HNRS 212: Colloquium in Geology

Honors · 5 credits

Study of the earth including its origins, composition, and evolution of its continents and ocean basins through time. Processes such as plate tectonics, rock formation, climate change, and mountain building, and their effects on surface and subsurface evolution will be studied. The interplay between these Earth processes and human activity is also examined, in topics such as volcanology, earthquakes and flooding. The class includes a laboratory in which identification of minerals and rocks, as well as interpretation of landforms and maps is emphasized. Students will have the opportunity to study a particular area of geology in depth.

Offered in 9 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2021 to Winter 2027).

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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 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 Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

MATH 114 Precalculus I
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
  requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
  - MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
  - MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
  - MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
    requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
MATH 115 Precalculus II
requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 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 ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
  requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
  - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
  - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 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
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)

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

Required by (35)

ENVS 303, ENVS 320, ENVS 327, ENVS 362, ENVS 372, ENVS 392, ENVS 426, ESCI 392, GEOL 211A, 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 397H, GEOL 401A, GEOL 414, GEOL 431, GEOL 433, GEOL 445, GEOL 465, GEOL 472, GEOL 473, GEOL 497P, GEOL 531, GEOL 533, MACS 418

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

ENVS 303 Introduction to Environmental Studies I: Human Ecology and Ethics
- C/AM 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
- EAST 431 Pacific Rim: Environment, Economy and Sustainability
- ENVS 305 Introduction to Environmental Studies II: History and Policy (continues on its page)
- ENVS 308 National Parks: History of an American Innovation
- ENVS 312 Intro to Environmental Journalism
- ENVS 319 Research and Writing in Environmental Studies
- ENVS 355 Environmental Law and Policy (continues on its page)
- ENVS 363 Climate Change and Society
- ENVS 376 Sociology of Environmental Inequality and Justice
- ENVS 381 Introduction to Education for Eco-Social Justice and Sustainability (continues on its page)
- ENVS 401 Introduction to Methods in Environmental Studies
- ENVS 412 Environmental Journalism
- ENVS 430 Borderlands: Resource Management
- ENVS 431 Pacific Rim: Environment, Economy, and Sustainability
- ENVS 450 Science in Politics and Policy
- ENVS 451 Public Land Conflict & Collaboration
- ENVS 453 Climate Politics and Governance
- ENVS 454 Environmental Policy Analysis
- ENVS 456 Governing Innovation, Technology, and the Future
- ENVS 457 Environmental Dispute Resolution
- ENVS 458 Environmental Politics
- ENVS 461 Land Use Law
- ENVS 463 Native American Planning and Natural Resources Policy
- ENVS 467 Power, (in)Justice and the Environment
- ENVS 471 Campus Sustainability Planning Studio
- ENVS 483 Environmental Interpretation
- ENVS 484 The Literature of Nature and Place
- ENVS 487 Conservation Psychology
- JOUR 312 Intro to Environmental Journalism
- SOC 350 Climate Change and Society
- SOC 374 Sociology of Environmental Inequality and Justice
- UEPP 457 Environmental Dispute Resolution
- UEPP 461 Land Use Law (continues on its page)
- UEPP 463 Native American Planning and Natural Resources Policy
ENVS 320 GIS I: Introduction to Geographic Information Science
- ENVS 321 GIS II: Computer Cartography
- ENVS 322 Analysis of Spatial Data
- ENVS 418 GIS II: Cartography and Geovisualization (continues on its page)
- ENVS 419 Applications in GIS (continues on its page)
- ENVS 499Q Topics in Geographic Information Science Seminar
- ENVS 518 GIS II (continues on its page)
ENVS 327 The Soil Environment
- ENRG 482 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
- ENVS 427 Soil Landscapes
- ESCI 431 Watershed Biogeochemistry
- ESCI 482 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
ENVS 362 U.S. Disaster Policy
- ENVS 465 Disaster Risk Reduction
ENVS 372 Natural Hazards Planning
- ENVS 465 Disaster Risk Reduction (shown above)
ENVS 392 Introduction to Climate Change
- ESCI 361 Water Quality (continues on its page)
ENVS 426 Water Resources
ESCI 392 Introduction to Climate Change
- ESCI 361 Water Quality (shown above)
- ESCI 443 Ecological Images
- ESCI 497A Riparian Conservation
GEOL 211A Physical Geology Review
- ENVS 392 Introduction to Climate Change (shown above)
- ESCI 392 Introduction to Climate Change (shown above)
- ESCI 393 Our Coastal Seas and Climate Change (continues on its page)
- GEOL 212 Historical Geology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 213 GIS in Geology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 303 Dinosaurs and Their Environment
- GEOL 306 Mineralogy (continues on its page)
- GEOL 308 Earthquakes (continues on its page)
- GEOL 309 Volcanology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 310 Geomorphology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 311 Earth Materials (continues on its page)
- GEOL 314 Engineering Geology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 315 Minerals, Energy and Society
- GEOL 318 Structural Geology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 340 Geological Oceanography (continues on its page)
- GEOL 352 Introduction to Geophysics (continues on its page)
- GEOL 397H The Planet Mars
- GEOL 401A Teaching Practicum
- GEOL 414 Geology of Washington
- GEOL 431 Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- GEOL 433 The Carbon Cycle
- GEOL 445 Planetary Geology
- GEOL 465 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
- GEOL 472 Surface Water Hydrology
- GEOL 473 Hydrogeology
- GEOL 497Y Paleoceanography
- GEOL 531 Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- GEOL 533 The Carbon Cycle
- GEOL 545 Planetary Geology
- GEOL 565 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
- GEOL 597Y Paleoceanography
- MACS 418 Paleoceanography
- MACS 497C Paleoceanography
GEOL 212 Historical Geology
- GEOL 316 Paleontology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 318 Structural Geology (shown above)
- GEOL 397E Justice and Equity in the Geosciences
- GEOL 397G Geological Field Methods
- GEOL 409 Field Methods and Theory
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (continues on its page)
- GEOL 497A Lab Camp: Marine Sedimentary Processes
- GEOL 497B Lab Camp: Quaternary Geomorphic Processes
- GEOL 497C Lab Camp: Tectonics Processes
- GEOL 497Z Geoculture and Geoethics
- GEOL 597Z Geoculture and Geoethics
GEOL 213 GIS in Geology
- GEOL 310 Geomorphology (shown above)
- GEOL 411 Digital Geological Maps
- GEOL 452 Applied Geophysics
- GEOL 465 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces (shown above)
- GEOL 497O Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 497T Marine Geohazards
- GEOL 565 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces (shown above)
- GEOL 597O Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 597T Marine Geohazards
GEOL 303 Dinosaurs and Their Environment
GEOL 306 Mineralogy
- GEOL 312 Environmental Geochemistry
- GEOL 397J Environmental Geochemistry
- GEOL 406 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (shown above)
- GEOL 432 Ore Deposits
- GEOL 454 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes
- GEOL 457 Practical Paleomagnetism
- GEOL 460 Laser Ablation ICP-MS Theory and Applications in the Sciences
- GEOL 469 Cosmochemistry
- GEOL 485 Geothermal Energy
- GEOL 497W Geochem. of the solar sys.
- GEOL 532 Ore Deposits
- GEOL 554 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes
- GEOL 557 Practical Paleomagnetism
- GEOL 569 Cosmochemistry
- GEOL 585 Geothermal Energy
- GEOL 597W Geochemistry of the Solar System
GEOL 308 Earthquakes
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite
GEOL 309 Volcanology
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
GEOL 310 Geomorphology
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- GEOL 412 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (shown above)
- GEOL 416 Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 430 Image Interpretation
- GEOL 440 Glacial Geology
- GEOL 451 Active Tectonics Seminar
- GEOL 470 Landslides and Slope Stability
- GEOL 497O Modeling the Earth's Surface (shown above)
- GEOL 512 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOL 516 Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 597O Modeling the Earth's Surface (shown above)
GEOL 311 Earth Materials
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- GEOL 312 Environmental Geochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 318 Structural Geology (shown above)
- GEOL 397J Environmental Geochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (shown above)
- GEOL 422 Convergent Margins Seminar
- GEOL 460 Laser Ablation ICP-MS Theory and Applications in the Sciences (shown above)
- GEOL 469 Cosmochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 497W Geochem. of the solar sys. (shown above)
- GEOL 522 Convergent Margins Seminar
- GEOL 569 Cosmochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 597W Geochemistry of the Solar System (shown above)
GEOL 314 Engineering Geology
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- GEOL 470 Landslides and Slope Stability (shown above)
GEOL 315 Minerals, Energy and Society
GEOL 318 Structural Geology
- GEOL 397G Geological Field Methods (shown above)
- GEOL 409 Field Methods and Theory (shown above)
- GEOL 412 Tectonic Geomorphology (shown above)
- GEOL 425 Advanced Metamorphic Petrology
- GEOL 450 Advanced Structural Geology
- GEOL 451 Active Tectonics Seminar (shown above)
- GEOL 454 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 456 Orogenic Belts
- GEOL 457 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 463 Introduction to Seismology
- GEOL 470 Landslides and Slope Stability (shown above)
- GEOL 497A Lab Camp: Marine Sedimentary Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 497B Lab Camp: Quaternary Geomorphic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 497C Lab Camp: Tectonics Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 512 Tectonic Geomorphology (shown above)
- GEOL 525 Advanced Metamorphic Petrology
- GEOL 550 Advanced Structural Geology
- GEOL 554 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 556 Orogenic Belts
- GEOL 557 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
GEOL 340 Geological Oceanography
- ESCI 491 Oceanography of the Salish Sea
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- MACS 418 Paleoceanography (shown above)
- MACS 497E Ocean Observing and Instrumentation
GEOL 352 Introduction to Geophysics
- GEOL 445 Planetary Geology (shown above)
- GEOL 451 Active Tectonics Seminar (shown above)
- GEOL 452 Applied Geophysics (shown above)
- GEOL 454 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 456 Orogenic Belts (shown above)
- GEOL 457 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 463 Introduction to Seismology (shown above)
- GEOL 464 The Deep Earth
- GEOL 497T Marine Geohazards (shown above)
- GEOL 545 Planetary Geology (shown above)
- GEOL 554 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 556 Orogenic Belts (shown above)
- GEOL 557 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 564 The Deep Earth
- GEOL 597T Marine Geohazards (shown above)
- PHYS 419 Professional Writing for Physicists
GEOL 397H The Planet Mars
GEOL 401A Teaching Practicum
GEOL 414 Geology of Washington
GEOL 431 Stable Isotope Geochemistry
GEOL 433 The Carbon Cycle
GEOL 445 Planetary Geology
GEOL 465 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
GEOL 472 Surface Water Hydrology
GEOL 473 Hydrogeology
GEOL 497P Stable Isotope Geochemistry
GEOL 531 Stable Isotope Geochemistry
GEOL 533 The Carbon Cycle
MACS 418 Paleoceanography

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Pfeiffer, Allison	4	Spring 2021 to Winter 2027
Housen, Bernard	3	Winter 2022 to Fall 2023
Linneman, Scott	3	Summer 2022 to Summer 2024

Every offering in the listed terms (10 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2027	0	12365	Lecture/Lab	W 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118	Pfeiffer, Allison	0/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	0	12786	Lecture/Lab	W 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 F 1:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118	Pfeiffer, Allison	24/24	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	0	13595	Lecture/Lab	M 2:00pm-4:50pm · HU 107 W 2:00pm-4:50pm · ES 118	Pfeiffer, Allison	22/25	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2024	8K1	30807	Lecture/Lab	TBA	Linneman, Scott	13/20	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	8K1	44229	Lecture	F 9:00am-11:50am · OM 330C	Linneman, Scott	24/25	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2023	0	43083	Lecture/Lab	M 11:00am-1:50pm · MH 015 W 11:00am-1:50pm · ES 118	Housen, Bernard	18/22	Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2022	0	43921	Lecture/Lab	M 11:00am-1:50pm · BH 221 W 11:00am-1:50pm · ES 118	Housen, Bernard	17/25	Face to Face Instruction
Summer 2022	8K1	31022	Lecture	TBA · OM OFC	Linneman, Scott	17/25	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	0	14061	Lecture/Lab	M 11:00am-1:50pm · OM 330A W 11:00am-1:50pm · ES 118	Housen, Bernard	10/25	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2021	0	23590	Lecture/Lab	WF 9:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC	Pfeiffer, Allison	10/24	Face to Face Instruction