Geology Major Requirements
Geology Major at Bryn Mawr College (13 Courses):
Downloadable Geology Major checklist
Contact person: Dr. Christopher Oze, undergraduate Geology advisor
The following 100-level classes are required :
- GEOL 101, Physical Geology (fall)
- GEOL 102 or 103, Historical or Environmental Geology (Both offered in the spring)
The following 200-level classes are required :
- GEOL 202, Mineralogy (fall)
- GEOL 203, Paleobiology (fall)
- GEOL 204, Structural Geology (spring)
- GEOL 205, Sedimentary Geology (spring)
Two of the following 300-level courses, or one of the following courses and one additional 300-level allied science course (Chemistry, Math, Physics, or Computer Science):
- GEOL 301, Geochemistry of Crystalline Rocks (every other year)
- GEOL 302, Low-Temperature Geochemistry (every other year)
- GEOL 303, Advanced Paleontology (every other year)
- GEOL 304, Tectonics (every other year)
- GEOL 305, Petrology (every other year)
- GEOL 310, Geophysics (every other year)
- GEOL 312, Quaternary Geology (every other year)
- GEOL 314, Marine Geology (every other year)
- GEOL 328, Analysis of Geospatial data using GIS (spring)
- GEOL 336, Evolutionary Biology: Advanced Topics (every other year)
- GEOL 301, Geochemistry of Crystalline Rocks (every other year)
The following 300-level course:
- GEOL 399, Senior Thesis
At least four additional allied science courses:
Two courses required in Math
- Math 101, Calculus with Analytic Geometry
- Math 102, Calculus with Analytic Geometry
- Math 104, Elements of Probability and Statistics
- Math 201, Multivariable Calculus
- Math 203, Linear Algebra
- Math 210, Differential Equations
Two additional courses in either Chemistry of Physics
- CHEM 103, General Chemistry
- CHEM 104, General Chemistry
- CHEM 211, Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 212, Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 221, Physical Chemistry
- CHEM 222, Physical Chemistry
- PHYS 101, Introductory Physics
- PHYS 102, Introductory Physics
- PHYS 121, Foundations of Physics
- PHYS 122, Foundations of Physics