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172 ARTS AND SCIENCES
ENGL 219, 220 or 290 is required as an A&S Group
Requirement.
Note that EPS 319L (Introductory Field Geology) is taught
as a 3-week course immediately after the completion of the
Spring semester.
Students completing the B.S. program will fulfill the requirements
for a distributed minor, although an alternative minor
or second major may be selected.
For the degree of Bachelor of Arts: EPS required courses:
101, 105L (or ENVS 101 and 102L), 201L, 301, 302L, 303L
304L, 307L, 310L (or 319L), 401, 490 and 6 additional hours
in Earth and Planetary Sciences above 299 (excluding 491-
492, 493 and 495). Total credits for the Earth and Planetary
Sciences sequence=37.
Non-Earth and Planetary Sciences required courses: CHEM
121L and either PHYC 151 or 160; and 9 additional hours
from Chemistry or Physics above the required levels, or from
MATH 162 or above, BIOL 123/124L or higher, or ASTR 270
or above, or (with permission from the EPS Undergraduate
Committee) from selected Anthropology, Engineering or
Geography courses. Total Credits of Supporting Science=16.
EPS 319L (Introductory Field Geology) is taught as a 3-week
course immediately after completion of the Spring semester.
Minor Study Requirements
The minor in Earth and Planetary Sciences will consist of
20 credit hours, of which 12 must be above the 299 level
(excluding 401, 493 and 495). No more than 3 credit hours
of problems may be applied to the Earth and Planetary
Sciences minor (491–492).
Departmental Honors
Students seeking honors in Earth and Planetary Sciences
should consult with the department honors advisor no later
than two full semesters prior to graduation. EPS 493 and
495 are required, as is a written senior thesis that will be
orally defended.
Graduate Program
Graduate Advisors
Grant Meyer
Jane Selverstone
Application Deadlines
Fall semester: January 31 (with financial aid)
April 1: (without financial aid)
Spring semester: November 1
Degrees Offered
M.S. in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences
The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences offers the
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. In addition to the application form
and fee and official transcripts for all college study required
by the Office of Graduate Studies, the Department requires
three letters of recommendation, a letter of intent, unofficial
transcript copies, and general GRE scores for admission consideration.
Application instructions and forms for admission,
financial aid, and letters of recommendation are available
from the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences via our
Web site: http://epswww.unm.edu.
The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences has several
graduate “tracks.” For the general geoscience track, qualified
students must have a background equivalent to the requirements
for the B.S. degree in Earth & Planetary Sciences at
the University of New Mexico. Students holding degrees in
other areas may also be admitted with the understanding
that they may be required to remove deficiencies in Earth
& Planetary Sciences courses and the supporting sciences.
Earth & Planetary Sciences courses required for the B.S.
degree are mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, stratigraphy/sedimentology
and introductory field geology. Work
in the supporting sciences for the B.S. degree includes
mathematics through calculus (MATH 264 or equivalent),
one semester of statistics and computer science, one year
of general chemistry and one year of calculus based physics
(PHYC 161 or 262 or equivalent). For other graduate tracks,
required background courses in geosciences and in the
supporting sciences differ; please consult the Department
of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Under certain circumstances
direct admission to the Ph.D. program from a B.S. degree
may be possible.
General requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are
stated in the earlier pages of this catalog. Each candidate will
meet with a temporary advisor, identified by the Chairperson,
during the first week or so of the first semester of enrollment.
The results of this interview will determine in part the
student’s ensuing schedule. M.S. candidates are required to
pass an examination involving the preparation and defense of
a thesis proposal during the second semester of enrollment.
Ph.D. candidates are required to pass a Comprehensive
Examination, during the third semester of post-M.S. enrollment,
involving the preparation and defense of two dissertation
proposals.
Earth and Planetary Sciences
(EPS)
101. How the Earth Works—An Introduction to Geology.
(3)
A fascinating tour of our active planet. Explore earth materials
(rocks and minerals), the continents’ motions and related origins
of earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, oceans,
landscapes, natural energy and economic resources, global
warming and other topics. Students are encouraged but not
required to enroll concurrently in 105L. Meets New Mexico
Lower Division General Education Common Core Curriculum
Area III: Science (NMCCN 1114).
105L. Physical Geology Laboratory. (1)
Minerals, rocks and topographic and geologic maps; field
trips. Meets New Mexico Lower Division General Education
Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science (NMCCN 1114).
Pre- or corequisite: 101. {Fall, Spring}
106. Evolution and Age of the Earth. (2) Sharp
The scientific method applied to determination of the age
of the earth, origin of life, evolution of the Earth and of life,
extinction, life on other worlds and related topics. Intended for
non-science majors.
110. Topics in the Earth Sciences. (1-3 to a maximum
of 3) ∆
Eight- to 16-week courses on selected topics relating directly
to the human experience, e.g., Volcanoes, Extinctions,
Weather, Earthquakes, New Mexico’s Water, Soils, Nuclear
Hazards, Geomagnetism, Albuquerque Field Geology and
the Geology of Everyday Life. {Fall, Spring}
115. Geological Disasters. (3)
Causes and effects of disastrous geological events, including
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides
and floods.
201L. Earth History. (4) Elrick, Smith
Origin and history of the Earth including age of the planet
and dating of rocks, changing configurations of oceans and
continents as a result of plate tectonics, records of climate
change, history of formation and erosion of mountain chains,
origin and evolution of life and causes of extinction. Required
field trip and lab exercises permit understanding of how Earth
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