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Program checklist · B.A.

Geosciences

Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
30.3501
Total credits (published)
44-45
Credits (computed from items)
86-94
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195526
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195526_9154b5d6
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

19 items
  1. GE 101
    4
  2. Select an approved course in analytical methods:
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. ID 210
    Introduction to GIS
    As published: “Introduction to GIS (or equivalent)”
    4
  4. Select one of the following supporting sciences, by the end of junior year: 1
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  5. CH 125
    4
  6. CH 126
    4
  7. PY 130
    4
  8. Select one of the following Quantitative Skills courses, by the end of the junior year: 1
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  9. MA 111
    4
  10. MA 113
    4
  11. MS 104
    4
  12. MS 204
    4
  13. BI 235
    4
  14. EC 237
    4
  15. GE 235
    4
  16. Complete the Senior Coda Course
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  17. GE 377
    1
  18. Select seven additional GE or GP courses to meet the following requirements:
    Not resolved to a course
    23-28
  19. One other 3 or 4 credit GE course, at any level
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4

Two 200-level courses, at least 3 credits each 2

0 items

    Three 300-level courses, at least 3 credits each 3

    2 items
    1. One must be a Writing in the Major course:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. GE 211
      Climatology
      or: GE 301 Hydrogeologic Systems
      or: GE 304 Geomorphology
      4

    Additional courses beyond the major requirements may be recommended for you, depending on your personal interests and goals. Talk with a Geosciences faculty member for guidance.

    major core · 17 items
    1. GE 101& GE 377
      Earth Systems Science with Laband Senior Seminar In Geosciences
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    2. Select an approved course in analytical methods:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. ID 210
      4
    4. GE 305
      4
    5. Select one of the following by the end of junior year:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    6. CH 125
      4
    7. CH 126
      4
    8. Select one of the following by the end of the junior year:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    9. MA 113
      4
    10. MA 204
      Probability and Statistics
      Not resolved to a course
    11. MS 204
      4
    12. GE 235
      4
    13. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. PY 130
      4
    15. BI 107
      Mol Cell Found of Life
      As published: “Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Life”
      4
    16. BI 108
      4
    17. Select eight additional GE or GP courses, including: 1
      Not resolved to a course
      24

    Select one of the following:

    6 items
    1. GE 211
      4
    2. GE 216
      4
    3. GE 301
      4
    4. GE 304
      4
    5. GE 306
      4
    6. GE 316
      4

    Select at least two at the 200 level 2

    0 items

      Select at least three at the 300 level 3,4

      0 items
        Source. Skidmore College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.skidmore.edu/departments-programs/geosciences/. Captured page pages/0103.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.