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Earth Science, B.A.

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Earth Science, B.A.

Freshman
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ENGL 1503GEOL 1023World Language if needed8
LIB 1601GEOL 102L1 
GEOL 1003CHEM 1783 
GEOL 100L1CHEM 178L1 
CHEM 1774ASTRO 1203 
CHEM 177L1MTEOR 2063 
MATH 151 or 160 or 165 or 1813-4HIST 222 or POL S 2153 
 C I 2191 
 16-17 18 8
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
ENGL 2503GEOL 3653 
GEOL 3153GEOL 3565 
GEOL 315L1PHYS 1125 
GEOL 3162C I 2023 
PHYS 1115PSYCH 230 or HD FS 1023 
ASTRO 1503C I 280M2 
C I 2043**Apply to Teacher Education Program 1st week**  
**Take PRAXIS-I by October 15**   
 20 21
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
GEOL 3684ENGL 309 or 302 or 314 or JL MC 3473GEOL 3026
C I 3333COMST 102 or SP CM 212 or SP CM 313 or THTHR 3583 
Humanities Choice13C I 4192 
C I 3473C I 468K2 
C I 4182Humanities Choice3 
C I 468J2COM S 107 or STAT 101 or STAT 1043 
 17 16 6
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
C I 4063C I 417J14 
Humanities Choice3  
Geology Choice3  
Social Science/Humanities Choice13  
SP ED 4013  
Biology Choice23  
**Apply to Student Teach.**   
 18 14
Total Credits: 154-155

Students in all ISU majors must complete a three-credit course in U.S. diversity and a three-credit course in international perspectives. Check (http://www.registrar.iastate.edu/courses/div-ip-guide.html) for a list of approved courses.

LAS majors require a minimum of 120 credits, including a minimum of 45 credits at the 300/400 level. You must also complete the LAS foreign language requirement.

1

Choice depends on whether American History (humanities) or American Government (Social Science) was chosen earlier.

2

Choose from list of approved courses available from an adviser.