Geological Sciences B.S_Fall 2024.xlsx

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1	University of Minnesota Duluth
2	Swenson College of Science and Engineering
3	The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, your math placement, overlapping liberal education electives, if you are pursuing an additional major(s) and/or minor(s), or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Please work with your academic advisor to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
4	Sample Plan: Geological Sciences B.S					TOTAL CREDITS:	114		LE Checklist	Courses
5	Year 1:	Fall Semester			Year 1:	Spring Semester			Part I: Language, Reasoning Skills, and Theorizing Power	4 courses 1 course from each category
6	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Logic and Reasoning (LQR)	Y1 Fall
7	CHEM 1153	General Chemistry I	4	NS	CHEM 1155	General Chemistry II	4		Oral Communication and Languages (OCL)	Y2 Spring
8	CHEM 1154	General Chemistry Lab I	1	NS	CHEM 1156	General Chemistry Lab II	1		Theorizing Race Power and Justice (RPJ)	Y3 Fall
9	EES 1110	Geology and Earth Systems	4	NS, S	EES 2311	Mineralogy	4		Writing and Information Literacy (WIL)	Y1 Spring
10	MATH 1290	Calculus for the Natural Sciences	5	LQR	MATH 1297	Calculus II	5	LQR	Part II: Knowledge Domains	6 courses 1 course from each of the 4 categories. Nat Sci must include lab. 2 additional courses in any two categories (must be diff subject than first course in category)
11					WRIT 1120	College Writing	3	WIL	Fine Arts (FA)	Y4 Fall
12		Term credits	14			Term credits	17		Humanities (HUM)	Y3 Spring
13									Natural Sciences with lab (NS)	Y1 Fall
14	Year 2:	Fall Semester			Year 2:	Spring Semester			Social Sciences (SS)	Y4 Fall
15	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Additional Course	Y1 Fall
16	EES 2010	Surface Processes	4		EES 2110	Reconstructing Earth's Climate History	4		Additional Course	Y4 Spring
17	EES 2312	Petrology	4		EES 2120	The Earth's Dynamic Interior	3		Part III: Key Topics: 3 courses	3 courses 1 course from each category, can double dip with Part II
18	PHYS 2013	General Physics I	4	NS	PHYS 2015	General Physics II	4		Global Perspectives (GP)	Y4 Spring
19	PHYS 2014	General Physics Lab I	1	NS	PHYS 2016	General Physics Lab II	1		Cultural Diversity in US (CD)	Y4 Spring
20					LE	Oral Communication & Languages	3	OCL	Sustainability (S)	Y1 Fall
21		Term credits	13			Term credits	15
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23	Year 3:	Fall Semester			Year 3:	Spring Semester
24	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
25	EES 3420	Sedimentology and Stratigraphy	4		CHEM 4xxx		3
26	EES 4450	Structural Geology	4		EES 4xxx		3
27	EES 5xxx		3		WRIT 3150	Advanced Writing: Science	3
28	LE	Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice	3	RPJ	LE	Humanities	4	HUM
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30		Term credits	14			Term credits	13
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32	Year 4:	Fal Semester			Year 4:	Spring Semester
33	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
34	EES 4xxx		3		EES 4xxx		3
35	EES 4800	Principles of Geophysics	4		GEOG 4401	Climate Science	3
36	LE	Fine Arts	3	FA	LE	Cultural Diversity in the US	3	CD
37	LE	Social Sciences	3	SS	LE	Global Perspectives	3	GP
38					LE	Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences*	3	FA, HUM, SS*
39		Term credits	13			Term credits	15
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41						*Two courses taken in a category must be different subjects within the category (ex. COMM and ANTH).
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