• Bachelor of Arts in Geological Sciences
  The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is a broad-based degree with greater opportunity for elective coursework than the more specialized Bachelor of Science (BS). This flexibility allows students to sample a variety of fields or design unique combinations of courses. Pre-medical students are generally encouraged to pursue a BA plan.

• Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences with options in:
  General Geology
  Geophysics
  Hydrogeology
  Environmental Science & Sustainability
  Teaching

• Bachelor of Science in Geosystems Engineering & Hydrogeology
  Offered jointly with the School of Engineering; recommended coursework is provided in the Engineering Transfer Guide.

Prospective Geoscience transfer students are urged to become familiar with the School's curricula and rules in the Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010.

Students who transfer directly from a Texas community college may choose to graduate under UT Austin catalog rules in effect during the time they attended the community college; those declaring the 2008-2010 catalog must complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer session 2016. At least sixty semester credit hours must be completed at UT Austin to earn an undergraduate degree.

Prospective students can monitor their UT degree progress – even before transfer – and check degree applicability of A.C.C. courses by using the “Planner” function of UT's Interactive Degree Audit (IDA) system.

The Office of Admissions evaluates courses from other institutions for comparability with UT Austin coursework, but the Undergraduate Office in the Department of Geological Sciences approves transfer credit for use in a degree program.

• Questions concerning degree/graduation requirements and degree applicability of transfer credit should be directed to the Undergraduate Office, Jackson School of Geosciences, JGB 2.120, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712 (512/471-4300).

• Questions concerning transfer admission and transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, MAI 7, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712 (512/475-7387).

• All degrees in the School of Geosciences require at least one calculus course; transfer admission preference is given to applicants with credit for MATH 2413 or higher.

• Core curriculum transfer credit from A.C.C. is guaranteed to apply toward UT core requirements, but degree plans may specify how some core requirements should be fulfilled. Recommendations in this Guide satisfy core requirements with courses normally required by a student's major field of study at UT.

• Courses in which grades lower than C− are earned do not transfer. Grades from transfer credit are excluded from a student's internal UT Austin grade point average computation.

• College Algebra (MATH 1314) cannot be applied toward the mathematics requirement or other degree requirements in the School of Geosciences, but grades and credit in the course count toward transfer admission.

• Physical education activity courses do not apply toward degree requirements in the School of Geosciences, but grades and credit count toward transfer admission.

• Up to nine semester hours in Air Force or Military Science may be applied as elective credit toward degrees in the School of Geosciences by students commissioned through the UT Austin ROTC program.

The University requires all students to have completed in high school two years of study in a single foreign language and three years of study in mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher. Transfer students who do not meet these requirements are assessed a deficiency; removal of deficiencies is required for graduation.

• To remove a foreign language deficiency, credit for the second college-level course in a language (numbered 1512) is required.

• To remove a mathematics deficiency, credit for MATH 1314, 1316, or 1324 is required.

Prospective students should complete coursework needed to satisfy high school deficiencies prior to transfer. Credit used to remove a deficiency cannot be applied toward other degree requirements.

1. ENGL 1301;
2. one Substantial Writing Component/Writing Flag course chosen from ENGL 1302 or 2311; and
3. one literature survey course chosen from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, or 2342.

GOVT 2305 & 2306.
(Because A.C.C. and UT Austin organize the two-course legislative requirement sequence differently, it is strongly recommended that students take both courses at one institution.)

Two courses chosen from HIST/HIS 1301, 1302, 1643, 2301, 2327, 2328, 2341, and 2381.

(Students should complete at least MATH 2412 before transfer; admission preference is given to those who have completed MATH 2413 or higher.)

For the BA degree:

one course chosen from MATH 2412 or 2413.

For the BS degree, General Geology or Environmental Science & Sustainability options:

MATH 2413, 2414, & 2415.

For the BS degree, Geophysics option:

MATH 2413, 2414, 2415, 2420, & 2454.

For the BS degree, Hydrogeology option:

MATH 2413, 2414, 2415, & 2420.

For the BS degree, Teaching option:

MATH 2413 & 2414.

For all degrees:

one course chosen from ARTS 1301, 1303, or 1304; DRAM 1310 or 2336; HUMA 1315; or MUSI 1306 or MUS 1773

Additionally, for the BA degree:

3 semester hours in general culture chosen from ARTS, DANC, DRAM, LATI (excluding credit applied toward the foreign language requirement), HUMA 1315, MUAP, MUEN, MUSI/MUS, or PHIL (excluding 1304 & 2303).

For the BA degree:

four semesters in a single language, chosen from courses numbered 1511, 1512, 2311, & 2312.

For the BS degree, Environmental Science & Sustainability option:

in a single foreign language, either two years of prior high school credit or two college-level semesters chosen from courses numbered 1511 & 1512.

For the BS degree, Teaching option:

either two years of prior high school credit in a single foreign language or one college-level course numbered 1511.

For the BS degree, all other options:

two semesters in a single language, chosen from courses numbered 1511 & 1512.

SGNL 1401, 1402, 2301, & 2302 can also be counted for the requirements above.

For the BA degree:

two courses, one each in a different discipline, chosen from ANTH 2351, ECON 2301 or 2302, GEOG 1303, PSYC 2301, or SOCI 1301 or 1306.

For the BS degree:

one course chosen from ANTH 2351, ECON 2301 or 2302, GEOG 1303, PSYC 2301, or SOCI 1301 or 1306.

For the BA degree:

BIOL 1406+1407;
CHEM 1311+1312+1111+1112;
GEOL 1403+1404; and
either PHYS 1401 or 2425.

For the BS degree, General Geology option:

CHEM 1311+1312+1111+1112;
GEOL 1403+1404; and
PHYS 2425+2426.

For the BS degree, Geophysics option:

CHEM 1311+1312;
GEOL 1403; and
PHYS 2425+2426.

For the BS degree, Hydrogeology option:

BIOL 1406;
CHEM 1311+1312+1111+1112;
GEOL 1403; and
PHYS 2425+2426.

For the BS degree, Environmental Science & Sustainability option:

BIOL 1406+1407;
CHEM 1311+1312+1111+1112;
GEOL 1403+1404; and
PHYS 2425+2426.

For the BS degree, Teaching option:

BIOL 1406+1407;
CHEM 1311+1312;
GEOL 1403, 1404, & 1445; and
a sequence chosen from PHYS 1401+1402 or PHYS 2425+2426.