As part of your degree, you must take classes within and outside the School of Geosciences, in addition to some courses in other colleges. Find out which courses are critical to your geology education below.

Following is a list of required courses, or       download a PDF here

For detailed information on each course, you can visit the      University's online catalog

Core Courses

• GEOL 111 Physical Geology, 4 credits
• GEOL 112 Historical Geology, 4 credits
• GEOL 291 Elementary Mineralogy, 4 credits
• GEOL 292 Elementary Petrology, 4 credits
• GEOL 314 Structural Geology, 4 credits
• GEOL 330 Field Methods, 3 credits
• GEOL 339 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, 3 credits
• GEOL 400 Summer Field Camp, 6 credits
• GEOL 420(G) Geophysics, 4 credits
• GEOL 431(G) Introduction to Geochemistry, 3 credits
• GEOL 435 Analysis of Geologic Data, 3 credits
• GEOL 499 Geology Seminar, 2 credits
• GEOL or ENVS elective 3XX- or 4XX-level, 3 credits

Everyone likes something a little different. That's why you can choose among one of four concentrations to complete your Geology Major. Follow this link for a more detailed description of each one of them. 

Energy Resources Concentration

15 credits

• GEOL 363 Invertebrate Paleontology (3 credits) or GEOL 491 Micropaleontology (3 credits)
• GEOL 410(G) Subsurface Geology, 3 credits
• GEOL 430(G) Seismic Interpretation, 3 credits
• GEOL 456(G) Basin Analysis, 3 credits
• GEOL or ENVS elective 3XX- or 4XX-level, 3 credits

Environmental Geology Concentration

15 credits

• GEOL 355 Environmental Geology, 3 credits
• GEOL 460(G) Site Assessment and Remediation, 3 credits
• GEOL 470(G) Ground Water, 3 credits
• GEOL 480(G) Remote Sensing, 3 credits
• GEOL or ENVS elective3XX- or 4XX-level, 3 credits

Paleontology Concentration

15 credits

• GEOL 363 Invertebrate Paleontology, 3 credits
• GEOL 422(G) Museum Techniques, 3 credits
• GEOL 464(G) Vertebrate Paleontology, 3 credits
• GEOL 491 Micropaleontology, 3 credits
• GEOL or ENVS elective 3XX- or 4XX-level, 3 credits

Earth Sciences Concentration

15 credits

• Choose one course each from Energy Resources, Environmental Geology, and Paleontology concentrations, 9 credits
• Choose 2 GEOL or ENVS elective 3XX- or 4XX-level, 6 credits

In addition to the courses focused on Geology, you will need to complete a set of basic courses across UL Lafayette.

4-Years Plan

Freshman Year

• UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credits.
• GEOL 111 - Physical Geology 4 Credit(s). (Geology majors must pass Physical and Historical Geology with grades of C or better.)
• GEOL 112 - Historical Geology 4 Credit(s). (Geology majors must pass Physical and Historical Geology with grades of C or better.)
• ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credits
• ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credits.
• MATH 270 - Calculus I 4 Credits
• MATH 301 - Calculus II 4 Credits
• CHEM 107 - General Chemistry I 3 Credits.
• Electives
  • ARTS 3 Credits

Sophomore Year

• GEOL 291 - Elementary Mineralogy 4 Credits
• GEOL 292 - Elementary Petrology 4 Credits.
• CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication 3 Credits.
• ENGL 304 - Vocabulary Development 3 Credits.
• ENGL 365 - Technical Writing 3 Credits.
• PHYS 207 - Introduction to Physics I 3 Credits.
• Electives
  • English Lit 3 Credits
  • HIST 3 Credits
  • BIOL 4 Credits

Junior Year

• GEOL 314 - Structural Geology 4 Credits.
• GEOL 330 - Field Methods 2 Credits
• GEOL 339 - Sedimentology & Stratigraphy 3 Credits
• GEOL 431 - Introduction to Geochemistry 3 Credits
• PHYS 208 - Introduction to Physics II 3 Credits
• PHYS 215 - Physics Laboratory I 1 Credits
• Electives
  • Concentration 6 Credits

Senior year

• ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics 3 Credits
• GEOL 400 - Summer Field Camp Credits. (Summer Session)
• GEOL 420(G) - Geophysics I 4 Credit(s).
• GEOL 435(G) - Analysis of Geologic Data 3 Credits
• GEOL 499 - Geology Seminar 2 Credits
• Electives
  • Concentration 9 Credits.
  • GEOL 3 credits
  • BHSC (from ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, or SOCI) 3 Credits
  • Any 3 Credits