Earth Science, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I	4	GEOL 2020 - Earth History and the Fossil Record	4
COMP 1000 - Composition	3	STAT 1010 - Introduction to Statistics	3
GEOL 1015 OR GEOL 1020	4	CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry II	4
MATH 1050 OR MATH 2230	4	DRGN 1000 - Red Dragon Seminar	3
		Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	17

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
METR 1010 - Introduction to Weather	4	METR 2012 - Climate Change and Variability	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	PHYS 1040 OR PHYS 2040	4
GEOL 2075 - Mapping Techniques in Geosciences	4	ASTR 1080 OR ASTR 1100 OR ASTR 1150 OR ASTR 2700 OR ASTR 2710 OR GEOL 2050	3/4
PHYS 1030 OR PHYS 2030	4	ESCI 1010 - Introduction to Oceanography	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	13/14

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
ESCI 3010 - Earth Materials	4	Any Upper Division Science Selection from BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, or ENSS	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	16	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
Advanced Earth Science Selection from GEOL, ESCI, or ASTR	3	Advanced Earth Science Selection from GEOL, ESCI, or ASTR	3
GEOL 3070 - Geomorphology	4	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	16	TOTAL	15

NOTE: GEOL 2075 and ESCI 3010 are offered every other year. Please check with advisor about course offerings.

NOTE: GEOL 2020 and METR 2012 are offered in the spring semesters.

NOTE: GEOL 3070 is offered in the fall semesters.

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the Math Pathways site.