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Earth Sciences B.A.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)202 - Bachelor of Arts
Completion requirement
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0001201
    OR
    0036921
    OR
    0036961
  • 0001211
    OR
    0036931
    OR
    0036971
Completion requirement
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0020701
    OR
    0020731
  • 0020711
    OR
    0020741
Completion requirement
Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 8077531
    AND
    8077521
  • 8077561
    AND
    8077541
OR
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 8077581
    AND
    8077521
  • 8077551
    AND
    8077541
Completion requirement
Earn at least 25 credits from the following:
  • 0039521
  • 8038651
  • 8048951
  • 0039531
  • 0039561
  • 0039551
  • 8031551
Completion requirement
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0053891
Completion requirement

ESCI 2302, 4501, and 4602 are strongly recommended for satisfying the elective credits.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0039541
  • 0053781
    OR
    7998221
  • 0053821
  • 0053831
  • 0062731
  • 8024171
    OR
    8044781
  • 0053861
  • 0062751
  • 0062761
  • 7926141
  • 7941771
  • 8202541
  • 0053901
  • 0053911
  • 0053851
  • 0054071
  • 7983891
  • 8257051
  • 0039581
  • 0053951
  • 0039591
  • 0053971
  • 8015941
  • 0053991
  • 8038671
  • 0054031
  • 0054061
  • 7974001
  • 0054081
  • 8031631
  • 0053981
  • 8177451
  • 8064351
  • 8053571
  • 8152551
Completion requirement

These field-based courses provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge obtained in the classroom to practical “real-world” problems likely to be encountered as professional geoscientists. Both courses require students to make original observations and interpretations while they are outside in the field regarding advanced geologic mapping (ESCI 4911) and hydrogeologic methods (ESCI 4971W).

Students who double major within CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other CLA major are still required to take the Earth Sciences BA capstone.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0054001
    OR
    0054021
Completion requirements
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0039551
  • 7926141
  • 7941771
  • 0054021
Completion requirements
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