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Program checklist · B.S.

Geosciences

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny · McKeesport, 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
214786
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214786_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. 4
    9. 3
    10. 3
    11. 3
    12. 1
    13. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    15. PHYS 213
      General Physics: Fluids and Thermal Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      2

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    6 items
    1. 4
    2. 4
    3. 4
    4. 4
    5. 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. 3
      3. 3
      4. 3
      5. 3
      6. 3
      7. 3
      8. 3
      9. 3
      10. 3
      11. 3
      12. 3
      13. 3
      14. 3
      15. 4

      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. 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
        Introductory Soil Science
        Not resolved to a course
      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. 3
      5. 3

      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. 3
      4. 3
      5. 3
      6. 3

      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 Greater Allegheny, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geosciences-bs/. Captured page pages/0115.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.