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Program checklist · BS

Geology, BS

Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0605
Total credits (published)
66-76
Credits (computed from items)
66-76
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196413
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196413_a5743040
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 for B.S. Degree in Geology

0 items

    Introductory Earth Science Courses

    1 item
    1. EAR 105& EAR 104
      Earth Scienceand Earth Sciences Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      or: EAR 203 Earth System Science
      4

    Note: EAR 104 is the laboratory course for EAR 105 and must be taken concurrently.

    0 items

      Sequence Earth Science Course

      1 item
      1. EAR 210
        4

      Required Ancillary Sciences and Mathematics

      9 items
      1. CHE 106& CHE 107
        General Chemistry Lecture Iand General Chemistry Laboratory I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. CHE 116& CHE 117
        General Chemistry Lecture IIand General Chemistry Laboratory II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. PHY 211& PHY 221
        General Physics Iand General Physics Laboratory I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. PHY 212& PHY 222
        General Physics IIand General Physics Laboratory II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. Any combination of Calculus I and Calculus II from the following list:
        Not resolved to a course
        6-8
      6. MAT 285
        3
      7. MAT 286
        3
      8. MAT 295
        4
      9. MAT 296
        4

      Introduction to Earth and Environmental Science Skills Set

      2 items
      1. EAR 201
        2
      2. EAR 204
        2

      Core Courses in Geology

      major core · 4 items
      1. EAR 314
        4
      2. EAR 317
        4
      3. EAR 333
        4
      4. EAR 417
        3

      Department Colloquium

      1 item
      1. EAR 483
        Departmental Colloquium
        As published: “Departmental Colloquium (taken in Junior or Senior Year)”
        1

      Divisions of Earth Sciences

      1 item
      1. Choose one from each block. Other courses may be substituted by petition.
        Not resolved to a course
        12-15

      Block 1: Solid Earth

      4 items
      1. EAR 403
        3
      2. EAR 418
        4
      3. EAR 431
        3
      4. EAR 435
        3

      Block 2: Water Science

      4 items
      1. EAR 311
        4
      2. EAR 401
        4
      3. EAR 413
        3
      4. EAR 419
        4

      Block 3: Ancient Climates and Ecosystems

      3 items
      1. EAR 325
        4
      2. EAR 405
        3
      3. EAR 415
        3

      Block 4: Quantitative Skills

      2 items
      1. EAR 402
        3
      2. EAR 410
        3

      Department Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Any lower or upper-division EAR or approved auxiliary science or math course(s)
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Summer Field Experience

      0 items

        (4-6 cr., by transfer, as approved field experience) This requirement consists of 6 credit hours of transfer credit as EAR 470. The requirement is satisfied by participation in an approved 4-6-week summer geological field camp, or through an alternative approved field program. The field experience is typically scheduled in the summer between junior and senior years, but completion of the requirement during the summer following graduation is also possible. Participation in the SU Abroad ‘Frontiers Abroad’ semester program in New Zealand also satisfies the field experience requirement. For enrollment in a traditional geological field camp, courses in Structural Geology and Sedimentary Geology may be required.

        1 item
        1. EAR 470
          1-6
        Source. Syracuse University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://coursecatalog.syracuse.edu/undergraduate/arts-sciences/geology-bs/. Captured page pages/0636.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.