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Geology - Paleontology Concentration, BS (259D)

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_03fe750b
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 (74-78 Hours)

    0 items

      Geology (34 Hours)

      11 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 3025
        Principles of Paleontology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 3150
        Principles of Structural Geology and Tectonics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GES 3220
        Fundamentals of Mineralogy (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GES 3715
        Petrology and Petrography (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GES 3751
        Geology Field Methods II (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GES 3800
        Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GES 4751
        Geology Field Methods III (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]

      Geology & Paleontology Electives (6 Hours)

      12 items
      1. GES 2857
        Paleontology Field and Museum Methods (1-3)
        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 3264
        Paleontological Laboratory Techniques and Analytical Methods (1-3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GES 3310
        Global Biogeochemical Cycles (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GES 3333
        Geomorphology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GES 3455
        Quantitative Data Analysis for Earth and Environmental Scientists (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GES 3810
        The Reef Environment and Geology of Modern Carbonate Systems (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GES 3857
        Field Course in Geology and Environmental Science (1-3)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GES 4501
        Senior Honors Research (1-3)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GES 4630
        Hydrogeology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      12. GES 4705
        Engineering Geology (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Evolutionary Component (18 Hours)

      1 item
      1. BIO 1802
        Biological Concepts II (4)
        Not resolved to a course

      Evolutionary Electives - Choose (14 Hours)

      7 items
      1. ANT 2230
        Biological Anthropology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. ANT 3200
        Zooarchaeology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ANT 3220
        Human Biological Variation (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ANT 3300
        Human Osteology (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIO 1801
        Biological Concepts I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Any BIO course above the 2000 level (except BIO 3520 , BIO 4550 , BIO 4563 )
        Not resolved to a course
      7. KIN 2040
        Human Anatomy (4)
        Not resolved to a course

      Mathematics/Chemistry/Physics (27-29 Hours)

      8 items
      1. MAT 1110
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MAT 1120
        Calculus With Analytic Geometry II (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CHE 1101
        Introductory Chemistry I (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CHE 1110
        Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CHE 1102
        Introductory Chemistry II (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CHE 1120
        Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. PHY 1170
        Analytical Physics I (4)
        Not resolved to a course
      8. PHY 1160
        Analytical Physics I - Lab (1)
        Not resolved to a course

      Statistics Course (6-8 Hours)

      2 items
      1. STT 2810
        Introduction to Statistics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: STT 2820 - Reasoning with Statistics (4)
      2. GES 4025
        Introduction to Multivariate Data in the Earth and Life Sciences (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: STT 3820 - Statistical Methods I (3)
        or: STT 3850 - Statistical Data Analysis (4)

      Minor (optional)

      0 items

        Electives (1-5 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=18367&returnto=2611. Captured page pages/0284.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.