General Information:

  • Declare your major early (forms available in A&S Advisement Center, Ortega Hall)
  • Click here for an informative flier with specific UNM course number, etc.
  • Print out a handy degree planning worksheet: for BS requirements, for BA requirements, E&PS Minor
  • Seek advice of a Departmental Undergraduate Advisor early and often! [Professor Laura Crossey, Rm 339, Northrop Hall, 277-5349; lcrossey@unm.edu or Professor Maya Elrick, Rm 227 Northrop Hall, 277-5077; dolomite@unm.edu]
  • Get Involved!! Sign up for the Undergraduate Geology Club (Don Powers Room, 2nd floor Northrop).
  • Keep informed! Sign up on the EPS listserve... directions available in main office.

Degree Requirements:

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

E&PS CORE (Cr) Course Title Prerequisites Time Offered
101 (3), 105L (1) How the Earth Works:
An Introduction to Geology
none Fall, Spring & Smr
201L (4)  Earth History 101/105 (or Env Sc 101)  Fall and Spring
301 (3), 302L (2) Mineralogy/Earth & Planetary Materials & Lab Chem 121 (pre- or co-) or POI Fall only
303L (4) Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology E&PS 301/302L, and Physics 160 Spring only
304L (4) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy E&PS 301/302L and 303L or POI Fall only
307L (4) Structural Geology E&PS 301/302L, 303L and 304L Spring only
319L (4) Field Geology E&PS 307L Summer only
401 (1) Seminar concurrent 490 enroll. Fall and Spring
490 (1) Geologic Presentation Senior Standing Fall & Spring

 

Core Credits=31

and 12 additional credits from E&PS courses above 300 [excluding 491-92, 493, and 495].

Total E&PS Credits=43

Supporting Sciences (Credits) Prerequisites
Chem 121L* (4) Math 121 or 150, or placement score indicating readiness for Math 162
Chem 122L* (4) Chem 121L
Math 162 (4) Math 123 or 150, or placement score
Math 163 (4) Math 162
Phys 160 (3) Math 162 (pre-or-co)
Phys 161 (3) Physics 160 and Math 163 (pre-or co)
E&PS 433 or Stat 345 (3) Math 163, knowledge of a computing language suggested

 

and an additional 7 credits in supporting science from the following: Chemistry, Physics, or Math above the levels required above; or Biology 121 or above, or Astronomy 270 or above, or (with permission of Undergraduate Committee) selected Engineering, Anthropology, or Geography courses.

Total Supporting Science Credits=32

Students completing the B.S. program fulfill requirements for a distributed minor.

Note: English 219, 220, or 290 is also required (fulfills A&S Group Requirement) for the B.S. major.

Students wishing to concentrate in Geoscience fields such as Environmental Hydrology, Mineralogy/ Materials, Climatology and Surface Processes, Sedimentology/Paleontology, Structure/Tectonics/Geophysics or Geochemistry should consult recommended "track" sequences provided.

BACHELOR OF ARTS

E&PS Courses (Cr) Course Title Prerequisites
101, 105L (4) How the Earth Works
201L (4) formerly 102L Earth History
310L (4) formerly 255 (or 319L) NM Field Geology (or Field Geology) E&PS 101 and 105 (and E&PS 307L for Field Geology)
301 (3), 302L (2) Mineralogy/E&PS Materials & Lab Chem 121 (121 (pre-or co-) or POI
303L (4) Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology E&PS 301/302L, and Physics 151 or 160
304L (4) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy E&PS 301/302L and 303L, or POI
307L (4) Structural Geology E&PS 301/302L, 303L, and 304L
 490 (1) Geologic Presentation  
 401 (1) Seminar  

 

and 2 additional E&PS courses from above 299-level, one of which is above 399-level [excluding 401 & 490].

Total E&PS Credits=37

Supporting Sciences (Credits)

Chem 121L (4)
Physics 160 (3) or 151 (3)
and 9 additional hours from Chemistry or Physics above the levels required above; or from Math 162 or above, Biology 121 or above, or Astronomy 271, or (with permission of Undergraduate Committee) from selected Engineering, Anthropology, or Geography courses.

Total Supporting Sciences Credits = 16

EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCES MINOR

Requirements: 20 credits required, at least 12 from upper division (above 299 level) courses. No more than 3 credit hours of problems may be applied. For a more complete set of recommendations, click here.