Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Geology Major: Paleobiology
PALEOBIOLOGY TRACK IN THE GEOLOGY MAJOR
(18.5 CU's for the Major / 35 CU's total)
I) Required Course Sequence:
BIOL 101: Introduction to Biology A (1.5 c.u.'s)
BIOL 102: Introduction to Biology B (1.5 c.u.'s)
BIOL 230: Evolutionary Biology (1 c.u.)
GEOL 100: Introduction to Geology (1 c.u.) or GEOL 125: Earth and Life Through Time (1 c.u.)
GEOL 111: Geology Laboratory (1 c.u.)
GEOL 205: Paleontology (1 c.u.)
GEOL 206: Stratigraphy (1 c.u.)
NOTE: BIOL 101 may be double counted towards the General Requirement in Sector V. GEOL 100 or 125 may be double counted towards the General Requirement in Sector VI and the Quantitative Data Analysis Requirement.
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II) UPPER LEVEL COURSES (Choose 2 CU's from list below)
Choose one Geology course selected from:
GEOL 405: Paleoecology
GEOL 415: Paleobotany
GEOL 511: Geology of soils
GEOL 515: Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems
GEOL 535: Macroevolution
GEOL 615: Adv. Vertebrate Paleontology Seminar
Others by permission of department advisor
Choose one Biology course selected from:
BIOL 202: Cellular Biology and Biochemistry
BIOL 221: Molecular Biology and Genetics
BIOL 240: Ecology and Population Biology
BIOL 325: Biology of the lnvertebrates
BIOL 330: Vertebrate Biology
BIOL 400: Field Botany
BIOL 450: Plant Systematics
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REQUIRED COURSES IN RELATED DISCIPLINES ( 6.5 CU's)
CHEM 001: Introductory Chemistry I. & CHEM 051: Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1.5 CU.'s) OR CHEM 101: General Chemistry I & CHEM 053: General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 102: General Chemistry II & CHEM 054: General Chemistry Laboratory II (1.5 CU's)
PHYS 150: Principles of Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion. & PHYS 050: Principles of Physics Laboratory I. (1.5 c.u.'s)
OR PHYS 170: Honors Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion. & PHYS 070: Principles of Physics Honors Laboratory I.
MATH 104: (formerly 150): Calculus, Part I (1 CU)
MATH 114: (formerly 151): Calculus, Part II. (For the Physical Sciences)(1 CU) OR MATH 115: Calculus, Part II with Probability and Matrices. (For the Biological Sciences)OR BIOL 446: Statistics for Biologists OR STAT 101: Introductory Business Statistics OR STAT 111: Introductory Statistics.
IV) INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ( 2 CU's)
GEOL 499: Senior Thesis (taken for two semesters) on subject of student's choice related to Paleobiology.
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