Home >> Programs>> Geology Minor For new minors (started after 2004) you must follow the curriculum below: Minor in Geology Lower Division courses, chose eight hours: EPSC 1370/1170 Survey of Earth Science and lab GEOL 1303/1103 Physical Geology GEOL 1305/1105 Environmental Geology Upper Division courses, required: GEOL 4170 Geology Seminar Upper Division courses, chose twelve hours: GEOL 3401 Earth Materials: Minerals & Rocks GEOL 3405 Geohydrology GEOL 3415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy GEOL 3425 Paleontology and Earth History GEOL 4173 - 4473 Undergrad Research in Geology GEOL 4199 - 4499 Special Topics in the Geosciences