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GEOL 211: Physical Geology

Geology · 5 credits

Course for science and geology majors, in which the origin, composition and structure of earth are explored. Identification of common rocks and minerals; the evolution of the surface features and structures of continents and interpretation of landforms from maps are emphasized. Will include substantial quantitative work. Prospective geology majors, those considering a major in natural science, environmental science, or computer science, and those considering a major in science education should take GEOL 211. Successful completion of both GEOL 101 and GEOL 211A or HNRS 212 may substitute for GEOL 211 in all Geology Department requirements.

Offered in 22 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).

Prerequisites

MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65

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From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (47)

ENVS 303, ENVS 320, ENVS 327, ENVS 362, ENVS 392, ENVS 426, ESCI 392, ESCI 393, GEOL 212, GEOL 213, GEOL 303, GEOL 306, GEOL 308, GEOL 309, GEOL 310, GEOL 311, GEOL 314, GEOL 315, GEOL 318, GEOL 340, GEOL 352, GEOL 397G, GEOL 397H, GEOL 401A, GEOL 414, GEOL 417, GEOL 431, GEOL 433, GEOL 445, GEOL 460, GEOL 465, GEOL 472, GEOL 473, GEOL 497M, GEOL 497P, GEOL 497U, GEOL 497Y, GEOL 531, GEOL 533, GEOL 545, GEOL 565, GEOL 597P, GEOL 597U, GEOL 597Y, MACS 301, MACS 418, MACS 497C

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Ponton, Camilo35Winter 2021 to Winter 2027
Saenger, Casey16Winter 2022 to Spring 2027
Mulcahy, Sean12Spring 2023 to Spring 2026
Pfeiffer, Allison8Winter 2023 to Spring 2024
Betka, Paul4Fall 2026
Housen, Bernard4Fall 2025
Thomas, Paul1Summer 2021

Every offering in the listed terms (81 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Spring 2027420064Lecture/LabMWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey0/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027320063Lecture/LabTR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
Saenger, Casey0/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027220062Lecture/LabTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
Saenger, Casey0/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2027120003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
Saenger, Casey0/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027410071Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 120
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo0/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027310070Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 120
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo0/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027210069Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 120
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo0/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027110002Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES OFC
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 120
Staff0/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026341291Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 110
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Betka, Paul25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026240104Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 110
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Betka, Paul21/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2026140073Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 110
Betka, Paul19/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20260541515Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 110
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Betka, Paul24/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026420064Lecture/LabMWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Mulcahy, Sean19/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026320063Lecture/LabTR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
Mulcahy, Sean21/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026220062Lecture/LabTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
Mulcahy, Sean21/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026120003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · BI 234
Mulcahy, Sean11/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026410072Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026310071Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026210070Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025341423Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Housen, Bernard24/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025240111Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Housen, Bernard25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025140075Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
Housen, Bernard25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20250541658Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Housen, Bernard21/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025420068Lecture/LabMWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 120
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Mulcahy, Sean25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025320067Lecture/LabTR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 120
Mulcahy, Sean24/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025220066Lecture/LabTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 120
Mulcahy, Sean22/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025120003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 120
Mulcahy, Sean21/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025410074Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025310073Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025210072Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025110002Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024341561Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey24/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024240117Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Saenger, Casey25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2024140078Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
Saenger, Casey24/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20240541809Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · BH 109
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024420069Lecture/LabMWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · CF 120
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Pfeiffer, Allison24/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024320068Lecture/LabTR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · CF 120
Pfeiffer, Allison25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024220067Lecture/LabTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · CF 120
Pfeiffer, Allison25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2024120003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · CF 120
Pfeiffer, Allison23/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024410078Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo23/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024310077Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024210076Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo22/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024110002Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
Ponton, Camilo23/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023341854Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 101
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey24/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023240151Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 101
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Saenger, Casey26/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023140095Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 101
Saenger, Casey25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20230542119Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 101
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023420072Lecture/LabMWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 150
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Mulcahy, Sean24/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023320071Lecture/LabTR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 150
Mulcahy, Sean25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023220070Lecture/LabTR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 150
Mulcahy, Sean25/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2023120004Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm · SL 150
Mulcahy, Sean23/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023410081Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Pfeiffer, Allison19/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023310080Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Pfeiffer, Allison21/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023210079Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Pfeiffer, Allison24/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023110003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · FR 201
Pfeiffer, Allison15/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022342064Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022240154Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022140098Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20220542357Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · CF 115
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2022SOL30051Lecture/LabW 9:00am-9:50am · ONLINE SYNC
WRF 10:00am-11:50am · ONLINE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo7/20Distance Instr-OnLine
Spring 2022420071Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo20/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022320070Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo21/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022220069Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2022120003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · AW 210
Ponton, Camilo16/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022410082Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 150
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey25/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022310081Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 150
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Saenger, Casey25/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022210080Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 150
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Saenger, Casey24/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022110004Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · SL 150
Saenger, Casey17/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021342329Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AH 100
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo24/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021240165Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AH 100
TR 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2021140105Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · ES 118
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · AH 100
Ponton, Camilo25/25Face to Face Instruction
Fall 20210542672Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · AH 100
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118
Ponton, Camilo19/25Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2021S0130052Lecture/LabMWF 11:00am-12:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
TBA · REMOTE ASNC
Thomas, Paul3/20Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021420072Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo7/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021320071Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo20/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021220070Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
TR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo22/25Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021120003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · REMOTE SYNC
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo15/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021310083Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo18/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021110003Lecture/LabTR 8:00am-9:50am · REMOTE SYNC
MWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo14/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021010082Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
TR 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo23/25Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2021010084Lecture/LabMWF 10:00am-10:50am · REMOTE SYNC
TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · REMOTE SYNC
Ponton, Camilo16/25Face to Face Instruction