UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO



NIC - GEOLOGY B.S. - ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROGEOLOGY 2024-2025

To view the approved curriculum for this degree at U of I, please visit: Geology B.S. - Environmental Hydrogeology

To view the approved curriculum for this degree at NIC, please visit: Geology A.S.

The University of Idaho has created transfer pathways to make the transfer process easier for students. Through these pathways, the University of Idaho has created an agreement with other institutions to show a potential pathway to earn a bachelor's degree by starting at your local community college and completing the degree at the University of Idaho. When using these pathways, please remember that this is just one route to completing a bachelor's degree. If you choose to follow a pathway, be sure to save a copy and work with your academic advisor at the University of Idaho. Following a transfer pathway allows you to work with your academic advisor to adhere to the catalog year and requirements listed on the transfer pathway.

All Associate Degree's require a minimum of 60 credits, some programs may require more credits.


Written Communication
6 credits minimum.
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ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I (3) ENGL 101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I (3) 05/18/2015 
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II (3) ENGL 102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II (3) 05/18/2015 
Oral Communication
2 credits minimum.
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COMM-101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) 05/18/2015 
Mathematical Ways of Knowing - Geology B.S.
3 credits minimum
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MATH-170 CALCULUS I (4) MATH 170 CALCULUS I (4) 05/18/2015 
Scientific Ways of Knowing - Geology B.S.
7 credits minimum from two different disciplines with at least one laboratory or field experience.
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CHEM-111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (5) CHEM 111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3)
CHEM 111L GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
GEOL-101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 101L PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
6 credits minimum from 2 different disciplines.
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AIST-285 AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 384 NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS LITERATURE (3) 05/13/2019 
ART-100 INTRODUCTION TO ART (3) ART 100 INTRODUCTION TO ART: WHY ART MATTERS (3) 05/18/2015 
ART-101 ART HISTORY FROM CAVES TO CATHEDRALS (3) ART 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ART-102 ART HISTORY FROM DA VINCI TO DIGITAL (3) ART 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ASL-101 ELEMENTARY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I (5) EDSP 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ASL-102 ELEMENTARY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II (5) EDSP 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
CINA-126 FILM AND CULTURE (3) ENGL 230 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES (3) 05/18/2015 
COMM-220 INTRODUCTION TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 335 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) 05/18/2015 
ENGL-175 LITERATURE AND IDEAS (3) ENGL 175 LITERATURE AND IDEAS (3) 05/18/2015 
ENGL-216 MYTHOLOGY (3) FLEN 210 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSIC MYTHOLOGY (3) 05/18/2020 
ENGL-267 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (3) ENGL 267 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I (3) 05/13/2019 
ENGL-268 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (3) ENGL 268 SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II (3) 05/13/2019 
ENGL-271 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (3) ENGL 345 SHAKESPEARE (3) 05/18/2015 
ENGL-277 GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS I: CONTACT TO CIVIL WAR (3) ENGL 277 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3) 05/13/2019 
ENGL-278 GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS II: CIVIL WAR TO CONTEMPORARY (3) ENGL 278 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3) 05/13/2019 
ENGL-285 AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE (3) ENGL 384 NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS LITERATURE (3) 05/13/2019 
HUMS-101 MONTAGE: INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES (3) HUM 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
HUMS-126 FILM AND CULTURE (3) ENGL 230 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES (3) 05/16/2016 
INTR-200 INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR (3) INTR 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ITAL-101 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I (5) FL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ITAL-102 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II (5) FL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
MUSI-100 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC (3) MUSI 100 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC (3) 05/13/2019 
MUSI-127 SURVEY OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC SINCE 1900 (3) MUSI 000 ELECTIVE () 05/13/2019 
PHIL-101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
PHIL-103 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (3) PHIL 103 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS (3) 05/18/2015 
PHIL-111 WORLD RELIGIONS (3) PHIL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
PHIL-201 LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING (3) PHIL 201 CRITICAL THINKING (3) 05/18/2015 
PHIL-205 POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
PHIL-220 ASIAN PHILOSOPHY (3) PHIL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
POLS-208 POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY (3) POLS 208 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (3) 05/14/2018 
SPAN-101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (5) SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (4) 05/18/2015 
SPAN-102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (5) SPAN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (4) 05/18/2015 
THEA-101 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE (3) THE 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE (3) 05/18/2015 
Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing
6 credits minimum from 2 different disciplines.
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AIST-101 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES (3) AIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
ANTH-100 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 100 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
ANTH-102 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) ANTH 102 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) 05/13/2019 
CHD-134 INFANCY THROUGH MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (3) FCS 234 INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD (3) 05/18/2015 
CJ-103 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3) CRIM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY (3) 05/18/2020 
CJ-103 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3) CRIM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY (3) 05/18/2020 
COMJ-140 MASS MEDIA IN A FREE SOCIETY (3) JAMM 100 MEDIA AND SOCIETY (3) 05/18/2015 
COMM-233 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 233 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3) 05/18/2015 
ECON-201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) ECON 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (3) 05/18/2015 
HIST-101 WORLD HISTORY I (3) HIST 101 WORLD HISTORY I (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-102 WORLD HISTORY II (3) HIST 102 WORLD HISTORY II (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-103 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 20TH CENTURY (3) HIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
HIST-111 UNITED STATES HISTORY I (3) HIST 111 UNITED STATES HISTORY I (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-112 UNITED STATES HISTORY II (3) HIST 112 UNITED STATES HISTORY II (3) 05/13/2019 
HIST-115 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS I: FIRST PEOPLES AND COLONIAL PERIOD (3) AIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/15/2022 
HIST-116 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS II: SINCE INDEPENDENCE (3) AIST 000 ELECTIVE () 05/15/2022 
POLS-101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) POLS 101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) 05/18/2015 
POLS-237 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND PROBLEMS (3) POLS 237 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS (3) 05/18/2015 
PSYC-101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
SOC-101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3) SOC 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
SOC-102 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) SOC 230 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (3) 05/18/2015 
SOC-251 RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (3) SOC 427 RACIAL AND ETHNIC RELATIONS (3) 05/15/2000 
Institutionally Designated Courses (4-6 Credits)

Select one Wellness course from the approved list.

Select one course from one of the following approved lists:

    First Year Experience Course

    Institutionally Designated Course

Lower Division Requirements - Geology B.S. at NIC
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CHEM-112 PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II (5) CHEM 112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (4)
CHEM 112L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
GEOL-102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 102L HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-255 SYSTEMATIC MINERALOGY (4) GEOL 249 MINERALOGY AND OPTICAL MINERALOGY (4) 05/18/2015 
MATH-175 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS II (4) MATH 175 CALCULUS II (4) 05/18/1998 
PHYS-111 GENERAL PHYSICS I (4) PHYS 111 GENERAL PHYSICS I (3)
PHYS 111L GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-112 GENERAL PHYSICS II (4) PHYS 112 GENERAL PHYSICS II (3)
PHYS 112L GENERAL PHYSICS II LAB (1)
08/25/1997 
Suggested Electives - Geology B.S. - Environmental Hydrogeology at NIC
Any suggested program electives not taken at NIC, must be taken at U of I.
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GEOL-102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 102L HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GIST-271 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY USING GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (4) GEOG 385 FOUNDATIONS OF GIS (3) 05/14/2018 
MATH-143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3) MATH 143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-253 PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED STATISTICS (3) STAT 251 STATISTICAL METHODS (3) 05/18/2015 
University of Idaho Major Degree Requirements - Geology B.S.

REQUIRED COURSEWORK

    ENGL 318 Science Writing

    GEOL 249 Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy

    GEOL 302 Field Geology Methods

    GEOL 324 Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation

    GEOL 326 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

    GEOL 345 Structural Geology

    GEOL 422 Principles of Geophysics

    GEOL 490 Geology Field Camp

EMPHASIS ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROGEOLOGY at U of I

REQUIRED COURSEWORK

    GEOL 309 Ground Water Hydrology

    GEOL 361 Geology and the Environment

    HYDR 409 Quantitative Hydrogeology

    GEOL 410 Groundwater Field Methods

    HYDR 412 Environmental Hydrogeology

    GEOL 428 Geostatistics

    GEOL 431 Chemical Hydrogeology

    GEOL 435 Glaciology and the Dynamic Frozen Earth OR GEOL 474 Stable Isotopes in the Environment

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