Apr 04, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Paleontology Minor

A minor in Paleontology consists of 24 hours. This minor is for undergraduate students who want a general background in geosciences and wish to develop analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills to prepare them for successful careers in science, education, consulting, museums, government, and other related fields.

Minor requirements

A minor in Paleontology consists of 24 hours. A maximum of 3 hours of GEOL 493 may be counted toward the minor.

Complete:

GEOL 102 - Earth, Life, and Time 4 Credit Hours *

Select two courses:

GEOL 320 - Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 340 - Earth Sedimentary Processes 4 Credit Hours

Select 3 hours from list A and 9 hours from list A or B, must include at least two departments.

List A:

GEOL 422 - Evolution of Life 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 423 - Paleoecology 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 426 - Biospheric Change and the Fossil Record 3 Credit Hours

List B:

ANTH 465 - Archaeology of the Trojan War 3 Credit Hours *
ANTH 495 - Hominin Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 260 - Ecology 2 Credit Hours
BIOL 280 - Evolution 3 Credit Hours
EEB 353 - Comparative Vertebrate Biology 4 Credit Hours
GEOL 406 - Taphonomy 3 Credit Hours or
ANTH 406 - Taphonomy 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 420 - Trace Fossils: Behavior, Environment, and Applications 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 459 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 490 - Special Problems in Geology 1-3 Credit Hours
GEOL 493 - Independent Study 1-12 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .