GEOPH-BS - Geophysics (BS)
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Program Overview
The undergraduate program in Geophysics exposes students to a broad spectrum of geophysics, including resource exploration, environmental geophysics, seismology, and tectonics. Students in the major obtain a solid foundation in mathematics, physics, and geology. They build upon that foundation with advanced coursework in geophysics to develop the in-depth knowledge they need to pursue advanced graduate study and professional careers in government or the private sector.
A primary focus of the Geophysics major, both as a primary and secondary major, is the senior research project. Students work closely with a faculty mentor to complete an original research paper that can result in published literature. For students pursuing Geophysics as a secondary major, the department encourages a multidisciplinary approach involving applying broad knowledge to better understand the Earth and its future.
Minimum Units in the Program
Minimum University Units
- 1291422
- 1291391
OR 2248351
OR 1291761
OR 1410561
- 2107961
OR 2216101
OR 2260231
- 2015381
OR 2235552
OR 2227141
Complete 6 units of Geophysics 196.
- 2111591
- 2023541
- 1172571
AND 1172591
- 1043151
OR 1172611 - 1043162
OR 2089871 - 1056641
OR 2002611
OR 1291411
- 1226171
OR 1226431
OR 2208011 - 1226191
OR 1226461 - 1226241
OR 1226511 - 2095051
Fifteen units of geophysics-relevant upper-level electives from the list below.
- 2011622
- 2083161
- 1291391
- 1291411
- 2248351
- 2223313
- 2107961
- 2224702
- 2283041
- 2216101
- 1410561
- 2268521
- 2235552
- 2001625
- 2015381
- 2195001
- 2072682
- 1291761
- 2156761
- 2083162
- 2280041
- 2258912
- 2229261
- 2268533
- 2273001
- 2282491
- 2276631
- 2240692
- 2084233
- 1291981
- 2015392
- 1292141
- 1291522
- 1292211
- 2260721
- 2237341
- 2227121
- 2258141
- 2258151
- 2215882
- 2104591
- 1295371
- 1295381
- 2194362
- 2104482
- 2094031
- 1410603
- 1294442
- 2111391
- 1291851
The department offers a program leading to a BS degree in Geophysics with honors. The honors program is open to students with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 in all courses required for the Geophysics major and a minimum of 3.0 in all university coursework. The guidelines are:
Select a research project, either theoretical, field, or experimental, that has the approval of an advisor.
Submit a proposal to the department, which decides on its suitability as an honors project. Qualified students intending to pursue honors are encouraged to apply to the program during winter quarter of their junior year.
The advisor assigns course credit for the project within the framework of the course Honors Program.
Whether a given independent study project merits an award of honors is made jointly by the department and the student’s advisor. This decision is based on the quality of the honors work and the student’s other work in Earth Sciences.
The work done in the honors program cannot be used as a substitute for regularly required courses.
- 1291851