Overview of Our Majors
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WKU GEOLOGY MAJOR
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version: 6/01/2011
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B.A. Earth & Space Science (Future Teachers)
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B.A. General Geoscience
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B.S. Professional Major-Minor
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B.S. Professional Extended Major
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A. COMMON CORE (20hrs) |
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111 The Earth {FS}
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112 Earth History {FS}
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113 The Earth Lab {FS}
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114 Earth History Lab {FS}
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308 Structural Geology {S}
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380 Intro. Field Techniques {F}
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460 Sed. / Strat. {S}
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499 Professional Preparation {S}
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270 Analytical Techniques {F}
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311 General Oceanography {S}
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325 Intro to Min. and Rox {F}
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330 Mineralogy {F}
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350 Petrology {S}
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415 Environmental Geology {F}
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440 Hydrogeology {S}
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485 Geology of Fossil Fuels {F}
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Approved Geology Electives
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6
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12
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TOTAL MAJOR HOURS
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32
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40
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52
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C. ADD'L REQUIREMENTS |
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math
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116
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116
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136
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136
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biology
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122/123
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chemistry
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105/106
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120/121
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120/121
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physics
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201
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201
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180/181
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computer science
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GEOG 121
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GEOG 121
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GEOG 316
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GEOG 316
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ASTR 104
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GEOG 316
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GEOG 317
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GEOG 317
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ASTR 106
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GEOG 391
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GEOG 391
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ASTR 405
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TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS
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54
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53
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70.5
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82.5
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Other Requirement
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none
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Other Requirement
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minor
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