The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences administers the earth science—interdepartmental major, which leads to the Bachelor of Science degree. The major is designed for persons who want a broad background in geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy and who want to understand the interrelationships among these fields. The general earth science concentration is designed primarily for persons who plan to teach earth science in  middle and secondary schools. The meteorology/atmospheric sciences concentration is designed primarily for persons who plan to enter a graduate program in meteorology/atmospheric sciences.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Earth Science—Interdepartmental

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Science—Interdepartmental.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Earth Science—Interdepartmental major is met by completing Geological Sciences  401 for the General Earth Science concentration and Geography 403 for the Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences concentration. Those courses are referenced in item 3. c. below.
   
   Students who are enrolled in the College of Natural Science may complete the alternative track to Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Sciences that is described in item 1. under the heading Graduation Requirements in the College statement.  Certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be used to satisfy the alternative track.
2. The requirements of the College of Natural Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   The credits earned in certain courses referenced in requirement 3. below may be counted toward College requirements as appropriate.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.	All of the following courses (21 credits):
   	AST	207	The Science of Astronomy				3
   	GEO	203	Introduction to Meteorology				3
   	GLG	201	The Dynamic Earth				4
   	GLG	303	Oceanography				4
   	GLG	304	Physical and Biological History of the Earth				4
   	MTH	132	Calculus I				3
   b.	One of the following groups of courses (8 credits):
   	(1)	CEM	141	General Chemistry			4
   		CEM	142	General and Inorganic Chemistry			3
   		CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I			1
   	(2)	CEM	151	General and Descriptive Chemistry			4
   		CEM	152	Principles of Chemistry			3
   		CEM	161	Chemistry Laboratory I			1
   c.	One of the following concentrations (28 to 38 credits):
   	General Earth Science (28 to 30 credits)
   	(1)	Both of the following courses:
   		GLG	321	Mineralogy and Geochemistry			4
   		GLG	401	Plate Tectonics			4
   	(2)	One of the following courses:
   		MTH	133	Calculus II			4
   		STT	200	Statistical Methods			3
   		STT	201	Statistical Methods			4
   		STT	231	Statistics for Scientists			3
   		STT	421	Statistics I			3
   	(3)	One of the following groups of courses:
   		(a)	PHY	231	Introductory Physics I		3
   			PHY	232	Introductory Physics II		3
   			PHY	251	Introductory Physics Laboratory I		1
   			PHY	252	Introductory Physics Laboratory II		1
   		(b)	PHY	183	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I		4
   			PHY	184	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II		4
   	(4)	One of the following courses:
   		GEO	306	Environmental Geomorphology			3
   		GLG	412	Glacial and Quaternary Geology			4
   	(5)	A minimum of 6 credits from the following courses:
   		AST	303	Planetary System Astronomy			3
   		AST	312	Observational Astronomy			1
   		ENT	319	Introduction to Earth System Science			3
   		GEO	402	Agricultural Climatology			3
   		GEO	405	Weather Analysis and Forecasting			4
   		GEO	409	Global Climate Change and Variability			3
   		GEO	424	Advanced Remote Sensing			4
   		GLG	411	Hydrogeology			3
   		GLG	421	Environmental Geochemistry			4
   		GLG	422	Aquatic and Marine Organic Geochemistry (W)			3
   		GLG	434	Evolutionary Paleobiology			4
   		PLB	335	Plants Through Time			3
   	Meteorology/Atmospheric Sciences (35 to 38 credits):
   	(1)	All of the following courses:
   		GEO	403	Dynamic Meteorology (W)			3
   		GEO	405	Weather Analysis and Forecasting			4
   		MTH	133	Calculus II			4
   		MTH	234	Multivariable Calculus			4
   		MTH	235	Differential Equations			3
   		PHY	183	Physics for Scientists and Engineers I			4
   		PHY	184	Physics for Scientists and Engineers II			4
   	(2)	One of the following courses:
   		GEO	402	Agricultural Climatology			3
   		GEO	409	Global Climate Change and Variability			3
   		The course selected to meet this requirement may also satisfy requirement (3) below.
   	(3)	Three of the following courses:
   		GEO	324	Remote Sensing of the Environment			4
   		GEO	402	Agricultural Climatology			3
   		GEO	409	Global Climate Change and Variability			3
   		GLG	411	Hydrogeology			3
   		GLG	412	Glacial and Quaternary Geology			4
   		GLG	421	Environmental Geochemistry			4
   		Geography 402 or 409 may also be used to satisfy requirement (2) above.