Hello Geology Majors,
I hope you are doing well during this final regular week of the Spring 2024 semester. This week, I want to discuss some of the courses planned for the Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 semesters that could be important for your future coursework and your Geology major and ancillary requirements. I realize that this is a bit late, but I wanted to make sure that you know about these specific courses.
Summer 2024 Geology and Ancillary Course Options:
- CHEM 109A and CHEM 109L: General Chemistry I and Lab - First 5-Week Session only; required to complete for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 200
- CHEM 110A and CHEM 110L: General Chemistry I and Lab - Second 5-Week Session only; ancillary science course; prerequisite for GEOL 361
- GEOL 260: Geology of the Western USA - 1 credit hour; Geology major elective course; part of the Walker Trip with Dr. Burberry
- GEOL 460: Summer Field Course - required for the BS degree; can only be taken after GEOL 301 and GEOL 400
- LIFE 120 and LIFE 120L: Fundamentals of Biology I and Lab - 8-Week Session only; ancillary science course
- LIFE 121 and LIFE 121L: Fundamentals of Biology II and Lab - Taught at Cedar Point Biological Station only; ancillary science course
- MATH 101: College Algebra - First 5-Week Session only; prerequisite for MATH 102
- MATH 102: Trigonometry - Second 5-Weeek Session only; prerequisite for GEOL 200, MATH 106, and PHYS 141
- MATH 106: Calculus I - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; required to complete MATH 106 and MATH 107 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 372, MATH 107, and PHYS 211
- MATH 107: Calculus II - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; required to complete MATH 106 and MATH 107 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 455
- MATH 208: Calculus III - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; ancillary science course that could overlap with Math minor; can be take after MATH 107/107H
- MATH 221: Differential Equations - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; ancillary science course that could overlap with Math minor; can be take after MATH 107/107H
- MATH 314: Linear Algebra - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; ancillary science course by substitution that could overlap with Math minor; can be take after MATH 107/107H
- METR 100: Weather and Climate - Second 5-Week Session only; Geology major elective course
- PHYS 141: Elementary General Physics I - First 5-Week Session only; Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 400 and PHYS 142
- PHYS 142: Elementary General Physics II - Second 5-Week Session only; Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 441, which could be offered in Spring 2025
- PHYS 211 and PHYS 221: General Physics I and Lab - First 5-Week Session only; Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 400, PHYS 212, and PHYS 222
- STAT 218: Introduction to Statistics - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; ancillary science course
- STAT 380: Statistics and Applications - Both First and Second 5-Week Sessions; ancillary science course by substitution that could overlap with Math minor
Fall 2024 Geology Course Options:
Completely Elective Courses
- GEOL 105: Fossils and the History of Life - elective hours for your degree unless you are pursuing a BA degree
- GEOL 109: Oceanography - elective hours for your degree unless you are pursuing a BA degree
- GEOL 125: Frontiers in Antarctic Geosciences - could be taken for the ACE 9 requirement of your degree
Core Courses
- GEOL 101: Dynamic Earth - Taught in both fall and spring; the starting point for the Geology major
- GEOL 200: Mineralogy - Taught in Fall semesters only; taken after CHEM 109A, CHEM 109L, and GEOL 101; prerequisite for GEOL 201, which will be taught in Spring 2025
- GEOL 300: Sedimentology and Stratigraphy - Taught in Fall semesters only; taken after GEOL 201; prerequisite for GEOL 301, which will be taught in Spring 2025
- GEOL 400: Structural Geology - Taught in Fall semesters only; taken after GEOL 201 and in parallel with GEOL 300 (or after GEOL 300); prerequisite for GEOL 460, which will be taught in Summer 2025
Major Elective Courses
- GEOL 308: Biogeography - Only taught in Fall semesters; has a relationship to Paleontology; can be taken after GEOL 101
- GEOL 361: Soils, Environment and Water Quality - Has been taught in both fall and spring semesters; has a relationship to Environmental Science and Hydrogeology; taken only after PLAS/SOIL 153, MATH 102 or 103, WATS/GEOG/NRES 281, and one year of Chemistry (CHEM 105A/105L and 106A/106L or CHEM 109A/109L and 110A/110L)
- GEOL 372: Water & Earth Connections - Only taught roughly every other Fall semester; has a relationship to Hydrogeology; can be taken after GEOL 101 and MATH 106
- GEOL 412: Volcanology and Igneous Petrology - Only taught roughly every other Fall semester; has relationships to Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Structural Geology; can be taken after GEOL 201
- GEOL 423: Quaternary Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology - Only taught roughly every other Fall semester; has a relationship to Paleontology; can be taken after finishing 12 hours of Geology coursework
- GEOL 445: Advanced Geophysics - Only taught roughly every other Fall semester; has a relationship to Geophysics; can be taken after GEOL 441
- GEOL 453: GIS in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - Only taught roughly every other Fall semester; has a relationship to all areas of Geology; can be taken after GEOL 101 as long as you have junior standing or above
- GEOL 455: Computational Methods for Modeling Earth Systems - Only taught roughly every other Fall semester; has a relationship to multiple areas of Geology; can be taken after GEOL 200 and MATH 107
- METR 100: Weather and Climate - can be taken after finishing MATH 101, MATH 102, or MATH 103 OR METR 370: Applied Climatology - can be taken after achieving junior standing; these two courses would have relationships to Environmental Science and Paleontology
Fall 2024 Ancillary Course Options:
- ASTR 204 and ASTR 224: Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics and Lab - ancillary science course; lecture and lab must be taken in parallel; can be taken after MATH 107/107H and PHYS 211/211H
- BIOS 101 and BIOS 101L: General Biology and Lab - ancillary science course; lecture and lab must be taken in parallel
- BIOS 206: General Genetics - ancillary science course; can be taken after LIFE 120/120L and LIFE 121/121L
- CHEM 109A and CHEM 109L: General Chemistry I and Lab - Required to complete the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 200
- CHEM 110A and CHEM 110L: General Chemistry I and Lab - ancillary science course; prerequisite for GEOL 361; can be taken after CHEM 109A/109L
- CHEM 221A and CHEM 221L: Elementary Quantitative Analysis and Lab- ancillary science course; can be taken after CHEM 110A/110L or CHEM 114
- CHEM 251 and CHEM 253: Organic Chemistry I and Lab - ancillary science course; can be taken after CHEM 110A/110L or CHEM 114 OR - CHEM 263: Organic Chemistry and CHEM 263: Mechanistic Organic Chemistry I Laboratory - ancillary science course; can be taken after CHEM 110A/110L or CHEM 114
- LIFE 120 and LIFE 120L: Fundamentals of Biology I and Lab - ancillary science course
- LIFE 121 and LIFE 121L: Fundamentals of Biology II and Lab - ancillary science course
- MATH 103: College Algebra and Trigonometry - prerequisite for GEOL 200, MATH 106, and PHYS 141
- MATH 106: Calculus I - Required to complete MATH 106 and MATH 107 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 372, MATH 107, and PHYS 211
- MATH 107: Calculus II - Required to complete MATH 106 and MATH 107 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 455
- MATH 208: Calculus III - ancillary science course that could overlap with Math minor; can be take after MATH 107/107H
- MATH 221: Differential Equations - ancillary science course that could overlap with Math minor; can be take after MATH 107/107H
- MATH 314: Linear Algebra - ancillary science course by substitution that could overlap with Math minor; can be take after MATH 107/107H
- PHYS 141: Elementary General Physics I - Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 400 and PHYS 142
- PHYS 142: Elementary General Physics II - Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 441, which could be offered in Spring 2025
- PHYS 211 and PHYS 221: General Physics I and Lab - Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 400, PHYS 212, and PHYS 222
- PHYS 212 and PHYS 222: General Physics II and Lab - Required to complete PHYS 141 and PHYS 142 OR PHYS 211/221 and PHYS 212/222 for the Geology major; prerequisite for GEOL 441
- PHYS 311: Mechanics - ancillary science course; can be taken after MATH 221/221H and PHYS 212/212H
- STAT 218: Introduction to Statistics - ancillary science course
- STAT 380: Statistics and Applications - ancillary science course by substitution that could overlap with Math minor
I would highly recommend researching all of the above courses on the Undergraduate Catalog at https://catalog.unl.edu/undergraduate if you would like to know more about them. I would also be happy to discuss them with you during an appointment or drop-in meeting.
Open Registration for the Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 semesters is underway. During Open Registration, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Any student who is eligible to enroll may access MyRED to enroll. Nebraska Now and unclassified students (e.g., students-at-large and visiting students) will be able to register now.
Any holds on your MyRed record that impact your eligibility to enroll in classes will continue to impact your ability to use open registration. This includes holds related to required advising for first year students in their first or second semester, to required advising for students who will be starting their final year of their degree (based solely on credit hours completed), and to required advising for being on Academic Warning. I can help with lifting holds related to required advising, but you will likely need to discuss the hold during a scheduled meeting rather than a drop-in meeting or just stopping by my office. I would encourage you to contact the office on campus related to any other holds, and I would be happy to direct you if there is any confusion.
Now is the time to enroll in your schedule of classes for the Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 semesters if you haven't already done so.
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Best wishes, Doug
Spring 2024 Advising Schedule
I will taking in-person, Zoom, and phone meetings in 45-minute blocks from 8:30 am to 12:15 pm and 1:15 pm to 5:00 pm every weekday when I am not taking Zoom drop-in advising meetings. I will also be taking Zoom drop-in advising meetings on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm and Fridays at 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Zoom drop-in meetings are being coordinated by the College of Arts and Sciences with a schedule and a link to the Zoom room available at https://cas.unl.edu/drop-in-advising-schedule.
You can schedule a meeting with me by using the Student Success Hub via this link, by calling the College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center at 402-472-4190, by calling me at 402-472-4319, or by emailing me at dpellatz@unl.edu. You can find instructions for how to access and schedule meetings in the Student Success Hub system here.
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