Undergraduate Earth Science
The structure and movements of our planet shape our existence, from the life-giving foundations of soil and water to the life-threatening occurrences of earthquakes and volcanoes. EAS is designed for students who are fascinated by the Earth and want to understand it. EAS students get hands-on field experience though both courses and research opportunities with Tech faculty.
Suggested schedule for Earth Science
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First Year
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Second Year
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Fall Semester:
GT 1000: EAS - Intro to Tech (1)
EAS 1600: Intro. To Env. Science (4)
MATH 1501: Calculus I (4)
CHEM 1310: General Chemistry (4)
ENGL 1101: English Composition 1 (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
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Fall Semester:
EAS 2600: Earth Processes (4)
MATH 2401: Calculus III (4)
PHYS 2121: Physics I (4)
HIST 2111 or equivalent (3)
Total Semester Hours = 15
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Spring Semester:
MATH 1502: Calculus II (4)
CHEM 1311: Inorganic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1312: Inorganic Chemistry Lab (1)
CS 1371: Computing for Engineers (3)
ENGL 1102: English Composition 2 (3)
HPS 1040/1062/1063 or 1064 (2)
Total Semester Hours = 16
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Spring Semester:
EAS 2655: Quantitative Methods (3)
MATH 2403: Differential Equations (4)
PHYS 2122: Physics II (4)
Social Science Elective (3)
Total Semester Hours = 14
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Third Year
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Fourth Year
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Fall Semester:
EAS 3620: Geochemistry (4)
EAS 3610: Intro to Geophysics (3)
EAS 3603: Earth System Thermo (3)
Humanities Elective (3)
Free Electives (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
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Fall Semester:
EAS 4420: Environ. Field Methods (4)
EAS 4803: Physical Volcanology (3)
EAS 4803: Tectonics, Climate and Landscape Evolution (3)
Social Science Elective (3)
Free Electives (3)
Total Semester Hours = 16
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Spring Semester:
EAS 4200: Structural Geology (4)
EAS 4803: Seismology (3)
BIOL 1510 or 1520 (4)
Social Science Elective (3)
Total Semester Hours = 14
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Spring Semester:
EAS 4610: Earth System Modeling (3)
EAS 4699: Research (3)
EAS 4803: Geodynamics (3) Humanities Elective (3)
Free Electives (3)
Total Semester Hours = 15
Total Hours = 122
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