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Program checklist · Minor

Geology and Earth Science

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
4-8
Credits (computed from items)
16-20
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_5b46534e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Geology Core

major core · 3 items
  1. GEOL 101& GEOL 103
    Physical Geology (Mason Core)and Physical Geology Lab (Mason Core)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. GEOL 102& GEOL 104
    Historical Geology (Mason Core)and Historical Geology Laboratory (Mason Core)
    Not resolved to a course
    or: GEOL 120& GEOL 121 The Changing Ocean (Mason Core)and The Changing Ocean Laboratory (Mason Core)
    or: CLIM 111& CLIM 112 Introduction to the Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science (Mason Core)and Introduction to the Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science Lab (Mason Core)
    4
  3. GEOL 302
    4

Geology Electives

electives · 17 items
  1. Select two courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    4-8
  2. GEOL 301
    1-3
  3. GEOL 304
    4
  4. GEOL 305
    Environmental Geology
    As published: “Environmental Geology (Mason Core)”
    3
  5. GEOL 308
    4
  6. GEOL 312
    4
  7. GEOL 313
    4
  8. GEOL 317
    Geomorphology
    As published: “Geomorphology (Mason Core)”
    4
  9. GEOL 320
    3
  10. GEOL 325
    3
  11. GEOL 332
    3
  12. GEOL 364
    3
  13. GEOL 401
    4
  14. GEOL 403
    4
  15. GEOL 407
    3
  16. GEOL 420
    Earth Science and Policy
    As published: “Earth Science and Policy (Mason Core)”
    18
  17. GEOL 441
    3
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/atmospheric-oceanic-earth-sciences/geology-earth-science-minor/. Captured page pages/0533.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.