Physical and biological events that form the history of the earth from its formation to the beginning of the historical era. Graduate enrollment only with departmental permission. A professional course taught off campus emphasizing occurrence, description, mapping, and interpretation of major rock types. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. May be repeated.
Special honors research in geology.
Two hours of credit each semester. Special honors research in geology. Two hours of credit each semester. Informal discussions of research as reported in geological literature. All graduate students are expected to attend.