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The Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers a minor in Geology to majors in any field except geology. This program provides a means of recognition for students in any field who have a curiosity about the materials, structures and processes of the solid earth.

Admissions

Admission into this minor program requires that the student be in good academic standing at the university. To officially enroll in the Minor program, students should contact Dr. Karl Wegmann. Dr. Wegmann will provide the student with the name of a geology faculty member who will act as the advisor for the student’s minor program.

Certification

Students should see Dr. Wegmann for certification of the minor, 2123 Jordan Hall. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program.

Contact Person

Dr. Karl Wegmann
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
2123 Jordan Hall
919.515.0380
kwwegman@ncsu.edu

SIS Code: 17GM

Plan Requirements

• A grade of ‘C’ or better in at all course work used toward minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Gateway Course
Select one of the following:		3-4
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý100	Earth System Science: Exploring the Connections
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý140	Catastrophic Earth
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý101	Geology I: Physical
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý150	Environmental Issues in Water Resources
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý200	Introduction to Oceanography
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý110	Geology I Laboratory	1
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý202	Geology II: Historical	3
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý211	Geology II Laboratory	1
Elective Courses
Select 6-7 credits		6-7
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý300	Environmental Geology
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý369	Life on Earth: Principles of Paleontology
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý409	Watershed Forensics
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý410	Introduction to Mineralogy
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý411	Marine Sediment Transport
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý440	Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý450	Introductory Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý451	Structural Geology
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý465	Geologic Field Camp
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý466	Preparatory Course for Field Camp
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý470	Introduction to Geophysics
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý471	Exploration and Engineering Geophysics
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý481	Geomorphology: Earth's Dynamic Surface
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý485	Introduction to Hydrogeology
²Ñ·¡´¡Ìý493	Special Topics in MEAS 1
Total Hours		14-16

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Enrollment in special topics courses should be approved by the minor coordinator in advance to ensure they are appropriate and relevant to the minor.

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