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Program checklist · B.S.

Geosciences

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · Abington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
153
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214801
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214801_372b5675
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    15 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 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. GEOSC 1
      Physical Geology 2
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. GEOSC 204
      Geobiology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. GEOSC 472A
      Field Geology I: Geoscience Field Methods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. GEOSC 472B
      Field Geology II: Geoscience Field Investigations
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. GEOSC 494W
      Senior Thesis
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. GEOSC 496
      Independent Studies
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    13. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. PHYS 211
      4
    15. PHYS 213
      2

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    6 items
    1. GEOSC 201
      Earth Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. GEOSC 202
      Chemical Processes in Geology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. GEOSC 203
      Physical Processes in Geology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. GEOSC 310
      Earth History
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    5. GEOSC 465
      Structural Geology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    6. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Additional Courses

    1 item
    1. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      3

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      28

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Additional Courses

      15 items
      1. Select 14 credits of the following 300- and 400-level GEOSC courses:
        Not resolved to a course
        14
      2. GEOSC 303
        Introduction to Environmental Geology
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GEOSC 340
        Geomorphology
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GEOSC 402Y
        Natural Disasters
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GEOSC 416
        Stable and Radioactive Isotopes in Geosciences: Introduction
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GEOSC 422
        Vertebrate Paleontology
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GEOSC 424
        Paleontology and Fossils
        Not resolved to a course
      8. GEOSC 434
        Volcanology
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GEOSC 439
        Principles of Stratigraphy
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GEOSC 440
        Marine Geology
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GEOSC 451
        Natural Resources: Origins, Economics and Environmental Impact
        Not resolved to a course
      12. GEOSC 452
        Hydrogeology
        Not resolved to a course
      13. GEOSC 454
        Geology of Oil and Gas
        Not resolved to a course
      14. GEOSC 470W
        Introduction to Field Geology
        Not resolved to a course
      15. GEOSC 489
        Dynamics of the Earth
        Not resolved to a course

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      3 items
      1. Select at least 2 credits in physics from approved departmental list
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. Select 3 credits of computer science, mathematics1, or statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. Select 9 credits, in consultation with adviser, supportive of the student's interest (students may apply 6 credits of ROTC)
        Not resolved to a course
        9

      Prescribed Courses

      1 item
      1. GEOSC 452
        Hydrogeology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Additional Courses

      10 items
      1. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CMPSC 201
        Programming for Engineers with C++
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CMPSC 202
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CMPSC 203
        Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases
        Not resolved to a course
      5. STAT 250
        Introduction to Biostatistics 1
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. ASM 327
        Soil and Water Resource Management
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ERM 450
        Wetland Science and Sustainability
        Not resolved to a course
      9. SOILS 101
        3
      10. Select 9 credits from options A and B, with at least 3 credits from A and 3 credits from B:
        Not resolved to a course
        9

      Option A

      5 items
      1. CHEM 202
        Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CHEM 450
        Physical Chemistry - Thermodynamics
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ERM 433
        Transformation of Pollutants in Soils
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GEOSC 413W
        Techniques in Environmental Geochemistry
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GEOSC 419
        The Organic Geochemistry of Natural Waters and Sediments
        Not resolved to a course

      Option B

      6 items
      1. ENVSE 408
        Contaminant Hydrology
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GEOG 362
        Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GEOSC 340
        Geomorphology
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GEOSC 439
        Principles of Stratigraphy
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GEOSC 454
        Geology of Oil and Gas
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GEOSC 483
        Environmental Geophysics
        Not resolved to a course

      Supporting Courses and Related Areas

      2 items
      1. Select at least 2 credits in Physics from approved departmental list
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      2. Select 8 credits, in consultation with advisor, supportive of the student's interest (students may apply 6 credits of ROTC)
        Not resolved to a course
        8
      Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geosciences-bs/. Captured page pages/0277.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.