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Program checklist · B.S.

Geobiology

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)
96-98
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214591
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214591_1a399939
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

    13 items
    1. CHEM 110
      3
    2. CHEM 111
      1
    3. CHEM 112
      3
    4. CHEM 113
      1
    5. EMSC 100S
      (GWS) 3 PLSC 1 (GS)
      As published: “Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar 1”
      3
    6. GEOSC 1
      Physical Geology 2
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. GEOSC 201
      4
    8. GEOSC 494W
      3
    9. GEOSC 496
      3
    10. MATH 140
      4
    11. MATH 141
      4
    12. PHYS 211
      4
    13. PHYS 213
      (or Supporting 2 400-Level Life
      As published: “General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics”
      2

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    4 items
    1. BIOL 110
      4
    2. BIOL 220W
      4
    3. GEOSC 204
      4
    4. GEOSC 310
      4

    Additional Courses

    7 items
    1. BIOL 444
      Field Ecology
      or: GEOSC 472A Field Geology I: Geoscience Field Methods
      3
    2. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      3
    3. GEOSC 202
      Chemical Processes in Geology
      or: GEOSC 203 Physical Processes in Geology
      4
    4. Select 3-4 credits of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    5. BIOL 230W
      4
    6. BIOL 240W
      4
    7. MICRB 201
      3

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    2 items
    1. Select 17-18 credits, in consultation with adviser, supportive of the student's interest 3
      Not resolved to a course
      17-18
    2. Select 12 credits, at least 3 credits from each category, from the approved list of evolution, paleobiology and geology courses and biogeochemistry courses
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geobiology-bs/. Captured page pages/0410.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.