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Program checklist · Minor

Geosciences

College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Geosciences minor is a flexible six-course program for students of any major who want to explore this discipline beyond the introductory level. Students considering this minor are advised to complete their first geoscience course (ideally GEOS 150 Introduction to Geology) by the end of sophomore year, and they are advised to declare the minor no later than the end of spring semester junior year.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166124
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166124_2e36f337
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Required introductory course:

    1 item
    1. GEOS 150
      Introduction to Geology Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Geology”
      1

    Three Geosciences electives at the 200 or 300 level:

    electives · 7 items
    1. BIOL 234
      Freshwater Ecology Lab Course count
      As published: “Freshwater Ecology Lab”
      0.5
    2. CHEM 325
      Environmental Forensics Course count
      As published: “Environmental Forensics”
      1
    3. ENVS 235
      Climate Science Course count
      As published: “Climate Science”
      1
    4. GEOS 210
      Geomorphology Course count
      As published: “Geomorphology”
      1
    5. GEOS 270
      Watershed Hydrology Course count
      As published: “Watershed Hydrology”
      1
    6. GEOS 310
      Paleoclimatology Course count
      As published: “Paleoclimatology”
      1
    7. GEOS 350
      Oceanography Course count
      As published: “Oceanography”
      1

    One additional Geoscience elective at any level:

    electives · 0 items

      A course from the list above or

      4 items
      1. ENVS 125
        Introduction to Climate Change Course count
        As published: “Introduction to Climate Change”
        1
      2. GEOS 120
        Geohazards Course count
        As published: “Geohazards”
        1
      3. GEOS 401
        Undergraduate Research Course count
        As published: “Undergraduate Research”
        1
      4. GEOS 405
        Directed Reading Course count
        As published: “Directed Reading”
        1

      One additional Geoscience elective at any level or a complementary course from the list below:

      electives · 0 items

        A course from the list above or

        9 items
        1. BIOL 233
          Freshwater Ecology Course count
          As published: “Freshwater Ecology”
          1
        2. BIOL 275
          Biological Statistics Course count
          As published: “Biological Statistics”
          or: ECON 149 Statistical Analysis
          or: PSYC 200 Statistics
          or: SOCL 226 Social Statistics
          or: STAT 220 Statistics
          1
        3. CHEM 231
          Equilibrium & Reactivity Course count
          As published: “Equilibrium & Reactivity”
          1
        4. CSCI 131
          Techniques of Programming Course count
          As published: “Techniques of Programming”
          1
        5. ENVS 245
          Sustainable Energy Course count
          As published: “Sustainable Energy”
          1
        6. ENVS 247
          Introduction to Geographic Info Systems Course count
          As published: “Introduction to Geographic Info Systems”
          1
        7. MATH 136
          Calculus
          As published: “Calculus 2”
          2
        8. PHYS 115
          Introductory Physics 1: Mechanics, Fluids and
          As published: “Introductory Physics 1: Mechanics, Fluids and Waves”
          1.25
        9. STAT 130
          Introduction to Data Science Course count
          As published: “Introduction to Data Science”
          1
        Source. College of the Holy Cross, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.holycross.edu/academic-plans/environmental-studies/geosciences-minor/. Captured page pages/0021.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.