Geology (BS)

Licensure: This program meets the educational requirements designed to lead to an occupationally required professional license or certificate in the state of Utah. Students pursuing occupations requiring a license or certificate in a state other than Utah should contact the appropriate BYU academic advisement center as well as the licensing agency in the state where they intend to work to seek information and guidance regarding licensure and certification requirements.

No D credit is allowed in major courses.

Requirement 1 — Complete 12 Courses

course - Physical Geology 4.0

course - Historical Geology 4.0

course - Field Studies 3.0

course - Geological Communications 3.0

course - Mineralogy 4.0

course - Petrology 3.0

course - Sedimentology & Stratigraphy 3.0

course - Structural Geology 3.0

course - GeoMathematics 3.0

course - Geological Field Methods 2.0

course - Geological Mapping 2.0

course - Geologic Writing 2.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 2 hours

Take 4 times.

course - Geology Seminar - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5

Requirement 3 — Complete 3 of 8 Courses

course - Geomorphology 3.0

course - Groundwater 3.0

course - Solid Earth Geophysics 3.0

course - Geochemistry 3.0

course - Petrography to Petrogenesis 3.0

course - Economic & Resource Geology 3.0

course - Intro Seismic Interpretation 3.0

course - Paleontology 3.0

Requirement 4 — Complete 1 of 2 Options

Option 4.1 — Complete 3 Courses

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course - General College Chemistry 2 3.0

course - Gen Coll Chem Lab 1.0

Option 4.2 — Complete 2 Courses

course - Principles of Chemistry 1 4.0

course - Principles of Chemistry 2 3.0

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0

course - Stat for Engineers & Scientist 3.0

Requirement 6 — Complete 5 Courses

course - Calculus 1 4.0

course - Calculus 2 4.0

course - General Physics 1 3.0

course - General Physics 2 3.0

course - Technical Communication 3.0