Bingo Sheet for Bachelor of Science
Bingo Sheet for Bachelor of Arts
IPFW General Education Requirements (34 credits)
13 credits in IPFW General Education I, including:
MA 227-228 Calculus for Technology
0 credits in IPFW General Education Area II
CHM 115 General Chemistry (credits included in core requirements, below).
0 one of the following (credits included in core requirements, below)
GEOL G100 General Geology with G100L (4 credits)
GEOL G103 Earth Science Materials and Processes (3 credits)
GEOL G210 Oceanography with G100L (4 credits)
GEOG G107 Physical Geography with G100L (4 credits)
AST A100 The Solar System with G100L (4 credits)
6 credits in IPFW General Education Area III
6 credits in IPFW General Education Area IV
3 credits in IPFW General Education Area V
6 credits in IPFW General Education Area VI
School of Arts and Sciences Requirements (11 credits)
3 credits in ENG W 233 or other approved sophomore writing course
8 credits in the first year of a modern foreign language
Core Requirements (42-43 credits)
8 CHM 115-116 General Chemistry
3 GEOL G104 Earth Science: Evolution of the Earth
3 GEOL G211 Introduction to Paleobiology
3 GEOL G221 Introductory Mineralogy
3 GEOL G222 Introduction to Petrology
2 GEOL G319 Elementary Field Geology
3 GEOL G323 Structural Geology
3 GEOL G334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
8 PHYS 220-221 General Physics
3-4 One of the following:
GEOL G100 General Geology with G100L Lab
GEOL G103 Earth Science: Materials and Processes
GEOL G210 with G100L Lab
GEOG G107 Physical Geography with G100L Lab
AST A100 The Solar System with G100L Lab
3 credits in a STAT or CS course approved by your advisor
Option Requirements (15-18 credits)
15-18 credits in the Environmental Geology Option or Geology Option (see below)
Electives (18-22 credits)
18-22 credits in approved electives to bring total credits to 124
Environmental Geology Option
This option will help you prepare for advanced study in environmental geology of for work as a professional geologist in the areas of water supply, waste management, geological hazards and engineering geology.
12 credits from the following:
3 GEOG G315 Environmental Conservation
3 GEOL G300 Environmental and Urban Geology
3 GEOL G406 Introduction to Geochemistry
3 GEOL G415 Geomorphology
3 GEOL G423 Methods in Applied Geophysics
3 GEOL G451 Principles of Hydrogeology
3 additional credits in 300- or 400-level geology courses
15 TOTAL
Geology Option
This is the traditional option in geology. It will help you prepare for advanced study in geology, or work as a professional geologist.
6-7 in a field camp experience (e.g., GEOL G429)
8 additional credits in 400-level geology courses
3 additional credits in 300- or 400-level geology courses
17-18 TOTAL
ITEMIZED CHANGES
The revised program:
1. Makes MA 227-228 acceptable for both BS options.
2. Reduces from 21 to 15 the number of credits in the Environmental Geology Option.
3. Creates elective choices in the Environmental Geology options.
4. Changes the field camp requirement from 7 to 6-7 cr in the Geology option.
5. Creates an opportunity to complete a 300-level elective in the Geology option.