College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Geology, Bachelor of Science
Progression Plan-Classic Applied Geology - EmphasisCampus Availability
- Flagstaff
Year 1
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GLG 101 or GLG 112 | 3 |
|
||
|
Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: GLG 101/103 is recommended. This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
|||||
| 2. | GLG 103L or GLG 112L | 1 |
|
||
|
Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
|||||
| 3. | CHM 151 General Chemistry I | 4 |
|
||
|
Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
|||||
| 4. | CHM 151L General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
|
||
|
Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
|||||
| 5. | ENV 115 Climate Change | 3 | |||
| 6. | General Elective Course | 3 | |||
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GLG 102 Historical Geology | 3 | |||
| 2. | GLG 104L Historical Geology Lab | 1 | |||
| 3. | CHM 152 General Chemistry II | 3 | |||
| 4. | CHM 152L General Chemistry II Lab | 1 | |||
| 5. | MAT 136 Calculus I | 4 |
|
||
|
Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
|||||
| 6. | Foundation English | 4 | |||
Year 2
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MAT 137 Calculus II | 4 |
|
||
| Notes: This course may also satisfy a Liberal Studies requirement: Math Foundation. | |||||
| 2. | GLG 259 Principles Of Geomorphology | 3 | |||
| 3. | GLG 259L Principles Of Geomorphology Laboratory | 1 | |||
| 4. | PHY 161 University Physics I | 4 | |||
| 5. | Applied Geology Major Elective | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: Chose in consultation with your advisor. | |||||
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PHY 262 University Physics II | 3 | |||
| 2. | STA 270 Applied Statistics | 3 | |||
| 3. | GSP 239 Introduction To Geographic Information Systems | 4 | |||
| 4. | GLG 240 Introduction To Field Methods And Report Writing | 3 | |||
| 5. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
Year 3
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PHI 331 Environmental Ethics | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry. | |||||
| 2. | GLG 309 Earth Materials | 4 | |||
| 3. | GLG 360 Applied Geology | 4 | |||
| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GLG 324 Sedimentology And Stratigraphy | 4 | |||
| 2. | GLG 350W Geologic Communication And Topics | 3 | |||
| 3. | Applied Geology Major Elective (GLG 315) | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: GLG 315 is a pre-requisite to an upcoming required course, GLG 340. It is encouraged that one of the applied GLG electives be GLG 315 to ensure you meet pre-requisites to upcoming required coursework. | |||||
| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 5. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
Year 4
| Course Description | Units | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GLG 340 Intermediate Geologic Field Methods | 2 | ||
| 2. | GLG 435 Structural Geology | 4 | ||
| 3. | GLG 450 Principles Of Applied Geology | 2 | ||
| 4. | GLG 451 Hydrogeology | 4 | ||
| 5. | GLG 460 Intro to Applied Geophysics | 4 |
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GLG 475 Environmental Geochemistry | 4 | |||
| 2. | GLG 440C Advanced Geologic Field Methods II | 5 | |||
| 3. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
|
||
| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
General Information
Progression Plans are intended to provide a general road map related to the sequencing of courses. The use of Progression Plans does not constitute a contract with the University. Progression Plans are a planning tool to help you define a pathway towards degree completion.
The NAU academic catalog is the official, authoritative source for all academic requirements and policies. Any discrepancies in curricular requirements from other sources will default to the academic catalog as the official, authoritative source. For a full description of degree requirements and course descriptions, refer to the Academic Catalog (link at the top of the page).
Some courses may have prerequisites and/or require an appropriate placement score (i.e. Mathematics and English). If you do not have the prerequisite course(s) or placement, you may have to take more courses than are presented on the Progression Plan.
If you are an NAU student, Jacks Planner (an interactive version of progression plans) may be available to you. To get to Jacks Planner, log into your Student Center in LOUIE and click on Jacks Planner.