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Dec 04, 2024
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Geology, BS Major in
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Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 124
Candidates for graduation must fulfill the following requirements: 1. The Successful Completion of at Least 124 Semester Hours
The successful completion of at least 124 semester hours and a cumulative grade
point average of 2.0 in work completed at Hofstra. 2. Liberal Arts
At least 65 semester hours must be completed in the liberal arts, excluding courses
in geology. 3. Residence Requirements
Two requirements must be completed in residence at Hofstra: 15 semester hours in the major field of specialization and the last 30 semester hours. The 15 semester hours need not be included within the last 30 hours. 4. General Requirements
- Humanities electives - Semester Hours: 6
- Social science electives - Semester Hours: 6
(The humanities and social science electives must be satisfied with approved distribution courses, see Distribution Courses .)
5. Natural Science Requirements
a) Geology - Semester Hours: 33
33 semester hours in geology, including b) Chemistry and Physics Requirements
c) Mathematics - Semester Hours: 6
Two semesters (minimum of six semester hours) of mathematics, including one semester of calculus (MATH 061 , 061A , 071 , 072 , or 073 ) and one course chosen under advisement. Math courses that will not fulfill this requirement are MATH 004A , 004B , 030A ,030B , 040 and 045 . Students without high school calculus should consider taking MATH 050 - (MA) Precalculus and MATH 061 , 061A , or 071 (Calculus). Students are strongly advised to take a course in statistics such as MATH 008 , MATH 137 , or BIO 100 (may be used to satisfy MATH requirement or BIO requirement, but not both).
d) Choose One Option From - Semester Hours: 6
- 6 semester hours in computer science, or
- 6 semester hours in biology, or
- 3 semester hours in computer science and 3 semester hours in biology.
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