Department of Geology and Astronomy
Boucher 207
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
(610) 436-2727
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Undergraduate Handbook
Table of Contents
(revised August, 2002)

Introduction
Programs
Resources
Policies
On-line Forms
Additional BSEd Information
Course Rotation Schedule

Advisement Sheets
General Education
General Science Certification

B.S. Geoscience:
Geology
advisement sheet
course sequence
Earth Systems
advisement sheet
course sequence

B.S.Ed. Earth &Space Science:
course sequence
Astronomy
Track
advisement sheet
Geology Track
advisement sheet

 

B.S. GEOSCIENCE: GEOLOGY
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Date Major Declared:

 

Credits

Semester

Grade

Rep/W/I

Math and Computer Science (10)

MAT 161 Calculus I

       

MAT 121 Statistics I

       

CSC 115 Intro Programming or CSC 141Computer Sci

       

Science Cognates (18)

CHE 103 General Chemistry I

       

CRL 103 Experimental General Chemistry I

       

CHE 104 General Chemistry II

       

CRL 104 Experimental General Chemistry II

       

PHY 130 Gen. Physics I or PHY 170 Physics I

       

PHY 140 Gen. Physics II or PHY 180 Physics II

       

Core Requirements (17)

ESS 101 Introduction to Geology

       

ESL 201 Fundamentals of Techniques in Geology

       

ESS 202 Rocks and Minerals

       

ESS 204 Historical Geology

       

ESS 478 Senior Seminar

       

Required Courses (25)

MAT 162 Calculus II

       

ESS 333 Crystallography and Optics

       

ESS 321 Geometrics

       

ESS 331 Paleontology

       

ESS 405 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

       

ESS 420 Structural Geology

       

ESS 450 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy

       

Approved Elective Courses (minimum of 9)

ESS 313 Geochemistry

       

ESS 410 Advanced Independent Study

       

ESS 439 Hydrology

       

ESS 442 Geophysics

       

CHE 231 Organic Chemistry I

       

CHE 321 Analytical Chemistry I AND

       

CRL 321 Analytical Chemistry I Lab

       

 

 

       
        Department of Geology and Astronomy
West Chester University
jholste@wcupa.edu