College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog Progression Plans are for planning purposesonly; see the catalog for official details.
Geology, Bachelor of Science
Progression Plan-Classic Geophysics - EmphasisCampus Availability
- Flagstaff
Year 1
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| 1. | GLG 101 or GLG 112 or ENV 115 | 3 |
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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. |
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| 2. | GLG 103L or GLG 112L | 1 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
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| 3. | CHM 151 General Chemistry I | 4 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
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| 4. | CHM 151L General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Lab Science. |
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| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| Notes: GLG 490 is not required, but is highly recommended. | |||||
| 6. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | GLG 102 Historical Geology | 3 |
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| 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 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also meet a Liberal Studies requirement: Science & Applied Science. |
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| 6. | Foundation English | 4 | |||
Year 2
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | MAT 137 Calculus II | 4 |
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Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER Notes: This course may also satisfy a Liberal Studies requirement: Math Foundation. |
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| 2. | PHY 161 University Physics I | 4 | |||
| 3. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| 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 | |||
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| 1. | GLG 240 Introduction To Field Methods And Report Writing | 3 | |||
| 2. | PHY 262 University Physics II | 3 |
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| Notes: PHY 262L is not required. | |||||
| 3. | MAT 238 Calculus III | 4 | |||
| Grade Required: GRADE OF "C" OR BETTER | |||||
| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| Notes: GLG 490 is not required, but is highly recommended. | |||||
Year 3
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | GLG 309 Earth Materials | 4 | |||
| 2. | GLG 350W Geologic Communication And Topics | 3 | |||
| 3. | MAT 239 or PHY 301 | 3 |
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| Notes: If you choose PHY 301, note the required pre-requisites and plan to complete them accordingly. | |||||
| 4. | GLG 259:259L, 360, 451, or 460 | 4 |
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| Notes: If you select GLG 259, be sure to add GLG 259L manually. | |||||
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| 1. | GLG 324 Sedimentology And Stratigraphy | 4 | |||
| 2. | GLG 315 Petrology | 4 | |||
| 3. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 4. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| 5. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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Year 4
| Course Description | Units | Notes | |||
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| 1. | GLG 435 Structural Geology | 4 | |||
| 2. | GLG 470 Physics And Chemistry Of Earth | 4 | |||
| 3. | Geology major elective | 3 | |||
| 4. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| 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 | |||
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| 1. | GLG 440C Advanced Geologic Field Methods II | 5 | |||
| 2. | Geology major elective | 3 | |||
| 3. | Liberal Studies and/or Diversity | 3 |
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| Notes: Courses in US Ethnic and Global Diversity are required. Double dipping liberal studies and diversity is encouraged. See academic catalog for details. | |||||
| 4. | General Elective Course | 3 |
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| Notes: GLG 490 is not required, but is highly recommended. | |||||
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.
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