Courses Currently Teaching

• GEOL 107 - General Geology
  Principles of physical and historical geology and their application in interpreting earth processes and the history of the earth. Laboratory covers identification of earth materials including fossils and the interpretation of topographic and geologic maps. RESTRICTIONS: For majors in geology, other sciences and engineering. Only one course, GEOL 105 or GEOL 107, can count towards graduation.

• GEOL 109 - Planets, Asteroids, and Impacts
  Composition, structure, surface features, origin, and evolution of the planets, satellites, asteroids, and comets. The course will also explore the possible connection between meteorite impacts and mass extinctions. Did an asteroid kill off the dinosaurs?

• GEOL 431 - Marine Geology
  Geology of the ocean basins and their continental margins; sedimentation within the marine environment and its uses in interpreting geologic history and paleoecology. PREREQ: GEOL 304.

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