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Major Requirements
The major requirements include two geology courses at the 100 level, four geology courses at the 200 level (Geology 210, 223, 230, and 240), two elective geology courses at the 300 level, and a geology Short Term course. The program in geology culminates in a two-semester senior research experience (Geology 457 and 458) that consists of an original contribution based on field and/or laboratory investigations by the student under the supervision of a faculty committee.
For the B.S. degree a student is required to complete Chemistry 107A or 107B and 108A or 108B, Mathematics 105 and 106, Physics 107 (or First-Year Seminar 314) and Physics 108 (or First-Year Seminar 274). For the B.A. degree a student is required to complete either Chemistry 107A or 107B and 108A or 108B or Physics 107 (or First-Year Seminar 314) and Physics 108 (or First-year Seminar 274). The B.S. degree is recommended for students planning careers in the geological or environmental sciences. Note that Chemistry 107A or 107B is a prerequisite for Geology 223 and Geology 240.
Interdisciplinary Interests
The departmental course offerings allow a maximum of flexibility to meet individual interests. Students with environmental interests are encouraged to choose a major in geology or environmental studies with a geology concentration or a double major involving geology and another natural science such as biology, chemistry, or physics. Students contemplating a major in geology or an interdisciplinary major or double major must consult with the geology faculty during their second year to plan an appropriate program of study. All programs are subject to departmental approval.
Pass/Fail Grading Option
Pass/fail grading may not be elected for courses counting toward the major.
Guidelines for Geology Majors Regarding Off-Campus Study
1) The department expects that majors who wish to study abroad do so for only one semester.
2) The department expects that majors will have completed the following major requirements prior to the semester abroad: two 100-level courses; a minimum of two, but preferably three, 200-level courses; and one geology Short Term course.
3) The department expects that majors will have completed the following major requirments prior to their senior year: all four 200-level courses and one 300-level course.
4) The department normally accepts only two non-Bates courses toward the major. Typically this is a 200-level course equivalent in content to one of the required Bates 200-level courses and a 300-level course chosen by the student in consultation with the major advisor.
5) All applications for off-campus study require approval of the major advisor and the department chair. Applications that involve exceptions to the above guidelines require review and approval by the department.
General Education Information for the Class of 2010
The following courses may serve as a department-designated set provided that at least one has a full laboratory component: 1) any two courses listed at the 100 level with the subject "GEO" or one 100-level "GEO" course and one course numbered at the 100 level that is cross-listed in geology; or 2) one 100-level geology course and one geology Short Term course. A student may request that the department approve a two-course set with one course at the 200 level prior to enrolling in the 200-level course. Any Short Term course listed below, or First-Year Seminar 084, 190, 284, 298 or 327, may serve as the third course option as partial fulfillment of the natural science requirement. The quantitative requirement may be satisfied through 103, 104, 107, 109, 110, 115, 210, 223, 230, or 240. |
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