Earth Science, B.A.

Requirements for Major in Earth Science

The eight-unit earth science major is intended for the student who begins the major in the second semester of the sophomore year or later or is doing the major in addition to another major.

Eight Units, Including:

Two courses from the following list, at least one of which must be E&E 151 or 153

E&E 104: Earth Resources and the Environment (1 Unit)
E&E 106: Natural Disasters (1 Unit)
E&E 108: Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate (1 Unit)
E&E 151: Introduction to Geology (1 Unit)
E&E 153: Introduction to Earth History (1 Unit)
AND
EITHER
E&E 201: Structural Geology (1 Unit)
OR
E&E 203: Mineralogy (1 Unit)
EITHER
E&E 202: Geomorphology (1 Unit)
OR
E&E 205: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy (1 Unit)
One E&E course at the 300 level .
Three other E&E courses, two of which must be at the 200-level or higher. These MAY NOT include:
E&E 271: Regional Field Geology (.5 Unit)
E&E 411: Directed Study (.5 Unit)
E&E 412: Directed Study (1 Unit)
E&E 272: Ecology and Environmental Field Trip (.5 Unit)
E&E 101: Fundamentals of Environmental Studies (1 Unit)
E&E 102: Introduction to the Environment (1 Unit)

One Cognate Course, Including:

PHYS 105: Introductory Astronomy (1 Unit)
OR
PHYS 206: Astrophysics I: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology (1 Unit)
OR
Any course selected from the cognates list in the geology major

Experiential Requirements:

● All earth science majors must satisfy a field work requirement equivalent to one-half unit of study. This requirement may be fulfilled by summer research, internship or work experiences, academic year directed studies, completion of E&E 271 or E&E 375, or other suitable field experiences approved by the faculty.

● Departmental Colloquia: All earth science majors are required to attend departmental colloquia regularly. In these, students who completed research projects, service projects, internships or field experiences the previous semester will report on them, and other items of general interest, such as graduate schools and careers, will be discussed.

Notes:

● All courses for themajor must be taken for a numerical grade. Students electing an earth science major are encouraged to complete the cognate unit as early as possible in their Albion career.

● A maximum of one geographic information systems course (E&E 133, E&E 233 or E&E 333) may be counted toward the major.

● This major may not be elected by geology majors, or geology or environmental geology minors.