Geoscience sub-plan
Current list of all approved electives
Geoscience Electives
Select 15 credits from list below at the 300 level or above. 9 credits must be at 500 level or above. See list below. Students preparing for Professional Geologist Licensure must take 12 credits in GEOL prefixes, including 9 credits from the approved ASBOG Elective list below.
- GEOL 300 – Earth Through Time
- GEOL 520 - Geomorphology
- GEOL 540 - Geologic Record of Climate Change
- GEOL 560 - Field Methods
- GEOL 581 - Principles of Paleontology
- GEOL 601 - Economic Geology
- GEOL 602 - Mineral Exploration for a Sustainable Future
- GEOL 605 - Introduction to Aqueous Geochemistry
- GEOL 611 - Hydrogeology
- GEOL 620 - Volcanology
- GEOL 625 - Introduction to Engineering Geology and Petrophysics
- GEOL 630 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- GEOL 631 - Geoenergy Exploration
- GEOL 640 - Introduction to Geophysics
- GEOL 642 - Field Geophysics
- GEOL 650 - Geomicrobiology
- GEOL 704 - Carbonate Paleoenvironments
- GEOL 705 - Biomineralization
- GEOL 708 - Sedimentary Geochemistry
- GEOL 711 - Water Resources Geochemistry
- GEOL 712 - Advanced Geochemistry
- GEOL 715 - Dating Earth Materials
- GEOL 720 - Quaternary Geology
- GEOL 735 - Fossil Fuel Sedimentology
- GEOL 738 - Formation Evaluation
- GEOL 740 - Regional Geology
- GEOL 741 - Seismic Data Processing
- GEOL 742 - Seismic Data Interpretation
- GEOL 745 - Exploration Geophysics
- GEOL 747 - Introduction to MATLAB
- GEOL 750 - Geologic Evolution of Planet Earth
- GEOL 760 - Geochemical and Biogeochemical Modeling
- GEOL 770 - Subsurface Methods
- GEOL 805 - Advanced Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- GEOL 806 - Sedimentary Petrology
- GEOL 810 - Isotope Geology
- GEOL 820 - Groundwater Modeling
- GEOL 830 - Geotectonics
- GEOL 870 - Groundwater Contaminant Remediation
- GEOG 235 – Atmospheric Science
- GEOG 360 – Natural Resources
- GEOG 440 - Spatial Analysis of Surface Water Hydrology
- GEOG 445 – Biogeography
- GEOG 535 - Global Climatology and Climate Change
- GEOG 709 - Geography Field Research Techniques
- GEOG 735 - Topics in Climatology
- GEOG 740 - Fluvial Geomorphology
- GEOG 742 - Digital Geomorphology
- GEOG 745 - Topics in Biogeography
- GEOG 747 - Soil Mapping
- GEOG 761 - Human Impact on the Environment
- GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I
- GEOG 711 - Topics in Remote Sensing
- GEOG 712 - Internet GIS and Distributed Geographic Information Services
- GEOG 728 - Programming for Geographic Analysis
- GEOG 602 - Computer Mapping and Geographic Visualization
- GEOG 605 - Remote Sensing of the Environment
- GEOG 608 - Geographic Information Systems II
- GEOG 705 - Thematic Remote Sensing
- GEOG 706 - Biophysical Remote Sensing
- GEOG 707 - Remote Sensing of Water
- GEOG 725 - Geography of Water Resources
- GEOG 747 – Soil Mapping
- GEOG 795 - Topics in Geographic Information Science
- GEOG 808 – Geocomputation
Association of State Board of Geology (ASBOG®) List of Required Elective Courses for Professional Geologist Licensure per Kansas State Board of Technical Professions
The ability to sit and take the Fundamentals of Geology (FG) Exam and then later, the Practice of Geology (PG) Exam (via ASBOG®), which is needed to become a licensed Professional Geologist in Kansas (and most other states), requires the following Core classes: Physical Geology (GEOL 100 & 103), Mineralogy (GEOL 502), Petrology (GEOL 503), Stratigraphy/Sedimentary Geology (GEOL 630), Structural Geology (GEOL 530), and Field Geology (GEOL 680), as well as 9 credit hours from the following list of approved Electives:
- GEOL 300 - Earth Through Time (3)
- GEOL 520 - Geomorphology (3)
- GEOL 581 - Principles of Paleontology (3)
- GEOL 601 - Economic Geology (3)
- GEOL 605 - Introduction to Aqueous Geochemistry (3)
- GEOL 611 - Hydrogeology (3)
- GEOL 625 - Introduction to Engineering Geology and Petrophysics (3)
- GEOL 640 - Introduction to Geophysics (3)