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Program checklist · B.S.

Earth Sciences

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Erie, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
99-101
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214591
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214591_25c84092
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
      4
    2. CHEM 110
      3
    3. CHEM 111
      1
    4. CHEM 112
      3
    5. CHEM 113
      1
    6. EMSC 100S
      (GWS) 3 PLSC 1 (GS)
      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
      Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its
      As published: “Earth in the Future: Predicting Climate Change and Its Impacts Over the Next Century”
      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
      (consult with 3 Advanced Elective (consult
      As published: “Mapping Our Changing World”
      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
      3
    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
      3
    20. GEOSC 470W
      3
    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
      (Writing across the curriculum)
      As published: “Human Dimensions of a Changing Climate”
      3
    5. GEOSC 204
      4
    6. GEOSC 320
      3
    7. GEOSC 340
      3
    8. GEOSC 402Y
      3
    9. GEOSC 416
      3
    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-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/earth-sciences-bs/. Captured page pages/0347.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.