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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Listings

SUNY Oneonta offers students more than 1,400 courses—from Accounting to Zoology—from over 25 separate departments. Requirements for majors and minors and course descriptions are listed under the departments that offer them, and these departments are arranged in alphabetical order.

Please note that requirements, courses, and course descriptions are subject to change after publication of this catalog. Contact the appropriate departments for updated information. 

Key to Course Listings

Abbreviation   Meaning
(LA)   Liberal Arts (course is a Liberal Arts offering)
OCS   Oral Communication Skills
SUSF   Sustainability Focused Courses
s.h.   Semester Hour(s)
SoS   Sophomore standing
JrS   Junior standing
SrS   Senior standing

Course Numbering System

001 - 099   No credit; usually developmental in nature.
100 - 199   Lower-division undergraduate-level courses.
200 - 299   Upper-division intermediate undergraduate-level courses.
300 - 399   Upper-division advanced courses.
500 - 699   Graduate-level courses.
 

Earth Science
  

  • ESCI 100 - Introduction to the Earth 3 s.h.

    An introduction to the earth sciences; concepts developed in astronomy, geology, geophysics, meteorology, and oceanography. Lecture only. Credit cannot be applied toward science requirement in any science major in Liberal Arts or Secondary Education. Students who have had high school earth science should consider other introductory earth science classes. A-E Only.
    LA
    NS3
  

  • ESCI 110 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 s.h.

    An introduction to the basic concepts of ocean science, including sub-disciplines of geology, biology, chemistry, and physical oceanography, and emphasizing the relationships of man with the ocean. Covers present and potential (non-living) resources of the ocean, as well as pollution and politics involving man’s use of the ocean. Intended for non-science students and assumes little or no background in any of the disciplines covered. A-E Only. Offered every Fall semester.
    LA
    NS3
  

  • ESCI 200 - Investigations in Earth and Planetary Science 4 s.h.

    An exploration of science as inquiry, focusing on the unifying concepts and processes of science as applied to planet Earth. The specific Earth Science content from the K-4 and 5-8 levels of the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996) will be rigorously and comprehensively explored. Laboratory activities will model science as inquiry, with students engaged in a variety of directed and open-ended investigations of selected Earth and planetary science phenomena and topics. This course is intended primarily for Elementary Education majors, but is open to all students. Content and instruction are consistent with the NSES, NSTA Standards and New York’s MST Learning Standards. A-E Only.
    LA
    NS3
    Prerequisite(s): SoS and EDUC 106 .
  

  • ESCI 215 - Earth Materials 4 s.h.

    This course provides an overview of the physical and chemical properties, origins, and geologic settings of the major categories of earth materials: minerals, rocks, and geofluids. It includes development of hands-on skills in mineral and rock identification and textural analysis at hand-specimen scale. It is intended for liberal arts Earth Science, Adolescent Education Earth Science, and Environmental Earth Science majors. A-E Only. Offered Spring only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): GEOL 120  or GEOL 115  or GEOL 150  or GEOL 182 .
  

  • ESCI 295 - Teaching Assistantship in Earth Science 1 s.h. - 2 s.h.

    Provides college-level experience as an assistant to the teaching faculty. Student assistants will serve directly under faculty supervision, with responsibilities such as tutoring, as well as assistance in laboratory classes, review sessions, field trips, laboratory set-up, and administration of classroom functions (e.g., taking attendance, setting up AV facilities). The teaching assistantship may be repeated as ESCI 395 , but with a 3-credit maximum combined total for both courses. Credit can be applied toward earth science elective categories. Pass/Fail Only.
    Prerequisite(s): JrS or SrS, major in an Earth Sciences field, minimum GPA 2.5, permission of instructor and chair.
  

  • ESCI 299 - Independent Study in Earth Science 1 s.h. - 6 s.h.

    Individual studies under faculty supervision. Admission by consent of department chair and instructor involved. Pass/Fail Option.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SoS and prior course(s) in earth sciences.
  

  • ESCI 315 - Laboratory Techniques in Earth Science 2 s.h.

    The selection, preparation, maintenance, and proper use of laboratory equipment and supplies in earth science; application of technologies in the earth science laboratory, practice in developing demonstrations and presentation of topics; planning of inquiry-based laboratory exercises. A-E Only. Offered Spring only.
    Prerequisite(s): JrS and 6 s.h. in approved earth sciences.
  

  • ESCI 395 - Teaching Assistantship in Earth Science 1 s.h. - 2 s.h.

    Provides college-level experience as an assistant to the teaching faculty. Student assistants will serve directly under faculty supervision, with responsibilities such as tutoring, as well as assistance in laboratory classes, review sessions, field trips, laboratory set-up, and administration of classroom functions (e.g., taking attendance, setting up AV facilities). There is a 3-credit maximum combined total for ESCI 295  and ESCI 395. Credit can be applied toward earth science elective categories. Pass/Fail Only.
    Prerequisite(s): JrS or SrS, major in an Earth Sciences field, minimum GPA 2.5, permission of instructor and chair, ESCI 295 .
  

  • ESCI 398 - Senior Thesis in Earth Science 3 s.h.

    Individual research under faculty supervision in disciplines of geology, meteorology, or earth science. Enrollment by consent of department chair and instructor involved. A thesis is likely to require more than one semester to complete. A-E Only.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): SrS and permission of instructor and department chair.
  

  • ESCI 399 - Independent Study in Earth Science 1 s.h. - 6 s.h.

    Individual studies under faculty supervision. Admission by consent of department chair and instructor involved. Pass/Fail Option.
    LA
    Prerequisite(s): JrS and prior courses in earth sciences.