NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - FARGO, N D



Updated: June 9, 2011

DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

CORE REQUIREMENTS


Course Number Course Name Credits
Geosciences, Geography and Soil Science Courses
Geog 455 Geographic Information Systems 3
Geol 105 / 105L Physical Geology, w/ lab 4
Geol 106 / 106L The Earth Through Time, w/ lab 4
Geol 440 Quaternary Biology 4
Geol 457 Structural Geology 4
Geol 410 Sedimentology/Stratigraphy 4
Geol 412 Geomorphology 3
Geol 420 / 421 Mineralogy, w/ lab 6
Geol 422 / 423 Petrology/Petrography, w/ lab 6
Geol 450 Field Geology 3
Geol 491 Seminar (take twice) 2
Soil Sci 444 Soil Genesis and Survey 4
Subtotal
47
Mathematics Courses
Math 103,105 College Algebra and Trigonometry (as needed) 6
Math 146,147 Applied Calculus I and II 8
or
Math 165, 166 Calculus I and II 8
Subtotal
8 - 14
Chemistry Courses
Chem 121 / 121L General Chemistry w/ lab I 4
Chem 122 / 122L General Chemistry w/ lab II 4
or
Chem 150 / 160 Principles of Chemistry w/ lab 4
Chem 151 / 161 Principles of Chemistry w/ lab 4
Subtotal
8
Physics Courses
Physics 211 / 211L College Physics I w/ lab 4
Physics 212 / 212L College Physics II w/ lab 4
or
Physics 251 / 251L University Physics I w/ lab 6
Physics 252 / 252L University Physics II w/ lab 5
Subtotal
8 - 11
Skills Courses
Comp. Sci. 122
or 160
or 227
BASIC
Computer Science I
Computing Fundamentals I
3
English 324 Writing in the Sciences 3
Subtotal
6

TOTAL CORE REQUIREMENTS
76 - 86

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