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Program checklist · Minor

Paleontology

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
6-8
Credits (computed from items)
18-20
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_1fc5a00f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Required Core

major core · 3 items
  1. GEOL 102& GEOL 104
    Historical Geology (Mason Core)and Historical Geology Laboratory (Mason Core)
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. GEOL 312
    4
  3. GEOL 334
    Vertebrate Paleontology
    As published: “Vertebrate Paleontology (Mason Core)”
    4

Electives

electives · 13 items
  1. Select two courses from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    6-8
  2. GEOL 304
    4
  3. GEOL 309
    Oceanography
    or: BIOL 309 Oceanography
    or: EVPP 309 Oceanography
    3
  4. GEOL 332
    3
  5. GEOL 364
    3
  6. GEOL 403
    4
  7. GEOL 441
    3
  8. BIOL 300
    4
  9. BIOL 308& BIOL 338
    Foundations of Ecology and Evolutionand Foundations of Ecology and Evolution Laboratory (Mason Core)
    Not resolved to a course
  10. BIOL 320
    4
  11. BIOL 331
    4
  12. BIOL 471
    3
  13. GGS 321
    Biogeography
    or: BIOL 374 Biogeography: Space, Time, and Life
    3
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/atmospheric-oceanic-earth-sciences/paleontology-minor/. Captured page pages/0490.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.