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Earth Science, B.S.

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Freshman
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
ENGL 1503GEOL 1023 
GEOL 1003GEOL 102L1 
GEOL 100L1CHEM 1783 
CHEM 1774CHEM 178L1 
CHEM 177L1MATH 166 or 1824 
MATH 165 or 1814Arts-and-Humanities Choice3 
LIB 1601  
 17 15
Sophomore
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
ENGL 2503GEOL 3653 
GEOL 3153Arts-and-Humanities Choice3 
GEOL 315L1PHYS 1125 
GEOL 3162STAT 101 or 1043-4 
PHYS 1115MTEOR 2063 
COM S 1073  
 17 17-18
Junior
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
GEOL 4793GEOL 3565GEOL 3026
GEOL 3684Foreign Language3-4 
Agron/Astronomy/EnSci Choice13Agron/Astronomy/EnSci Choice13 
Foreign Language3-4Social-Science Choice3 
 13-14 14-15 6
Senior
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
Agron/Astronomy/EnSci Choice12Electives9 
Arts-and-Humanities Choice3Arts-and-Humanities Choice3 
Social Science Choice3Social-Science Choice3 
ENGL 309 or 302 or 314 or JL MC 3473  
Elective3-4  
 14-15 15
Total Credits: 128-132

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. At least 8 credits in the major from 300+ courses must earn grade C or better. The average grade of all courses in the major must be 2.0 or higher. You must also complete the LAS foreign language requirement.

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Choose from list of approved courses available from an adviser or departmental office.