Earth Science - Requirements for the Minor
Supporting Courses, 20 credits
- EARTH SCI 202 Physical Geology, 4 credits
- EARTH SCI 203 Geologic Evolution of the Earth, 3 credits
At least 5 credits of chemistry at the 100-200-level.
At least two of these:
- COMP SCI 256 Software Design I, 4 credits
- MATH 104 Elementary Functions: Algebra and Trigonometry, 4 credits
- MATH 202 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, 4 credits
- MATH 203 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II, 4 credits
- MATH 209 Multivariate Calculus, 4 credits
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 12 credits
- ENV SCI 342 Environmental Geology, 3 credits
Three of these:
- EARTH SC 340 Rock and Mineral Resources, 3 credits
- EARTH SC 402 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation, 3 credits
- EARTH SC 432 Hydrogeology, 3 credits
- EARTH SC 470 Quaternary Geology, 3 credits
- EARTH SC 492 Special Topics in Earth Science, 1-4 credits (Offerings of different topics may be repeated for credit)
- ENV SCI 320 The Soil Environment, 4 credits
- ENV SCI 325 Regional Climatology, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 330 Hydrology, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 421 Soils and Geology of Wisconsin Field Trip, 1-3 credits
- ENV SCI 425 Global Climate Change, 3 credits
- ENV SCI 454 Remote Sensing and GIS, 3 credits
Earth Science Program
Earth Science Major Requirements
Course Descriptions