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2024-2025 Catalog
Geological Engineering, B.S.
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To achieve its objective, the B.S. degree is founded upon a strong background in mathematics, physical and geological sciences, and engineering fundamentals; as well as economics and the humanities and social sciences - a background that will support changing career requirements and objectives and the pursuit of life long learning. During their sophomore through senior years, all students are introduced to four fundamental areas of Geological Engineering: Mining Geology, Hydrogeology, Geomechanics, and Engineering Geology. Students are then required to select an area of emphasis (option) for completion of their degree, or to design a program of electives that better serves their personal interests and objectives in concert with their faculty advisor.
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Geological Engineering
Total: 2 credits required
Minimum Credits for a B.S. degree in Geological Engineering: 120
Electives (33 credits):
*Engineering Electives (15 credits minimum): 15 credits of electives must have engineering content. See list below for recommended courses and other allowable courses.
**Professional Electives (15 credits minimum): 15 credits of electives that can include additional engineering electives, or allowable math/science and other professional courses. See list below for recommended courses and other allowable courses.
Free Electives (3 credits): any college-level course.
Other Constraints on Electives:
- One of the following electives that contains statistics content is required: Stat 332 Statistics for Scientists & Engineers (Professional Elective) or Min 320 Mining Data Analytics (Engineering Elective).
- A minimum of 1 credit is required from this list of Engineering Electives covering GeoMaterials laboratory content: ECIV 210 Construction Materials (3 credits), ECIV 487 Soil Mechanics Lab (1 credit), ETCC 210 Soil Materials & Testing (2 credits), GeoE 444 Rock Mechanics Lab (1 credit), Min 467 Geomechanics (3 credits), or Pet 205 Petroleum Engineering Lab I (1 credit).
- A minimum of 9 credits must be higher than 2xx-level.
- A minimum of 9 credits must be in Geo, GeoE, GeoP, GPHY, MIN, PET, or UAS courses.
- A maximum of 9 credits total are allowed that fall into the categories of seminars (e.g. XXX 194, 294 or 494, or Min 300), internships (e.g. XXX 298 or 498), undergraduate research (e.g. XXX 490), independent study (e.g. XXX 492), introduction to the major courses (e.g. ECIV 102. MIN 105, MTSI 500, PET 201), practical/practicum studies (e.g. NRSM 495W, Min 140/240), and examination review courses (e.g. EGen 488 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, ECIV 458 FE Review for Civil Engineers, EELE 486 FE Exam for EE, EENV 488 FE Review for Env Eng), or additional approved courses satisfying communications/humanities/social science general education requirements in excess of those satisfying the required core.
- No graduate thesis or dissertation research credits may be counted as undergraduate electives in the B.S. Geological Engineering degree.
*Engineering Electives:
Recommended courses:
- Any courses listed as required for one of the established Geological Engineering B.S. degree options (except Geo 257, which is considered a “professional elective”).
- Any GEOE and GEOP courses that are not part of the required undergraduate curriculum.
- Any MIN or PET courses (except MIN 230, MIN 458, and PET 225 which are considered “professional electives,” and MIN 400 which is an approved “social science” elective)
- Courses to prepare for the FE exam (the “other disciplines” or “civil engineering” versions of the exam are the most popular among geological engineering students): ECIV 312 Structures I, ECIV 350 Transportation Engineering, ECIV 458 FE Review for Civil Engineers, ECIV 486 Soil Mechanics & Foundation Design, EELE 201 Circuits I, EGEN 202 Dynamics, EGEN 213 Survey of Met & Mat Eng, EGEN 324 Thermodynamics, EGEN 488 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, MIN 305 Plant Design
Other allowed courses:
- ENGR 5500, 5710; ETCC 235, 236, 310; MPEM 5020; SRVY 230, 247, 255, 273; UAS 420
- Any classes (except graduate thesis or dissertation credits) in CSCI (except CSCI 101/102 which is an approved “social science” elective), DDSN, ECIV, EELE, EENV, EGEN, EMAT, EMEC, EMET, ENVE, EWLD, MTSI.
**Professional Electives:
Recommended courses:
- Any courses in GEO that are not part of the required undergraduate curriculum.
- UAS courses (except 420, which is an “engineering” elective) and/or courses that will contribute to the UAS Certificate.
- Courses that will lead to a minor, as listed in the requirements for each minor program. In particular, M 405, 410, and/or 426 are recommended for those seeking a minor in mathematics.
- WRIT 350W Technical Editing.
Other allowed courses:
- Any CHMY or PHSX courses that are not part of the required undergraduate curriculum.
- Any M course numbered 151 or above, not required for the undergraduate curriculum.
- MIN 230 and 458; PET 225; SRVY 262 and 265; STAT 4xx or above.
- Any classes (except graduate thesis or dissertation credits) in ACTG, BGEN, BIOE, BIOH, BIOM, BIOO, BMGT, BMIS, BMKT, COMX, ECP, HONR, MART, MPEM (except 5020, which is considered an “engineering” elective), NRSM, OSH.
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