Earth Science Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the Geography and Geosciences Department.

The minor in earth science requires the completion of at least 18 credit hours of courses, with at least 9 of those hours being credits earned at SU.
Complete courses with grades of C or better.
Only 1 course can count toward the General Education requirement.
Only 1 Elective course may be at the 100 level.
Geography majors are not eligible to earn an earth science minor.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least nine credits must be earned at SU.

Minor Requirements

Earth Science Core (2 Courses)

GEOL 103 - Introduction to Physical Geology 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 201 - Weather and Climate 4 Hour(s) Credit

Electives

Complete at Least 10 Credits from the Following:

* Course has prerequisite(s) not satisﬁed by the core courses.

GEOG 104 - Earth and Space Science 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 105 - Introduction to Physical Geography 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 111 - Introduction to Oceans and Coasts 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 150 - Environmental Science: Concepts and Methods 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
BIOL 150 - Environmental Science: Concepts and Methods 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 311 - Coastal Processes 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOG 312 - Severe and Hazardous Weather 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 401 - Soil, Water and Environment 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOG 409 - Dimensions of Climatic Change 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOG 410 - Meteorology 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 411 - Geomorphology 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOG 412 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOG 413 - Applied Climatology 3 Hour(s) Credit
GEOL 206 - Historical Geology 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOL 211 - Sediment Analysis 1 Hour(s) Credit
GEOL 306 - Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOL 313 - Mineralogy and Optical Petrology 4 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOL 322 - Geological Oceanography 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOL 336 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOL 405 - Environmental Geology 4 Hour(s) Credit
GEOL 407 - Hydrogeology 3 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOL 420 - Structural Geology 4 Hour(s) Credit *
GEOL 465 - Earth Science Seminar 1 Hour(s) Credit