Common Core

 

Course credits number total credits
Earth Materials 4 3311 4
Basic Field Methods 1 3xxx 1

1 from:

Processes in Environmental Change

(Landforms and Basins, or Earth Surface Processes)

4

4

3xxx

 4

Model A

3 from:

GIS

Quantitative Data Analysis

Remote Sensing

Geochronology

A

-

4,

3,

4,

3

A

-

4515,

4521,

4511,

3-4xxx ?

10-12

Model B

GIS

Quantitative Data Analysis

and 1 from:

Remote Sensing

Geochronology

B

4

4

-

4

3

 as above

 

total credits

 

 

 

   19-21*

* the current core credit load is ~20

To repeat one of the general principles questions:

In evaluating this set of common core courses, we need to bear in mind the question, what set of minimum skills and tools do we feel that EVERY Earth Science B. S. student should have?