GEOS-1004: Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future
Description: Introduction to Earth science, including the fundamental concepts of geology in the modern context of humans interacting with the Earth. Formation and evolution of the Earth (history, plate tectonics, the rock cycle, geologic time), internal Earth dynamics (earthquakes, volcanoes, mitigating natural hazards), Earth materials (minerals and rocks, energy and mineral resources), surface processes (Earth system science, hydrologic cycle, global geochemical cycles, oceans and atmosphere, climate, erosion and landscapes), Earth sustainability (resources, environmental change), evaluating geological information and products of research, the scientific approach to problem solving, and the ethical issues associated with geoscience and the environment.
Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 40
Average GPA: 3.13 (rounds to B)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.45%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.19%
| Luca Fedele | 2020 | 29.4% | 50.7% | 11.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.99 | 8 |
| Laura R Neser | 2024 | 70.2% | 21.9% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 3.57 | 13 |
| Neil E Johnson | 2024 | 22.8% | 40.7% | 25.5% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.75 | 11 |
| Samuel H Haines | 2024 | 25.8% | 39.7% | 20.2% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 2.91 | 1 |
| David M Sublett | 2021 | 27.5% | 45.8% | 14.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 6.9% | 2.99 | 3 |
| James A Spotila | 2023 | 43.4% | 36.4% | 13.9% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3.19 | 4 |