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4MajorOp*ons/ManyCareerOp*ons•GeologicalSciences(BS):Forstudentswhoexpecttomakegeologyanimportantcomponentoftheircareer,
e.g.,inengineering/environmentalconsul<ng,oilandgasexplora<on,mineralexplora<onandmining,andfederal&stategovernment;italsoprovidesrigorousprepara<onforgraduatestudy.
•EnvironmentalGeology(BS):Forstudentswhowishtoworkintheenvironmentalsector,whichatpresentisthelargestemployerofgeoscien<stsintheU.S.;itsfocusisoncharacterizingprocessesandhazardsinthemodernshallowsubsurface;italsopreparesstudentsforgraduatestudy.
•PlanetaryScience(BS):forstudentswhowishtopursuearesearchcareer,e.g.,atuniversi<es,researchins<tu<ons,governmentfacili<essuchasNASA,andmuseums;focusesonphysicalandgeochemicalprocessesinourSolarSystem;facilitatesinterdisciplinaryknowledgeinmathema<cs,physics,chemistry,andbiology,andiswellsuitedtostudentstransferringfromotherSTEMdisciplines;preparesstudentsforgraduatestudy.
•LiberalArts(BA):forstudentswhohaveaninterestintheEarthandplanetarysciencesandplantopursueacareerinscienceeduca<on,communica<on&journalism,medicine,environmentallaw&policy,business,etc.
MedianSalaryforGeosciences:$90k(AmericanGeologicalIns<tute,2015)||Star*ngsalaryinNJwithB.S.:~$50k
Careersthatmakeaworldofdifference
Earth&PlanetaryScienceseps.rutgers.edu
Oil and Gas:16%
EnvironmentalServices:40%
4-YearUniversity:9%
K-12Education:3%
FederalGovernment:
11%
Nonprofit/NGO:4%
ResearchInstitute:2%
InformationServices:7%
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishery:2%
State or LocalGovernment:4%
Finance:2%
GraduateswithaBA/BS
Trilobitefossil StructuralGeologyfieldtrip,WestMilford,NJ
MarsRoverCuriosity/NASA
Icelandicvolcano
Collec<ngsamplesinCostaRica
Samplinggroundwaterfromanaturalspring
Employmentsectorsfor
geoscien<sts(fromAmerican
GeologicalIns<tute)
Calculus1 4 Calculus1 4 Calculus1 4 Calculus1 4Calculus2orStats 4 Calculus2 4 Calculus2 4
Calculus3orStats 4GenChemistry1 4 GenChemistry1 4 GenChemistry1 4 GenChemistry1 4
GeneralChemistry2 4GenPhysics1 3 GenPhysics1 3 GeneralPhysics1 3
GeneralPhysics2 3Subtotal 15 Subtotal 15 Subtotal 26 Subtotal 8
Introgeology 4 Introgeology 4 Introgeology 4 Introgeology 4Mineralogy 4 Mineralogy 4 Mineralogy 4 Mineralogy 4Petrology 4 Petrology 4 Petrology 4 Petrology 4
Geochemistry 4 Environ.geochem. 3 Geochemistry 4MajoreventsinEarth
history3
MajoreventsinEarthhistory
3
Sedimentarygeol. 4 Sedimentarygeol. 4 Sedimentarygeol. 4Paleontology 4 Paleontology 4
Structuralgeology 4 Structuralgeology 4 Structuralgeology 4Geophysics 4 Geophysics 4FieldGeology 3 Fieldgeology 3 FieldMethods 2
Hydrogeology 3Environmentalgeol. 3
PlanetMars/Geologyofmoons&planets
3
Structure&formationofterrestrialplanets/Planetarydynamics
3
Subtotal 38 Subtotal 36 Subtotal 25 Subtotal 26
Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective(100&above)* 3Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective(300&above) 3Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3Subtotal 9 Subtotal 12 Subtotal 12 Subtotal 6
Totalcredits 62 Totalcredits 63 Totalcredits 63 Totalcredits 40
ElectiveCou
rses
*IncludesGeneralPhysics1andGeneralBiology1
Evol.Geol.Time,Geol.Context,MarineGeol.,Micropaleo.,HistoryofEarthSystem,Paleoceanogr.,StableIsotopesEnv.,Sem.Seq.
Strat,Hydrol.Processes,Hydrogeol.,Tect.RegionalStruc.Geol.,Struc.Form.Terr.Planet,DynamicsPlanetInteriors,Adv.Tectonics,GroundwaterModel.,SeismicAcquisitionProcessing,Geochron.,Env.Geochem.,
Meteoritics,Volcanol.,IsotopeGeochem.,Sem.Geochron.,Sem.Petrology,Gen.Chem.2,Gen.Bio1&2,Gen.Physics2,Sci.Tech.
Writing
Scientific&TechnicalWriting,GeographicInformationSystems,RemoteSensing,IntroductiontoGeochemistry,Geomorphology,GeologicModeling,Chemical
PrincipalsofEnvironmentalScience,PhysicalPrinciplesofEnvironmentalScience,NumericalMethodsin
EnvironmentalScience,EnvironmentalFate&Transport
Scientific&TechnicalWriting,GeographicInformationSystems,RemoteSensing,IntroductiontoSedimentaryGeology,StructuralGeology&GeologicMaps,
HydrologicProcesses,GeologicModeling,DynamicsofPlanetaryInteriors,HistoryofEarthSystem,SeminarinPlanetarySciences,LinearAlgebraorCalc.4,
PrinciplesofAstrophysics
EnvironmentalGeologyOption(BS)
PlanetaryScienceOption(BS)
LiberalArts/GeneralOption(BA)
Cognate
GeologicalSciencesOption(BS)
Core
Electives
RequiredMajorCourses
MinorinGeologicalSciences:IntroductoryGeologyplus5courses,2ofwhichmustbeat300levelorhigher.
Earth&PlanetaryScienceseps.rutgers.edu
RutgersinternworkingatNASA
Analyzingseismicimages
Mappingsedimentsbelowseafloor
FieldtripinUtah