Geoscience

Curriculum Guide

The following is only an example of a four-year Geoscience degree program and is subject to change without notice. Students should consult a Geoscience program advisor to ensure that they have the most accurate and up-to-date information available about a particular four-year degree option.

Geoscience Curriculum Guide (PDF)
View the Geoscience Curriculum Guide on the UW-Green Bay Catalog.

An example: Four year plan for Geoscience Major
120 credits necessary to graduate. Participation in field courses, the Geology Club, internships, and/or independent studies are highly recommended.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
Fall		Credits
GEOSCI 202	Physical Geology	4
ENG COMP 100	English Composition I: College Writing	3
MATH 104 or MATH 202	Precalculus or Calculus and Analytic Geometry I	4
First Year Seminar		3
General Ed		3
	Credits	17
Spring
GEOSCI 203	Earth System History	3
GEOSCI 204	Earth System History Laboratory	1
MATH 202 or MATH 260	Calculus and Analytic Geometry I or Introductory Statistics	4
ENG COMP 105 or COMM 133	English Composition II: Composition and Rhetoric or Fundamentals of Public Address	3
ENV SCI 421	Geoscience Field Trip	1
General Ed		3
	Credits	15
Sophomore
Fall
CHEM 211	Principles of Chemistry I	4
CHEM 213	Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory	1
ENV SCI 330	Hydrology	3
MATH 202 or MATH 260	Calculus and Analytic Geometry I or Introductory Statistics	4
General Ed		3
	Credits	15
Spring
CHEM 212	Principles of Chemistry II	4
CHEM 214	Principles of Chemistry II Laboratory	1
General Ed		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
ENV SCI 421	Geoscience Field Trip	1
	Credits	15
Junior
Fall
GEOSCI 340	Introduction to Mineralogy & Petrology	4
ENV SCI 320	The Soil Environment	4
PHYSICS 201	Principles of Physics I	5
General Ed		3
	Credits	16
Spring
GEOSCI/ENV SCI Upper Level Elective		3
GEOSCI/ENV SCI Upper Level Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
ENV SCI 421	Geoscience Field Trip	1
	Credits	16
Senior
Fall
GEOSCI/ENV SCI Upper Level Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
General Ed		3
	Credits	15
Spring
GEOSCI 432	Hydrogeology	3
GEOSCI/ENV SCI Upper Level Elective		3
Elective		3
Elective		3
	Credits	12
	Total Credits	121

*Students are encouraged to take science and math courses early in their career, so that they are better prepared for opportunities such as scientific research or internships as sophomores, juniors, & seniors.