recommended. It is highly recommended that students take this course during the fall term of the second year.
The culminating experience will be associated with earning 3 to 4 academic credits in a URP project, Independent Study, or Out of Classroom Experience (e.g., as a co-op or intern).

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Hydrogeology

First Year

Fall

Spring

Second Year

Fall

Spring

Third Year

Fall

Spring

Fourth Year

Fall

Spring

Electives

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