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Program checklist · BS

Geology - Environmental Geology Concentration, BS (259C)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0601
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_71313e62
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

0 items

    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (67-69 Hours)

    0 items

      Required Geology Courses (20 Hours)

      7 items
      1. GES 1101
        Introduction to Physical Geology (4)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GES departmental advisor approved introductory geology course (4)
      2. GES 2250
        Evolution of the Earth (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GES 2750
        Preparation for Careers in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (3) [WID]
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GES 2751
        Geology Field Methods I (2)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GES 2752
        Environmental Science Field Methods (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 3150
        Principles of Structural Geology and Tectonics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GES 3800
        Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Geology Capstone (1-3 Hours)

      1 item
      1. GES 4210
        Geology Seminar (1) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GES 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3) [CAP]

      Environmental Geology Courses (24 Hours)

      6 items
      1. GES 3310
        Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: CHE 3310 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3)
      2. GES 3160
        Introduction to Geophysics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GES 3333
        Geomorphology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GES 3703
        Issues in Environmental Geology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GES 4630
        Hydrogeology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 4705
        Engineering Geology (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Geology Electives - Choose (6 Hours)

      13 items
      1. GES 3025
        Principles of Paleontology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GES 3140
        Quantifying Environmental Change (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GES 3170
        Critical Zone Science (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GES 3220
        Fundamentals of Mineralogy (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GES 3455
        Quantitative Data Analysis for Earth and Environmental Scientists (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 3680
        Geoarchaeology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GES 3715
        Petrology and Petrography (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GES 3751
        Geology Field Methods II (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GES 3810
        The Reef Environment and Geology of Modern Carbonate Systems (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GES 3857
        Field Course in Geology and Environmental Science (1-3)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GES 4025
        Introduction to Multivariate Data in the Earth and Life Sciences (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. GES 4501
        Senior Honors Research (1-3)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. GES 4751
        Geology Field Methods III (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Math/Chemistry/Physics/Statistics Courses (19 Hours)

      8 items
      1. CHE 1101
        Introductory Chemistry I (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CHE 1110
        Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CHE 1102
        Introductory Chemistry II (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CHE 1120
        Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. MAT 1110
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PHY 1123
        General Physics I (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. PHY 1113
        General Physics I - Lab (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. STT 2810
        Introduction to Statistics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: advisor approved statistics course (3)

      Associated Environmental Electives (15 Hours)

      18 items
      1. CIS 1060
        Business Analytics using Spreadsheet Technology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ECO 2620
        Environmental and Resource Economics (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
      3. FIN 3010
        Survey of Finance (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. A_S 2301 - Energy Extraction in Appalachia (Past, Present, and Future) (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GES 2301 - Energy Extraction in Appalachia (Past, Present, and Future) (3)
      5. GES 3110
        Environmental Regulation and Enforcement (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GHY 2812
        Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PLN 2812 - Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
      7. GHY 3310
        Environmental Remote Sensing (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GHY 3812
        Geographic Information Systems (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GHY 4812
        GIS Analysis and Modeling (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. IDS 3010
        H2O: We are Water (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
      11. LAW 2150
        Legal Environment of Business (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. MGT 3620
        Human Resource Management (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      13. MGT 3630
        Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MGT 3680
        Human Resources and the Law (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      15. PLN 4460
        Environmental Policy and Planning (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      16. P_S 2130 - State and Local Government (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
      17. P_S 4670 - Environmental Politics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      18. Advisor approved, computer intensive course (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Minor (optional)

      0 items

        Electives (10-12 Hours)

        0 items

          Notes

          0 items
            Source. Appalachian State University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.appstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=42&poid=18366&returnto=2611. Captured page pages/0286.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.