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  • 3.00 Credits

    Extended field study or field trips designed to complement classroom instruction. May be repeated as subtitle changes. Prerequisite: Consent of department. Grading: H, S, U grades are assigned. (1-3 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examination of the source, distribution, movement and disturbance of surface, vadose zone and groundwater in a geologic and environmental context. Includes aquifer testing, watershed hydrology and some advanced groundwater and water quality modeling. Field trips to well fields, treatment facilities and a local watershed. Prerequisite: GLY 261. Lecture/Lab Hours: Two lectures and one laboratory/field trip session. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (M) Methods used in the characterization of the quantity, quality and flow characteristics of surface, vadose zone and groundwater. Field projects with local streams, wetlands and aquifers, and field trips to active research sites in the Catskill and Adirondack region. Prerequisites: GLY 261 and junior status or permission of instructor. (2-3 cr. hr.) Frequency code M = offered in summer Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    (S) Deformation of rocks and the resulting structures, including stress and strain, faults, folds and rock fabrics. Two lectures, one three-hour laboratory. One required field trip. Prerequisite: GLY 301. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code S = offered in spring Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Principles of correlation, nomenclature, facies interpretation, classification of sedimentary rock units. Laboratory methods of facies and correlation analysis. Prerequisites: GLY 262 and GLY 302. Lecture/Lab Hours: Two lectures, one three-hour laboratory, required weekend field trip. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code F = offered in fall Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (M) Instruments and methods of basic geologic fieldwork: measurement and description of stratigraphic sections; use of survey instrumentation and GPS; elementary bedrock mapping. Compilation of stratigraphic sections, geologic maps and structure sections. Taught at the Brauer Education Center beginning in late May. Can be taken as a three-week course for three credit hours or as a four-week course for four credit hours. Prerequisite: GLY 302. Fulfills: LASR. (3-4 cr. hr.) Frequency code M = offered in summer Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (M) Intensive study of field methods and techniques; reconnaissance and detailed areal geology mapping; preparation of geologic maps and sections. Offered summers at the Brauer Education Center. Prerequisites: GLY 302, GLY 469, junior standing. Fulfills: LASR. (5-6 cr. hr.) Frequency code M = offered in summer Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A project-oriented internship with a government agency, industry, or other private or public enterprise, supervised application of geologic skills and knowledge. Prerequisites: Senior-year status, consent of department. (3-12 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Service as assistant in laboratory sections of a geology course. Includes meetings with course instructor, advanced preparation for lab meetings, weekly attendance in the laboratory section while serving as instructional assistant in laboratory activities. May be taken twice for credit. Can not be applied to any state teacher education requirement. Prerequisite: Permission of department. Grading: S, U grades are assigned. (1 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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