UT Dallas 2020 Undergraduate Catalog
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Geosciences (BA or BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.
Geosciences with Geology Option (BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individual plan.
| Summer Semester |
| GEOS 3300 Field Geology I (Summer Field Camp I) |
3 |
| |
3 |
| Summer Semester |
| GEOS 4300 Field Geology II (Summer Field Camp II) |
3 |
| |
3 |
| NOTES: |
| 1 |
Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020. |
| 2 |
Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 3 |
A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. |
| 4 |
Three semester credit hours are counted to fulfill the Mathematics Core Requirement with the remaining semester credit hour to be counted under the major requirements. |
| 5 |
The MATH calculus sequence can be replaced with other options, see advisor. |
| 6 |
Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125. |
|
| 51 Hours of upper division courses (course numbers beginning with 3 or greater) are required for all degrees. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation |
|
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) during the summer are highly recommended for Physics majors planning to continue their education in graduate school, whether in physics or another discipline. Formal REU programs exist at many universities, national laboratories, and even overseas, and usually offer a stipend typical of a graduate teaching assistantship. Announcements for REU programs usually appear online in December and application deadlines usually range from late January to early March. Requirements vary, but students are often eligible if they have completed their freshman year. |
|
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. |
|
Geosciences with Geophysics Option (BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individual plan.
| Summer Semester |
| GEOS 3300 Field Geology I (Summer Field Camp I) |
3 |
| |
3 |
| Junior Year |
| Fall Semester |
SCH |
Spring Semester |
SCH |
| GEOS 3421 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology |
4 |
GEOS 3470 Structural Geology |
4 |
| GEOS 3464 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
4 |
GOVT 2306 State and Local Government2 |
3 |
| MATH 2420 Differential Equations with Applications |
4 |
HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War2 |
3 |
| PHYS 3411 Theoretical Physics |
4 |
MATH 4362 Partial Differential Equations |
3 |
|
|
PHYS 3312 Classical Mechanics |
3 |
| |
16 |
|
16 |
| Summer Semester |
| GEOS 4300 Field Geology II (Summer Field Camp II) |
3 |
| |
3 |
| NOTES: |
| 1 |
Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020. |
| 2 |
Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 3 |
A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. |
| 4 |
Three semester credit hours are counted to fulfill the Mathematics Core Requirement with the remaining semester credit hour to be counted under the major requirements. |
| 5 |
The MATH calculus sequence can be replaced with other options, see advisor. |
| 6 |
Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125. |
|
| 51 Hours of upper division courses (course numbers beginning with 3 or greater) are required for all degrees. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation |
|
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) during the summer are highly recommended for Physics majors planning to continue their education in graduate school, whether in physics or another discipline. Formal REU programs exist at many universities, national laboratories, and even overseas, and usually offer a stipend typical of a graduate teaching assistantship. Announcements for REU programs usually appear online in December and application deadlines usually range from late January to early March. Requirements vary, but students are often eligible if they have completed their freshman year. |
|
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. |
|
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