To acquaint the students with the techniques used to identify minerals and rocks. Students should be taking GEOS 1303 concurrently with this course. Students are expected to attend scheduled lab sessions and read the assigned materials in the lab manual prior to the lab sessions. There will be a total of 7 tests during the semester.
All tests are of equal value towards the final grade.
The lowest test grade will be dropped, so the best 6 grades will be used to calculate the final grade. Make-up exams will not be given except under unusual circumstances. The laboratory is available for student use all hours when not scheduled for regular classes. Open hours will be announced early in the semester and posted on the bulletin board in the lab.