GEOS-2024: Earth's Dynamic Systems
Description: Overview of the geosciences, emphasizing processes operating within and on the Earth now and over the last 4.55 billion years. Earth’s systems, cycles and material. Earth’s formation, the physical Earth, and plate tectonics. Earth’s record, including the fossil record, evolution, origin and diversity of life, and biogeography. History of the Earth-Life system, including key events throughout time. Time and length scales. Climate change and extinction. Field trips required. Restricted to geoscience majors (5H, 3L, 6C), partial duplication of GEOS 1004.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 6 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 9
Average GPA: 3.32 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 33.50%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.33%
| Mark J Caddick | 2024 | 58.1% | 30.4% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 3.40 | 5 |
| Sterling J Nesbitt | 2021 | 46.0% | 36.4% | 11.7% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 3.15 | 3 |
| Gerald F Reid | 2024 | 50.0% | 45.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.45 | 1 |