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Geology
Academic Bulletin
Area of Study: Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discontinued Programs: Environmental Geology Major, Geology (BA) Major, and Geology (BS) Major (last in 2021-2022 Bulletin)
Now housed in Environmental Science & Sustainability
Who might want to be a Geo Minor? Students who tell you they are interested in: watersheds, water quality, energy resources, minerals, climate change, earthquakes, volcanoes, fossils/dinosaurs, oceanography, marine biology, mountains, hiking.
Often times, students will say they are interested broadly in “the environment” or “the outdoors”. If that’s the case, we usually suggest that the student take Geo 110 (Physical Geology) and ES110 (Intro to Environmental Science). For both Geo 110 and ES110, there are always spaces reserved for first year students, so please encourage students to enroll in this courses their first year! It is much harder to get into the courses during the sophomore and junior years.
What is the best starting course for a Geo to take? Geo 110 in their first semester
For a student who is potentially going to major and minor outside of the natural sciences, we offer Geo 109 (Geologic Hazards) as a non-lab course that satisfies the SP and QR distribution requirements. Geo 109 is also an approved course for the GHS major/minor and for ESS majors. It’s a great course for first year students. Students who want to potentially major or minor in Geo should be advised to take GEO 110 and not GEO 109.
The Geology Minor requirment 20 credit hours
- Both GEO 110 and GEO 120 are required for the minor
- Students must take 12 credit hours of electives to complete the minor. We suggest that students meet with the Department Chair to create a plan for what those electives should be.
Information for Transfer Students
The Geology Department welcomes transfer students and will work with them to find the best path to accomplish their wish to pursue a Geo minor.
Three Geology courses that students can potentially transfer in as Allegheny equivalent courses are:
- Geo 110 (Physical Geology) –Transfer course needs to have 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours
- Geo 120 (Earth History & Evolution) – Transfer course needs to have 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab
- Geo 109 (Geologic Hazards)-Transfer course needs to have 3 hours of lecture
Many of the cognate science classes in Math, Chemistry, Biology and/or Physics that transfer in to Allegheny can be used towards a Geology minor.
Other courses (e.g..Introduction to Oceanography, Physical Geography) will transfer in as Geology elective credits. These electives may be able to be used for a Geology minor, and/or Environmental Science & Sustainability major.
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