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Program checklist · BA

Geological Sciences BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0601
Credits (computed from items)
174
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_2d47bcc8
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Geological Sciences Core (48 credits)

      16 items
      1. ERT 101LEC
        Natural Hazards
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ERT 102LEC
        Climate Change
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ERT 103LEC
        Geology for Engineers
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. ERT 105LAB
        Natural Hazards and Climate Change:Past, Present, Future
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. ERT 205LLB
        Earth Materials
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      6. ERT 303LEC
        Geological Mapping Techniques and Communication.
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. ERT 308LR
        Intro to Geochemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. ERT 312LLB
        Surface Processes and Hydrology
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      9. ERT 315LLB
        Sedimentary Geology & Paleontology
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      10. ERT 325LLB
        Geophysics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      11. ERT 326LLB
        Structural Geology/ Global Tectonics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. CHE 101LR
        General Chemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      13. CHE 113LAB
        General Chemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      14. MTH 121LR
        Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      15. PHY 101LR
        College Physics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      16. PHY 151LAB
        College Physics I Lab
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Two Geological Sciences Electives (6 credits)

      2 items
      1. At least six ERT credits at the 400 level.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. The following courses are not acceptable elective courses: ERT 407 , ERT 493 , ERT 497 , ERT 499 & tutorial courses.
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      0 items

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Program Honors

          0 items

            Program Distinction

            0 items

              Curricular Plan

              40 items
              1. ERT 101LEC
                Natural Hazards
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. ERT 102LEC
                Climate Change
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. PHY 101LR
                College Physics
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              4. ERT 105LAB
                Natural Hazards and Climate Change:Past, Present, Future
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              5. PHY 151LAB
                College Physics I Lab
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              6. ENG 105LEC
                Writing and Rhetoric
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              7. UB Seminar
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              9. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              10. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              11. MTH 121LR
                Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              12. ENG 105LEC
                Writing and Rhetoric
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              13. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              14. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              15. CHE 101LR
                General Chemistry
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              16. CHE 113LAB
                General Chemistry
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              17. ERT 205LLB
                Earth Materials
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              18. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              19. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              20. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              21. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              22. ERT 303LEC
                Geological Mapping Techniques and Communication.
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              23. Pathway
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              24. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              25. ERT 315LLB
                Sedimentary Geology & Paleontology
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              26. ERT 326LLB
                Structural Geology/ Global Tectonics
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              27. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              28. ERT 308LR
                Intro to Geochemistry
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              29. ERT 312LLB
                Surface Processes and Hydrology
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              30. ERT 325LLB
                Geophysics
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              31. ERT 400
                level Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              32. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              33. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              34. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              35. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              36. UBC 399MNT
                UB Curriculum Capstone
                Not resolved to a course
                1
              37. ERT 400
                level Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              38. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              39. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              40. Elective
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              Source. University at Buffalo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalogs.buffalo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=21&poid=8031&returnto=1177. Captured page pages/0137.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.