Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Geology-Geography

Geology (B.S.)



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Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Semester Hours required for the Geology Major: 67 semester hours

The Geology Major requires students to fulfill a total of 67 semester hours. The core curriculum consists of 58 semester hours of required courses and 9 semester hours from department electives.

Required courses for all Geology Majors: 58 semester hours


  • All students completing a major in geology must take a summer field course equivalent to six credit units. The summer field camp must be one from a select list of department-approved courses in consultation with a department advisor.

Major electives:


9 semester hours of electives must be taken from the following A and B lists:

B List


A maximum of 3 semester hours can be used from the following courses to meet the elective requirement:

Footnote:


(Major GPA based on all geology and required earth science and geography courses taken at EIU.)

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