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Program checklist · B.S.

Earth Sciences

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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
40.0601
Credits (computed from items)
99-101
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_d97d49f9
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    10 items
    1. BIOL 110
      Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    4. CHEM 112
      Chemical Principles II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. CHEM 113
      Experimental Chemistry II
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    6. EMSC 100S
      Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar
      As published: “Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar 1”
      3
    7. MATH 140
      4
    8. MATH 141
      4
    9. PHYS 211
      4
    10. PHYS 212
      4

    Additional Courses

    21 items
    1. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      3
    2. Select 15 credits of introductory earth science of the following: 2
      Not resolved to a course
      15
    3. EARTH 2
      The Earth System and Global Change
      Not resolved to a course
    4. EARTH 101
      3
    5. EARTH 103N
      3
    6. EARTH 105N
      3
    7. GEOG 30N
      Environment and Society in a Changing World
      Not resolved to a course
    8. GEOG 110
      Not resolved to a course
    9. GEOG 111
      Not resolved to a course
    10. GEOG 115
      3
    11. GEOG 160
      3
    12. GEOSC 1
      Physical Geology
      Not resolved to a course
    13. GEOSC 21
      Earth and Life: Origin and Evolution
      Not resolved to a course
    14. METEO 3
      Weather Revealed: Introductory Meteorology
      Not resolved to a course
    15. SOILS 101
      Introductory Soil Science
      Not resolved to a course
    16. Select 3 credits of writing-intensive courses from within Earth and Mineral Sciences to include, but not limited to the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. GEOG 310
      3
    18. GEOG 412
      Not resolved to a course
    19. GEOSC 402Y
      Natural Disasters
      Not resolved to a course
    20. GEOSC 470W
      Introduction to Field Geology
      Not resolved to a course
    21. METEO 471
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    11 items
    1. Select 15 credits of advanced earth science of the following: 2
      Not resolved to a course
      15
    2. GEOG 412
      Not resolved to a course
    3. GEOG 430
      3
    4. GEOG 438W
      Human Dimensions of Global Warming
      As published: “Human Dimensions of a Changing Climate”
      3
    5. GEOSC 204
      Geobiology
      Not resolved to a course
    6. GEOSC 320
      Geology of Climate Change
      Not resolved to a course
    7. GEOSC 340
      Geomorphology
      Not resolved to a course
    8. GEOSC 402Y
      Natural Disasters
      Not resolved to a course
    9. GEOSC 416
      Stable and Radioactive Isotopes in Geosciences: Introduction
      Not resolved to a course
    10. METEO 300
      4
    11. METEO 431
      3

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    3 items
    1. Select 3-4 credits of advanced math, statistics, computer science in consultation with an adviser
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    2. Select 3 credits of field, laboratory experience in consultation with an adviser
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. Select 8-9 credits in other approved courses (students may apply 6 credits of ROTC)
      Not resolved to a course
      8-9

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

    1 item
    1. Select 18 credits, in consultation from an adviser, from one of the following Earth and Mineral Sciences interdisciplinary minors:
      Not resolved to a course
      18

    Climatology

    0 items

      Marine Science

      0 items

        Watersheds & Water Resources

        0 items

          Earth Systems

          0 items

            Global Business Strategies for Earth and Environmental Industries

            0 items
              Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/earth-sciences-bs/. Captured page pages/0301.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.