A Minor in Earth Sciences consists of 20 credit hours of Earth Sciences courses. The minor can be tailored to support a number of majors, such as education, engineering, biology, chemistry, or physics.

Required Courses (8 credit hours)

ESCI 1101 - Earth Sciences-Geography (3)
ESCI 1101L - Earth Sciences-Geography Laboratory (1)
GEOL 1200 - Physical Geology (3)
GEOL 1200L - Physical Geology Laboratory (1)

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Select from the following:

ESCI 3105 - Oceanography (3)
ESCI 3170 - Environmental Quality Management (3)
ESCI 4140 - Hydrologic Processes (4)
ESCI 4155 - Fluvial Processes (4)
ESCI 4210 - Soil Science (4)
GEOL 1210 - Earth History (3)
GEOL 1210L - Earth History Lab (1)
GEOL 3190 - Environmental Geology (3)
GEOL 4105 - Geomorphology (3)
GEOL 4105L - Geomorphology Laboratory (1)
METR 3140 - Fundamentals of Meteorology (3)
METR 3245 - Synoptic Meteorology (4)

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Required Courses (8 credit hours)

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

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