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49 courses with the subject GEOL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

GEOL 102Environment: Earth [C3NS]3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 110Physical Geology [C3NS]3

Corequisites: GEOL 110L.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 110LPhysical Geology Laboratory [C3L]1

Corequisites: GEOL 110 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 115Earth Systems and Climate Change [C3NS]3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 115LEarth Systems and Climate Change Lab [C3L]1

Prerequisites: GEOL 115. Corequisites: GEOL 115.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 167History and Philosophy of the Geosciences3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 210Applied Physical Geology [C3NS]3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 211Introduction to Oceanography [C3NS]3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 230Evolution of Earth (3, 2)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 280Mineralogy (3, 2)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L. Corequisites: CHEM 131.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 291Writing and Communicating in the Geosciences1

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L or GEOL 102.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 300Introduction to Petrology (3, 3)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L, and GEOL 280 and CHEM 131; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 301Earth Science for Teachers4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 302Sedimentary Petrology1

Prerequisites: GEOL 300 or permission of the instructor. Corequisites: GEOL 300 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 307Planetary Geology (2, 2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 310Environmental Impact1-4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 311Mineral Resources and the Environment (2,2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 280 or CHEM 132 or GEOL 367 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 320Meteorology3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 330Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Paleoclimatology4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L; GEOL 230; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 350Paleobiology4

Prerequisites: GEOL 230, BIO 150/BIO 150L or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 355Geochemistry of Natural Waters3

Prerequisites: CHEM 131 and CHEM 132 or equivalent.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 360GIS for the Geoscientist3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 365Structural Geology, Tectonics and Climate4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L; GEOL 230; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 367Genesis of Solid Earth Materials (3, 2)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 377Earth Surface Processes (2, 2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L or GEOL 210.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 380Genetic Mineralogy (2,2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 280.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 387Stratigraphy, Structure and Tectonics (3, 2)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L or GEOL 230.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 388Advanced Structure, Stratigraphy, Tectonics (3,2)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 387.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 390Laboratory Techniques in Geology (2,2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 280.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 398Topics in Geology1-4

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 399Field Geology3-6

Prerequisites: GEOL 300 and GEOL 387 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 400Geology and Ecology of the Bahamas3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L or GEOL 211 or a 200- level GEOL or BIO course; at least four hours of additional lab science, at least sophomore status, and permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 401Oceanography for Teachers3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 405Vertebrate Paleontology3

Prerequisites: GEOL 230, BIO 150/BIO 150L or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 406Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography3

Prerequisites: GEOL 211, GEOL 230 or BIO 354, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 410Engineering Geology (2, 2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L or GEOL 210 or GEOG 210, and MATH 231 or MATH 235 or equivalent.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 430Environmental Soil Science (2, 2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L or GEOL 210, or permission of the instructor may be granted for students with four hours of a lab course.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 440Geophysics (3, 2)4

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L, or PHYS 140 and PHYS 150, or PHYS 240 and PHYS 250; or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 442Field Geophysics3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110 or GEOL 115L or GEOL 210 or ANTH 197 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 460Hydrogeology (2, 2)3

Prerequisites: GEOL 110L or GEOL 115L.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 477Contemporary Issues in the Geosciences4

Prerequisites: GEOL 211, GEOL 320, GEOL 367 and GEOL 377.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 489Quantitative Methods in Geology3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 491Geological Literature and Research2

Prerequisites: GEOL 291 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 494Internship in Geology1-3

Prerequisites: Minimum of eight credit hours in geology, GEOL 291 and a geology GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 497Work-Based Learning Experiences in Geology and Environmental Science1-3

Prerequisites: GEOL 291 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 499AHonors in Geology1

Prerequisites: GEOL 291 and 3.25 GPA or higher.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 499BHonors in Geology2

Prerequisites: GEOL 291 and 3.25 GPA or higher.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 499CHonors in Geology3

Prerequisites: GEOL 291 and 3.25 GPA or higher.

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

GEOL 501Topics in Geology3

Subject: GEOL
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

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