Planned Geosciences Courses

Available on Logan Campus (revised October 16, 2025)
Classes with * are offered online or broadcast (IVC)

Fall 2025

Class Number Class Name Professor
GEO 1010* Introductory Geology multiple sections
GEO 1060 Intro Environmental Geoscience Vaughn
GEO 1110 Physical Geology Potter
GEO 1115 Physical Geology Lab O'Brien
GEO 1360* Planet Earth Burger
GEO 3000 Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks O'Brien
GEO 3000* Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks O'Brien
GEO 3100* Natural Disasters multiple sections
GEO 3150* Energy in the 21st Century Lowry
GEO 3300* Geology of the World's Oceans Hochberg
GEO 3550 Sediment and Stratigraphy Penman
GEO 3600 Geomorphology O'Brien
GEO 3800 Applied Geoscience Techniques Bradbury
GEO 3900 Geology Field Methods Ault
GEO 4500 Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology Potter
GEO 4800 Undergrad Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) Penman
GEO 5440/6440* Vertebrate Paleontology Burger
GEO 5510* Groundwater Geology Lachmar
GEO 5540/6540 Quantitative Methods Penman
GEO 5570 Engineering Geology Lachmar
GEO 5590/6590 Geodesy/Crustal Deformation Lowry
GEO 6200/7200 Grad Geochemistry Seminar Vaughn
GEO 6250/7250 Rock Deformation & Mechanics Shreedharan
GEO 6650 Quaternary Geochronology Rittenour
GEO 6800 Graduate Seminar: Onboarding Bradbury
GEO 6820 Graduate Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) Penman

Spring 2026

Class Number Class Name Professor
GEO 1010* Introductory Geology multiple sections
GEO 1060 Intro Environmental Geoscience Bradbury
GEO 1110 Physical Geology O'Brien
GEO 1115 Physical Geology Lab O'Brien
GEO 1360* Planet Earth Penman
GEO 1360* Planet Earth Burger
GEO 2200 The Earth Through Time Dehler
GEO 2205 The Earth Through Time Lab Dehler
GEO 2500 Geology Field Excursions Dehler
GEO 2800 Minerals & Rocks Potter
GEO 3000 Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks O'Brien
GEO 3000* Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks Gannaway Dalton
GEO 3100* Natural Disasters multiple sections
GEO 3150* Energy in the 21st Century Lowry
GEO 3250* Natural History of Dinosaurs Burger
GEO 3300* Geology of the World's Oceans Hochberg
GEO 3400 Communicating Geoscience Dascher-Cousineau
GEO 3700 Structural Geology Rodriguez Padilla
GEO 4800 Undergrad Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) Penman
GEO 5150/6150 Fluvial Geomorphology Scamardo
GEO 5410/6410* Advanced Stratigraphy Burger
GEO 5470/6470* Chemical Sedimentary Rocks Gannaway Dalton
GEO 5510 Groundwater Geology Lachmar
GEO 5520/6520 Techniques of Groundwater Investigations Lachmar
GEO 5600 Geochemistry Vaughn
GEO 5660/6660 Applied Geophysics Lowry
GEO 6100/7100 Grad Seminar in Geomorphology Rittenour
GEO 6800/7800 Grad Seminar: Applied Numerical Modeling & Machine Learning in Geosciences Shreedharan
GEO 6820 Graduate Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) Penman

Summer 2026

Class Number Class Name Professor
GEO 1010* Introductory Geology multiple sections
GEO 3100* Natural Disasters multiple sections
GEO 5200 Geology Field Camp Ault
GEO 5210 Geoscience Workforce Practicum Potter

Fall 2026

Class Number Class Name Professor
GEO 1010* Introductory Geology multiple sections
GEO 1060 Intro Environmental Geoscience Vaughn
GEO 1110 Physical Geology Potter
GEO 1115 Physical Geology Lab O'Brien
GEO 1360* Planet Earth Burger
CIVC 1410 Energy, Minerals, and the Planetary Condition Potter
GEO 3000 Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks O'Brien
GEO 3000* Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks O'Brien
GEO 3100* Natural Disasters multiple sections
GEO 3150* Energy in the 21st Century Lowry
GEO 3300* Geology of the World's Oceans Hochberg
GEO 3550 Sediment and Stratigraphy Penman
GEO 3600 Geomorphology O'Brien
GEO 3800 Applied Geoscience Techniques Bradbury
GEO 3900 Geology Field Methods Dehler
GEO 4500 Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology Potter
GEO 4800 Undergrad Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) TBD
GEO 5430/6430* Invertebrate Paleontology & Paleobotany Burger
GEO 5510* Groundwater Geology Lachmar
GEO 5570 Engineering Geology Lachmar
GEO 5630/6630 Remote Sensing in Geosciences Rodriguez Padilla
GEO 5640/6640 Introduction to Seismology Lowry
GEO 6050/7050 Grad Seminar in Tectonics: Cont. Strike-slip Faults Ault
GEO 6200/7200 Grad Seminar in Geochemistry: Blue Carbon Vaughn
GEO 6450/7450 Deep Time Dehler
GEO 6600/7600 Grad Seminar in Geophysics: TBD Dascher-Cousineau
GEO 6800/7800 Grad Seminar: Luminescence Dating Rittenour
GEO 6800/7800 Grad Seminar: Graduate Onboarding Bradbury
GEO 6820 Graduate Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) TBD

Spring 2027

Class Number Class Name Professor
GEO 1010* Introductory Geology multiple sections
GEO 1060* Intro Environmental Geoscience Bradbury
GEO 1110 Physical Geology O'Brien
GEO 1115 Physical Geology Lab O'Brien
GEO 1360* Planet Earth multiple sections
CIVC 1420* Cycles and Systems of Planetary Change Hochberg
GEO 2200 The Earth Through Time Dehler
GEO 2205 The Earth Through Time Lab Dehler
GEO 2500 Geology Field Excursions Vaughn
GEO 2800 Minerals & Rocks Potter
GEO 3000 Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks O'Brien
GEO 3000* Epic Earth: Geoscience of National Parks multiple sections
GEO 3100* Natural Disasters multiple sections
GEO 3150* Energy in the 21st Century Lowry
GEO 3250* Natural History of Dinosaurs Burger
GEO 3300* Geology of the World's Oceans Hochberg
GEO 3400 Communicating Geoscience Dascher-Cousineau
GEO 3700 Structural Geology Rodriguez Padilla
GEO 4800 Undergrad Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) TBD
GEO 5150/6150 Fluvial Geomorphology Wheaton
GEO 5390/6390* Sedimentary Petrology Burger
GEO 5420/6420 Ore Deposits Potter
GEO 5480/6480* Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins Gannaway Dalton
GEO 5510 Groundwater Geology Lachmar
GEO 5520/6520 Techniques of Groundwater Investigations Lachmar
GEO 5620/6620 Global Geophysics Dascher-Cousineau
GEO 5680/6680 Paleoclimatology Rittenour
GEO 6050/7050 Grad Seminar in Tectonics: Engineering Techniques for Geoscientists Shreedharan
GEO 6280/7280 Stable Isotope Geochemistry (1st 7 weeks) Newell
GEO 6200/7200 Grad Seminar in Geochemistry: Biogeochemical Cycles (2nd 7 weeks) Penman
GEO 6580/7580 Thermochronometry Ault
GEO 6700/7700 Grad Seminar in Structural Geology: Active Tectonics Rodriquez Padilla
GEO 6820 Graduate Seminar (Distinguished Lecture Series) TBD

Summer 2027

Class Number Class Name Professor
GEO 1010* Introductory Geology multiple sections
GEO 3100* Natural Disasters multiple sections
GEO 5200 Geology Field Camp Dehler
GEO 5210 Geoscience Workforce Practicum Potter