GLG 152 Historical Geology

Historical Geology is a four credit, six contact hour lab course which considers the astronomic, paleontologic and geologic history of Earth. In that Historical Geology is a course which depends upon a prerequisite, students can apply their understanding of fundamental concepts previously developed in order to construct interpretations of Earth's history. Classtime field trips and two day-long Saturday field trips will be scheduled. Historical Geology is offered upon demand during the daytime in the spring semester.
Prerequisite: GLG 151, GLG 120, or permission of instructor

Historical Geology should be considered by the following students:

• Geology majors seeking to satisfy departmental requirements
• Science majors seeking to satisfy allied science elective requirements
• Non-science majors seeking two successive science electives (with GLG 151)
• Any student wishing to broaden his/her understanding of the history of Earth