Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

HELP

2024-2025 Undergraduate 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 EEPS 493 may be counted toward the minor.

Complete:

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

Select two courses:

EEPS 320 - Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
EEPS 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:

EEPS 422 - Evolution of Life 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 423 - Paleoecology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 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
EEPS 406 - Taphonomy 3 Credit Hours or
ANTH 406 - Taphonomy 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 420 - Trace Fossils: Behavior, Environment, and Applications 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 459 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 490 - Special Problems in Geology 1-3 Credit Hours
EEPS 493 - Independent Study 1-12 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .