BS in Geology 4 Essential 3 Major BS in Geology 4 Essential 3 Major
2 Moderate 1 Minor 2 Moderate 1 Minor
Learning  Outcomes           0 None               0 None  
      Required Courses     Learning    Elective Courses  
Geol 1121 Geol 1122 Geol 3002 Geol 4006 Geol 4009 Geol 4013 Geol 4015 Geol 4016 Geol 4095 Totals   Outcomes  Geol 4002 Geol 4003 Geol 4005 Geol 4007 Geol 4011 Geol 4017 Geol 4097 Geol 4098

Each graduate shall develop communication skills, both oral and written

                                      
1a.  Each graduate will participate in oral examinations and/or give an oral presentation in class 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 7.0 1a   3 0 3 0 4 0 1 1
1b.  Each graduate will write a literature review, grant proposal, term paper, or short essays 0 0 1 4 2 4 1 1 3 16.0 1b   4 2 3 2 4 4 4 1
1c.  Each graduate will write a computational routine using a computer  language for repetitive calculations 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 7.0 1c   0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0
1d.  Each graduate will prepare a course portfolio 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 6.0 1d   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1e.  Each graduate will participate in essay tests 0 0 2 4 0 4 4 4 0 18.0 1e   4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0
Communication 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.4 1.0 2.4 1.8 1.4 0.6 10.8   average 2.2 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.4

Each graduate will have experience and develop skills in
collaborative exercises and activities

                                        
2a.  Each graduate will participate in a collaborative research project or in-class debate 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 7.0 2a   3 1 2 1 4 0 1 0

2b.  Each graduate will participate in field trips

 1 1 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 15.0 2b   4 1 4 1 4 2 0 0
Collaboration 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.0   average 3.5 1.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.0

Each graduate shall develop skills in conducting proper laboratory and analytical procedures in geology

                                        
3a.  Each graduate will learn accepted lab techniques, protocol and analytical procedures 2 2 4 4 1 3 4 4 0 22.0 3a   0 0 1 0 4 0 0 4
3b.  Each graduate will learn theory as applied to laboratory exercises 2 2 4 4 1 4 4 4 0 23.0 3b   0 4 1 4 4 0 0 4
3c.  Each graduate will learn accepted field techniques and protocol 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 2 0 15.0 3c   3 1 4 1 3 0 0 4
Science skills 1.3 1.3 3.3 3.7 2.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 0.0 20.0   average 1.0 1.7 2.0 1.7 3.7 0.0 0.0 4.0

Each graduate shall develop skills in critical thinking as it relates to science in general and to geology in particular

                                        
4a.  Each graduate will learn to develop valid research questions and hypotheses 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 13.0 4a   3 2 3 2 4 1 2 4
4b.  Each graduate will learn the techniques of data acquisition and interpretation 1 1 3 4 3 4 3 3 1 22.0 4b   0 1 3 1 4 1 2 4
4c.  Each graduate will learn problem solving and formulation of new questions 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 19.0 4c   2 4 4 4 4 3 2 4
Critical Thinking 1.0 1.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.0 18.0   average 1.7 2.3 3.3 2.3 4.0 1.7 2.0 4.0
Each graduate shall develop skills common to geologic professionals                                        
5a.  Each graduate will learn to read and comprehend a geological map and construct a geological cross section from a map. 2 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 10.0 5a   0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
5b.  Each graduate will construct an internally consistent geological map from a set of given observations. 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 8.0 5b   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5c.  Each graduate will construct a contour map from numerical data. 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 5c   2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0

5d.  Each graduate will write a scientific report utilizing acceptable technical writing and organization, and with citations to appropriate geological literature.

 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 8.0 5d   4 2 3 2 4 4 4 4
Geology Skills 1 0.75 0 1.75 2 3.5 0 0.25 0 8.3   average 1.5 0.75 2 1.5 1 1.5 1 1
Each graduate shall develop a general understanding of the physical constitution of the earth.                                        
6a.  Each graduate will learn to characterize and identify common rocks and minerals in hand specimen and in thin section using the petrographic microscope. 2 0 4 4 2 0 4 4 0 18.0 6a   0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
6b.  Each graduate will learn to characterize the fundamental attributes of atoms and atomic bonding as they relate to crystal structures. 2 0 4 1 0 1 4 4 0 14.0 6b   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
6c.  Each graduate will learn to relate physical properties of the rock forming minerals to the crystal structure and chemistry of the minerals. 2 0 4 2 0 1 4 4 0 15.0 6c   0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6d.  Each graduate will learn to characterize the gross chemical layering of the earth (inner and outer core, mantle, crust) and explain what lines of evidence have been used to deduce this structure. 2 0 4 0 1 2 1 4 0 12.0 6d   3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

6e.  Each graduate will learn to characterize the distribution of continents and ocean basins, and locations of major physiographic features such as mountain belts, oceanic ridges, oceanic

2 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 0 16.0 6e   4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Physical constitution 2 0.2 4 2.2 0.8 1 2.8 4 0 15.0   average 2.2 0.6 2.2 0 0 0.4 0 0

Each graduate shall develop a general understanding of both the internal and external dynamic processes of the earth system

                                        
7a.  Each graduate will be able to explain the fundamental concepts of plate tectonics, including mantle convection and the dynamic layered structure of the earth (inner and outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere). 2 1 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 11.0 7a   4 1 4 1 0 3 0 0
7b.  Each graduate will be able to characterize the distribution and origin of magmas within the earth, including the concept of magmatic differentiation. 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 9.0 7b   1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
7c.  Each graduate will be able to describe and explain rock structures at all scales ranging from intragrain deformation to orogenic belts. 1 0 4 1 4 4 1 3 0 17.0 7c   0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
7d.  Each graduate will be able to describe and explain metamorphic processes that take place in the lithosphere. 2 0 0 3 4 1 1 4 0 13.0 7d   1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
7e.  Each graduate will be able to explain the fundamental principles of the hydrologic cycle. 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 7.0 7e   4 3 1 4 0 3 0 0
7f.  Each graduate will be able to characterize the distribution and origin of aqueous fluids within the earth. 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6.0 7f   4 4 3 3 0 3 0 0
7g.  Each graduate will be able to explain the principles of weathering, sediment transport and deposition. 0 2 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 14.0 7g   4 3 3 2 0 1 0 0
7h.  Each graduate will be able to integrate igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary phenomena with respect to seafloor spreading, continental drift, and orogenic and post-orogenic events. 1 1 4 4 3 1 0 3 0 16.0 7h   4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Dynamic processes 0.9 0.9 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.3 2.8 0.0 11.6   average 2.8 1.4 3.1 1.3 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0
Each graduate shall develop a general understanding of the history of the earth and the solar system.                                        
8a.  Each graduate will be able to relate general principles of stellar nucleosynthesis and the nebular hypothesis for origin of the solar system. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.0 8a   1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
8b.  Each graduate will be able to explain how earth history is divided into the standard geological time scale, and relate the general historical character of each major time division. 1 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 10.0 8b   4 0 2 0 4 1 0 0
8c.  Each graduate will be able to identify some common representatives of both vertebrate and invertebrate fossils and place them correctly within the geologic time scale. 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 9.0 8c   3 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
8d.  Each graduate will be able to explain the fundamentals of biological evolution, particularly in regard to the fossil evidence for biological change through geologic time. 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 8d   1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0
8e.  Each graduate will be able to identify various sedimentary structures, relate them to modern depositional environments, and interpret the geological significance of paleoenvironmental reconstruction. 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 12.0 8e   2 0 3 2 3 1 0 0
History 0.2 2 0 3.2 2.6 0.4 0 0.2 0 8.4   average 2.2 0.8 1.6 0.4 3 0.6 0 0