Geology Major

 

Geology Department

Why Geology

The Geology program at Wayland is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to teach science, to study Geology at the graduate level, or to work in industry. Industry hiring levels are climbing, with future projections indicating a great demand for graduates with degrees in geology.

 

The major requires 38 hours, of which a minimum of 21 hours are upper
level. **GEOL 4301- Field Methods in Geology AND GEOL 4302 Field Geology requirements may be met by a 6 hour field experience at another approved University's field camp. School approval required. *MATH 1306 Elementary Statistics, MSCI 2311 Scientific Computing, and MSCI 3101 Faith in Science are required courses for all math and science majors. MATH 1306 and MSCI 2311 can each be used to fulfill three hours
of general education requirements in math and computer literacy, respectively.

Geology MAJOR

GEOL 1401, GEOL 1402; GEOL 2401; GEOL 3401; GEOL 3403; GEOL 4301; GEOL 4302 4 hours from either GEOL 4403 or GEOL 4405 and 8 hours of upper level Geology electives. (May include online courses.)

Additional requirements include: MATH 1306; MATH 2306; CHEM 1401; PHYS 1401 or PHYS 2401

Geology MINOR - GEOL 1401 and GEOL 1402; MATH 1306; and 12 advanced GEOL hours.