Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Geological Engineering, BS

Contact Information

Dr. Robert Hall, Department Head
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Mineral Industries 303
(605) 394-2461
E-mail: Robert.Hall@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

The Geological Engineering (BS) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Geological and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Curriculum Checklist

Freshman Year

First Semester

GEOE 110L Introduction to Geology, Geological Engineering, and Mining Engineering Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
ENGL 101 Composition I Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
CHEM 112 General Chemistry I Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
MATH 123 Calculus I Credits: (4-0) 4 ¹
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 6 ¹

Total: 17

Second Semester

GEOE 221/221L Geology for Engineers/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 112L General Chemistry I Lab Credits: (0-1) 1 ¹
CHEM 114 General Chemistry II Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
MATH 125 Calculus II Credits: (4-0) 4
PHYS 207 Fundamentals of Physics I Credits: (3-0) 3
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Elective(s) Credits: 3 ¹

Total: 17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

GEOE 201L Surveying for Mining and Geological Engineers Credits: (0-2) 2
GEOL 212/212L Mineralogy and Crystallography/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
EM 214 Statics Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 225 Calculus III Credits: (4-0) 4
PHYS 209 Fundamentals of Physics II Credits: (3-0) 3

Total: 15

Second Semester

GEOL 341/341L Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 170/170L Programming for Engineers and Scientists Credits: (3-0) 3
EM 321 Mechanics of Materials Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 321 Differential Equations Credits: (3-0) 3
ENGL 279 Communication in the STEM Workplace Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

GEOL 331/331L Stratigraphy and Sedimentation/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOL 416/416L/516/516L Introduction to GIS/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 346/346L Geotechnical Engineering/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
ENGL 289 STEM Communication for Technical and Public Audiences Credits: (3-0) 3 ¹
General Education Goal 3 or 4 Electives Credits: 3 ¹

Total: 15

Second Semester

GEOE 324/324L Engineering Geophysics I/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
GEOL 322/322L Structural Geology/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOE 456/556/456L/556L Statistical Methods in Geology and Geological Engineering/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
EM 331 Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
Select one course from the following:
IENG 302 Engineering Economics Credits: (3-0) 3
MEM 302 Mineral Economics and Finance Credits: (3-0) 3

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

GEOE 466/466L/566/566L Engineering and Environmental Geology/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
GEOE 467/567 Introduction to Geomechanics Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
GEOE 475/475L/575/575L Groundwater/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
MET 320 Metallurgical Thermodynamics Credits: (4-0) 4
Professional Elective(s) Credits: 3 ⁴

Total: 16

Second Semester

GEOE 461/561 Geothermal and Production Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3 ²
GEOE 464/464L Geological Engineering Design Project I Credits: (1-1) 2 ²
MEM 304/304L Theoretical and Applied Rock Mechanics/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
Professional Elective(s) Credits: 3 ⁴
Advisor Approved Elective(s) Credits: 3 ³

Geological Engineering, BS

Contact Information

Curriculum Checklist

Freshman Year

First Semester

Total: 17

Second Semester

Total: 17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Total: 15

Second Semester

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

Total: 15

Second Semester

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

Total: 16

Second Semester

Total: 14

Summer