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37 courses with the subject GEOL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

GEOL 1200(3) – Physical Geography*3

and GEOL 1200L - Physical Geology Lab* (1)

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 1200LDiscusses surficial processes and landform

development as controlled by climate, tectonics, rock characteristics and time. An emphasis is placed on field- based analyses of weathering, erosion, mass wasting (landslides and rock falls), and surface water processes (flooding and floodplains), and how climate change and tectonics may affect them in landscape development. GEOL 5110. Stratigraphy. (4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1210 and

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 1210Earth History3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 1210LEarth History Lab1

ITIS 1350 - eScience (4) ITIS 1350L - eScience Laboratory (0)

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 2020The Planets. (3) Spacecraft exploration over the past

years has revealed the diversity and complexity of the Earth’s neighbors in space. This course is designed to explore the varied surface landscapes of planets and moons in the solar system and to understand the processes that created them. Topics for discussion will include the origin of the solar system, comparisons among the planetary bodies, and the processes which modify their surfaces (tectonics, volcanism, impact cratering, weather and climate, glaciations, and other processes). The spacecraft and sensors used to study planetary bodies will also be discussed.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 2100The Violent Earth3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3000Selected Topics in Geology. (1 to 4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL

1200 and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor. Treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of geology. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. GEOL 3105. Mineral Resources. (3) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200. An overview of the geologic processes responsible for forming metallic and fossil fuel resources as well as common extraction and waste disposal methods. Economic, environmental and social effects of mineral resource consumption are also examined. Three hours of lecture per week. GEOL 3115. Mineralogy. (4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 and GEOL 1200L. Pre- or Corequisite(s): CHEM 1251 and CHEM 1251L, or permission of instructor. An introduction to the methods used to identify minerals based on physical and optical properties with a focus on rock-forming and economic minerals. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. GEOL 3124. Sedimentology. (4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1210, GEOL 1210L, and GEOL 3115; or permission of instructor. Examination of sedimentary rock features and compositions as related to origin, dispersion, deposition, diagenesis, classification and general distribution of sedimentary materials. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. GEOL 3130. Structural Geology. (4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3115 or permission of instructor. A systematic examination of the structures and processes of rock deformation. Three lecture hours, one three-hour lab per week. GEOL 3140. Paleontology. (3) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200, GEOL 1200L, GEOL 1210, and GEOL 1210L; or permission of instructor. Nature of fossils, analysis of growth and variation in fossil assemblages, reconstruction of the modes of life of extinct organisms, paleobiogeography, biostratigraphy, and the fossil record of evolutionary pattern and processes. GEOL 3190. Environmental Geology. (3) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 and GEOL 1200L. Aspects of geology with direct or indirect impact on Course Descriptions | 697

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3105Mineral Resources3

Related Courses (17 credit hours)

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3115Mineralogy4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3124Vertical and horizontal relationships of layered

earth materials as a key to understanding basin history, past depositional environments and their transformation through time. Three lecture hours, three lab hours per week.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3130Structural Geology4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3140Paleontology3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3190Environmental Geology3

* A grade of C or above is required. Major Courses (48 credit hours)

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 3190LEnvironmental Geology Laboratory1

Technical (3 or 4 credit hours) Select 1 of the following:

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4000Selected Topics in Geology. (1 to 4) Prerequisite(s): ESCI

1101, ESCI 1101L, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor. In-depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of geology. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4100Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology4

Related Courses (18 credit hours)

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4105Geomorphology4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4110Stratigraphy4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4115Applied Geophysics4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4135Tectonics4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4140Coastal Geology3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4145Hydrogeology4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4165Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251, CHEM 1251L, CHEM 1252, CHEM 1252L, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor. Water-rock interaction and processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters (streams, lakes, and groundwater). Topics include: the carbonate system, mineral precipitation/dissolution, redox reactions, and metal speciation. GEOL 4175. Geochemistry. (3) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200, GEOL 1200L, CHEM 1251, and CHEM 1251L; or permission of instructor. Geochemical survey of origin, evolution, and present composition of the Earth. GEOL 4310. Applied Soil Science. (4) Prerequisite(s): ESCI 4210 or permission of instructor. Students read and discuss current literature pertaining to the application of soils to various fields of research such as surficial processes, active tectonics, ecology, stratigraphy, archaeology, and environmental assessment. Topics covered will vary depending on the interests of the students. Students will create and execute a semester-long soils-based field or laboratory research project of their choosing. Three hours seminar, three hours field or lab each week.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4175Geochemistry3

Restricted Elective Courses (9 credit hours) Select from the following: GEOL 3xxx - Geology Electives (3) GEOL 4xxx - Geology Electives (3) rth

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4310Applied Soil Science4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4400Internship in Geology. (3-6) Prerequisite(s): Permission

of department. Research and/or work experience designed to be a logical extension of a student’s academic program. Students must apply to the department for an internship by submitting a proposal which specifies the type of work/research experience preferred and how the internship will complement his or her academic program. Students may receive three to six hours credit depending on the nature and extent of the internship assignment. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 4800Individual Study in Geology. (1 to 4) Prerequisite(s)

Permission of department and credit hours established in advance; and, when taken for honors credit, approval of a proposal through the Honors College Application to Candidacy process the semester prior to taking the course. Tutorial study or special research problems. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5000Topics in Geology. (1 to 4) Prerequisite(s): ESCI

1101, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor. In-depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of geology. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5100Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology4

Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3115. Classification, mineralogy and chemical properties of igneous and metamorphic rocks including the tectonic processes by which they formed. Lab emphasizes hand specimen and petrographic description and interpretation of rocks in thin sections.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5105Geomorphology. (4) Cross-listed Course(s)

GEOL 4105. Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101, GEOL 1200, and

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5115Applied Geophysics. (4) Cross-listed Course(s)

GEOL 4115. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 or permission of instructor. Instrumental analysis of Earth's geophysical parameters. Study of human-induced seismic and electrical signals, and natural magnetic and gravitational fields for the purposes of locating faults, ore bodies, ground water, and geotechnical or archaeological targets. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5130Optical Mineralogy. (4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL

3115. Light optics theory, the behavior of plane polarized

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5140Coastal Geology. (3) Prerequisite(s): GEOL

1200 and GEOL 1210, or permission of instructor. Examination of coastal environments, sediments, and wave-related processes in the present and geologic past. Topics include: barrier-island and salt-marsh development, sea-level fluctuations, and the relationship between human development and natural hazards. Three hours seminar per week and one mandatory two-day field trip. GEOL 5145. Hydrogeology. (4) Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 or ESCI 1101; and CHEM 1251; or permission of instructor. Fundamentals of physical and chemical groundwater hydrology. Principles of flow, transport, and chemical reactions in aquifers and the vadose zone, including groundwater-surface water interactions. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week, with occasional field trips.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5165Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry3

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251, CHEM 1252, and GEOL 1200, or equivalent; or permission of instructor. Water-rock interaction and processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters (streams, lakes, and groundwater). Topics include: the carbonate system, mineral precipitation/dissolution, redox reactions, and metal speciation. GEOL 5175. Geochemistry. (3) Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor. Geochemical survey of origin, evolution and present composition of the earth.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 5310Applied Soil Science. (4) Prerequisite(s): ESCI

4210, ESCI 5210, or permission of instructor. Read and discuss current literature pertaining to the application of soils to various fields of research such as surficial processes, active tectonics, ecology, stratigraphy, archaeology, and environmental assessment. Topics covered vary depending on the interests of the students. Students create and execute a semester-long soils-based field or laboratory research project of their choosing. Three hours seminar, three hours field or lab each week.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 6102Earth Systems Analysis: Paleoenvironments3

Advanced Techniques Courses (5-8 credit hours) Select two of the following that cover advanced techniques employed by Earth scientists:

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

GEOL 6800Individual Study in Geology. (1 to 4)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and credit hours established in advance. Tutorial study or special research problems. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.

Subject: GEOL
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
Edition: 2026-2027
Source: catalog.charlotte.edu

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