Geology Minor

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Contact Information

Dr. Laurie Anderson
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Mineral Industries 303
(605) 394-2461
E-mail: Laurie.Anderson@sdsmt.edu

Geology Courses

Science and engineering majors may pursue a minor in geology by completing eighteen (18) credit hours of geology courses (courses with a GEOL prefix) including the following:

GEOL 201 Physical Geology Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOL 201L Physical Geology Laboratory Credits: (0-1) 1
GEOL 212/212L Mineralogy and Crystallography/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOL 331/331L Stratigraphy and Sedimentation/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOL 341/341L Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOL 322/322L Structural Geology/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3

Note(s):

GEOE 221/221L and one additional geology elective credit may be substituted for GEOL 201 /GEOL 201L . No other substitutions are permitted for this minor.