May 18, 2025

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015

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Earth Sciences, BA

Department: Geological Sciences

Grade Requirement

A minimum grade of “C-” is required in all earth science courses and cognates to fulfill the requirements of this program.

Course Requirements

Earth Science core courses (28 credits)

Electives (6-8 credits)

Complete two geological science (GEOL) courses at the 200-level or above.

An overall maximum of six credits from GEOL 497 , GEOL 498 and GEOL 499 may be applied toward this requirement. GEOL 496 - Seminar in Geology may not be applied toward this requirement.

Cognate courses (12 credits)

MATH 150 - Precalculus with Trigonometry
Two additional laboratory courses selected from chemistry, physics, biology or geological sciences (8 credits)

Total minimum credits: 46

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies section of this catalog.