Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in Paleontology
New for Fall 2024
The Department of Geosciences plans to offer a 20 credit Institutional Certificate of Proficiency in Paleontology. This micro-credential will be available to undergraduate students across USU, leveraging our Statewide faculty and our museum partnerships at the Uintah Basin and Price campuses.
Required Classes
| Class Number | Credits | Title | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 2200 | 3 | The Earth Through Time | GEO 1010 or GEO 1110 |
| GEO 2205 | 1 | The Earth Through Time Laboratory | GEO 2200 (corequisite) |
| GEO 3550 | 4 | Sedimentation and Stratigraphy | GEO 2200; MATH 1060 or MATH 1210 |
| GEO 5430 | 3 | Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany* | GEO 2200 |
| GEO 5440 | 3 | Vertebrate Paleontology* | None |
*5430 OR 5440 is required
Choose 9 credits from following
| Class Number | Credits | Title | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 1650 | 2 | Fossil Preparation | None (USU Eastern only) |
| GEO 3250 | 3 | Natural History of Dinosaurs | BPS or BLS course |
| GEO 3300 | 3 | Geology of the World's Oceans | BPS course |
| GEO 3800 | 3 | Applied Geoscience Techniques | GEO 2200 and GEO 2800 |
| GEO 5430 | 3 | Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotoany | GEO 220 |
| GEO 5440 | 3 | Vertebrate Paleontology | None |
| GEO 4850 | 1-4 | Internship/Co-op | None |
| GEO 4900 | 1-4 | Special Problems | None |
| ANTH 3310 | 3 | Introduction to Museum Studies | None (USU Eastern only) |
| ANTH 5320 | 3 | Zooarchaeology | None (Brigham City campus only) |
| BIOL 2220 | 3 | General Ecology | BIOL 1610 and BIOL 1620 |
| BIOL 2320 | 4 | Human Anatomy | None |
| BIOL 3010 | 3 | Evolution | BLS course |
| ENVS 4600 | 3 | Natural Resources Interpretation | None |
| STAT 2000 | 4 | Statistical Methods | MATH 1050 or MATH 1100 |