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Program checklist · B.A.

Geosciences

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · Middletown, PA

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
69-75
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214713
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214713_36b581e3
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

    1 item
    1. EMSC 100S
      Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar
      As published: “Earth and Mineral Sciences First-Year Seminar 1”
      3

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    2 items
    1. GEOSC 1
      Physical Geology 2
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. GEOSC 201
      Earth Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Additional Courses

    19 items
    1. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 30H Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      3
    2. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 110 Techniques of Calculus I
      4
    3. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. GEOSC 202
      Chemical Processes in Geology
      Not resolved to a course
    5. GEOSC 203
      Physical Processes in Geology
      Not resolved to a course
    6. GEOSC 204
      Geobiology
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Select 2 of the following 3 sequences for 8 credits each and a third sequence for 4 credits:
      Not resolved to a course
      20
    8. BIOL 110& BIOL 220W
      Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity and Biology: Populations and Communities
      Not resolved to a course
    9. CHEM 110& CHEM 111& CHEM 112& CHEM 113
      Chemical Principles I and Experimental Chemistry I and Chemical Principles II and Experimental Chemistry II
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PHYS 250& PHYS 251
      Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics II 3
      Not resolved to a course
    11. Select 2-4 credits of advanced mathematics in consultation with an adviser 4
      Not resolved to a course
      2-4
    12. Select 6 credits from 300- and 400-level GEOSC courses
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    13. Select 3 credits of appropriate field/laboratory experience in consultation with adviser
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. 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
    15. GEOG 310
      Introduction to Global Climatic Systems
      Not resolved to a course
    16. GEOG 412
      Not resolved to a course
    17. GEOSC 402Y
      Natural Disasters
      Not resolved to a course
    18. GEOSC 470W
      Introduction to Field Geology
      Not resolved to a course
    19. METEO 471
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    1 item
    1. GEOSC 310
      Earth History
      Not resolved to a course
      or: GEOSC 320 Geology of Climate Change
      3-4

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    1 item
    1. Select 11-14 credits in consultation with adviser (students may apply 6 credits of ROTC)
      Not resolved to a course
      11-14
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/earth-mineral-sciences/geosciences-ba/. Captured page pages/0804.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.