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Program checklist · B.S.

Geosciences, B.S.

Union College · Schenectady, 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.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0606
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196866
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196866_a56fbeb0
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 the Major

0 items

    A minimum of eleven courses in the department including

    18 items
    1. Any 100 level Geoscience course with a laboratory (or ENS 100)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Choose an introductory offering (1):
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ENS 100
      1.0
    4. GEO 106
      1.0
    5. GEO 109
      1.0
    6. GEO 110
      1.0
    7. GEO 112
      1.0
    8. GEO 114
    9. GEO 117
      1.0
    10. GEO 160
      1.0
    11. Core courses in Geosciences
      Not resolved to a course
    12. Required core courses (6):
      Not resolved to a course
    13. GEO 120
      1.0
    14. GEO 201
      1.0
    15. GEO 202
      1.0
    16. GEO 220
      1.0
    17. GEO 307
      1.0
    18. GEO 320
      1.0

    Electives

    0 items

      Dynamic Earth Geosciences Track

      7 items
      1. GEO 204
        1
      2. GEO 205
        1.0
      3. GEO 206
        1.0
      4. GEO 208
        1.0
      5. GEO 210
        1.0
      6. GEO 302
        1.0
      7. GEO 303
        1.0

      Environmental Geosciences Track

      8 items
      1. GEO 203
        1.0
      2. GEO 214
        1
      3. GEO 207
        1.0
      4. GEO 209
        1.0
      5. GEO 210
        1.0
      6. GEO 300
        1.0
      7. GEO 302
        1.0
      8. GEO 305
        1.0

      Additional Electives (2)

      32 items
      1. GEO 203
        1.0
      2. GEO 204
        1
      3. GEO 205
        1.0
      4. GEO 206
        1.0
      5. GEO 207
        1.0
      6. GEO 208
        1.0
      7. GEO 209
        1.0
      8. GEO 210
        1.0
      9. GEO 214
        1
      10. GEO 300
        1.0
      11. GEO 302
        1.0
      12. GEO 303
        1.0
      13. GEO 305
        1.0
      14. GEO 355T
        1.0
      15. GEO 490
        1.0
      16. GEO 491
        1.0
      17. GEO 492
        1.0
      18. GEO 493
        Geosciences Independent Study
        As published: “Geosciences Independent Study 4”
        4
      19. GEO 494
        1.0
      20. GEO 495
        1
      21. GEO 496
        1
      22. GEO 497
        1
      23. GEO 498
        1.0
      24. ENS 100
        1.0
      25. ENS 204
        1.0
      26. ENS 215
        1.0
      27. BIO 350T
      28. BIO 320
        1.0
      29. BIO 352T
        1
      30. CHM 231
        1.0
      31. CHM 240
        1.0
      32. Of these, no more than one may be at the 100-level. Additional courses may be approved at the discretion of the department chair.
        Not resolved to a course

      SENIOR SEMINAR (1)

      1 item
      1. GEO 405
        1.0

      ONE TO THREE-TERM SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT

      6 items
      1. One-Term Option:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GEO 498
        1.0
      3. Two or Three Term Option:
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GEO 495
        1
      5. GEO 496
        1
      6. GEO 497
        1

      GEOSCIENCE COGNATES

      0 items

        Data Analysis, Programming, Statistics and Mathematics (2)

        15 items
        1. ENS 215
          1.0
        2. CSC 103
          1.0
        3. CSC 104
          1.0
        4. CSC 105
          1.0
        5. CSC 106
          1.0
        6. CSC 107
          1.0
        7. CSC 108
          1.0
        8. GEO 204
          1
        9. STA 104
          1.0
        10. PSY 200
          1.0
        11. MTH 105
          1.0
        12. MTH 110
          1.0
        13. MTH 112
          1.0
        14. MTH 113
          1.0
        15. MTH 115
          1.0

        Geochemistry (2)

        6 items
        1. CHM 101
          1.0
        2. And one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
        3. CHM 102
          1.0
        4. GEO 207
          1.0
        5. GEO 302
          1.0
        6. GEO 305
          1.0

        Biology or Physics (2)

        4 items
        1. GEO 208
          1.0
        2. GEO 303
          1.0
        3. GEO 305
          1.0
        4. Note: Advanced work or a minor is encourage in chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, economics, or engineering.
          Not resolved to a course

        Requirements for Honors in Geosciences

        0 items

          Additional Requirements

          0 items
            Source. Union College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.union.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=29&poid=7237. Captured page pages/0258.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.