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Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014

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About the Catalog
Guide to Publications
The Online Catalog
About the University
Academic Calendar
Accreditation
Administration and Deans, University of Maryland
1. Requirements and Application Procedures
ADMISSION TO LIMITED ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS (LEP)
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT
FRESHMAN ADMISSION
GRADUATE SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EXAMS (IB) AND CREDIT TABLE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION
OFFICE OF EXTENDED STUDIES (Summer Term, Winter Term, Freshmen Connection, Professional Programs)
READMISSION AND REINSTATEMENT
RESIDENCY INFORMATION
SPECIAL APPLICANTS
TRANSFER ADMISSION
2. Fees, Expenses and Financial Aid
COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIPS
EXPLANATION OF FEES
MERIT BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
NEED-BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
TUITION AND BILL PAYMENT INFORMATION
UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES
3. Campus Administration, Resources, and Student Services
ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES
Academic Achievement Programs
Admissions
Center for Teaching Excellence
Computing Services: Division of Information Technology
Education Abroad
Honor Societies
Intercollegiate Athletics
Letters and Sciences
Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research (MCUR)
Maryland English Institute (MEI)
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Office of Extended Studies
Office of International Services
Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education (OMSE)
Office of the Registrar
Orientation
Pre-College Programs
Tutoring
CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION
Academic Affairs
Administrative Affairs
Equity Council
Office of Diversity Education and Compliance
Office of the President
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Student Affairs
University Relations
University Senate
STUDENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Adele H. Stamp Student Union - Center for Campus Life
Alumni Association
Book Center
Campus Recreation Services
Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Dining Services
Engagement and Activities
Housing: Resident Life
Leadership and Community Service-Learning
Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy
Nyumburu Cultural Center
Off-Campus Housing Services
Office of Student Conduct
Religious Programs
Transportation Services
University Career Center & the President's Promise (UCC/TPP)
University Counseling Center
University Health Center (UHC)
4. Registration, Academic Requirements, and Regulations
Academic Advising
Academic Advising
Academic Integrity and Student Conduct Codes
Academic Integrity
Honor Pledge
Student Conduct
Policies and Regulations Pertaining to Students, Summary of
Academic Regulations
Marking System
Pass-Fail Policy
Incompletes
Grade Point Average
Repeat Policy
Academic Clemency Policy
Honors, Semester Academic
Academic Probation and Dismissal
Attendance and Assessment/Examinations
Statement On Classroom Climate
Transfer Credit
Graduation Applications and Commencement Honors
Degree Information
Degree Requirements
Student Academic Success-Degree Completion Policy, University of Maryland
Minors
Second Majors and Second Degrees
Combined Bachelor's/Master's Programs
Proficiency Examination Programs (Credit-by-Exam, CLEP)
Registration
Registration
Schedule Adjustment and Drop Period
Credit Hours and Maximum Credits Each Semester
Registration, Cancellation of
Concurrent Undergraduate-Graduate Registration
Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Level Courses
Withdrawal and Leave of Absence
Courses Taken at Other Institutions
Student ID Numbers
Email for Official Communication
Change of Address
Identification Cards
Veterans Benefits
Classification of Students
5. General Education Requirements
General Education
6. The Colleges and Schools
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND PRESERVATION (ARCH)
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AGNR)
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (ARHU)
COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BSOS)
THE ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (BMGT)
COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL, AND NATURAL SCIENCES (CMNS)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (EDUC)
A.JAMES CLARK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (ENGR)
COLLEGE OF INFORMATION STUDIES, Maryland's iSchool (INFO)
PHILIP MERRILL COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (SPHL)
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY (PUAF)
THE UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE
Biological Sciences Program (BSCI)
The Robert H. Smith School of Business, Shady Grove
B.A. in Communication at Shady Grove
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Public Health Science, Shady Grove
OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Academic Achievement Programs
Academic Common Market
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Program
Asian American Studies Program (AAST)
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Beyond the Classroom
Center for Teaching Excellence
College Park Scholars Program (CPSP)
Federal Semester Program
First Year Book Program
General Education
Global Semester in Washington, D.C. Program
Global Studies Minor Program
Honors College
Individual Studies Program
Letters and Sciences
Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research (MCUR)
Orientation
Pre-College Programs
Pre-Transfer Advising
National Scholarship Office
Student Success Office
7. Departments, Majors, and Programs
Accounting (BMGT)
Aerospace Engineering (ENAE)
African American Studies (AASP)
African American Studies Certificate
Agricultural & Resource Economics (AREC)
Agricultural Science and Technology (AGST)
American Studies (AMST)
Animal & Avian Sciences (ANSC)
Anthropology (ANTH)
Arabic (ARAB)
Architecture (ARCH)
Art (ARTT)
Art History & Archaeology (ARTH)
Asian American Studies Certificate
Astronomy (ASTR)
Atmospheric & Oceanic Science (AOSC)
Behavioral and Community Health (HLTH)
Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE)
Biological Sciences Program (BSCI)
Biology (BIOL)
Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics (CEBG)
Central European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERE)
Certificate Programs (Undergraduate)
Asian American Studies Program
Computational Science
East Asian Studies Certificate
International Agriculture and Natural Resources
Latin American Studies Certificate
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies (LGBT)
Science, Technology and Society Certificate
Upper Division Certificate in Secondary Education
Women's Studies Certificate
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (CHBE)
Chemistry & Biochemistry (CHEM, BCHM)
Chinese (CHIN)
Civil & Environmental Engineering (ENCE)
Classics (CLAS)
Communication (COMM)
Comparative Literature Program (CMLT)
Computer Engineering (ENCP)
Computer Science (CMSC)
Counseling & Personnel Services (EDCP)
Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education (CHSE)
Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJS)
Decision, Operations & Information Technology (BMGT)
Dietetics
Economics (ECON)
Electrical Engineering (ENEE)
English (ENGL)
Entomology (ENTM)
Environmental Science & Policy Program (ENSP)
Environmental Science and Technology (ENST)
Environmental Science and Technology (ENST)
Enivronmental Science and Technology: Environmental Health (ENST)
Enivronmental Science and Technology: Natural Resources Management (ENST)
Environmental Science and Technology (ENST)
Family Science (FMSC)
Film Studies (FILM)
Finance (BMGT)
Fire Protection Engineering (ENFP)
French (FREN)
Geology (GEOL)
Geographical Sciences (GEOG)
Germanic Studies (GERM)
Government & Politics (GVPT)
Health
Hearing & Speech Sciences (HESP)
History (HIST)
Horticulture
Human Development and Quantitative Methodology (HDQM)
Human Development/Institute for Child Study (EDHD)
Human Development
Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation (EDMS)
Individual Studies Program
Information Systems: Specialization Business
International Agriculture and Natural Resources Certificate
International Business
Italian (ITAL)
Japanese (JAPN)
Jewish Studies Program (JWST)
Journalism
Kinesiology (KNES)
Landscape Architecture (LARC)
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of (SLLC)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Certificate
Letters and Sciences
Linguistics (LING)
Logistics, Business & Public Policy (BMGT)
Management & Organization (M&O)
Marketing (BMGT)
Materials Science & Engineering (ENMA, ENNU)
Mathematics (MATH)
Mechanical Engineering (ENME)
Meteorology
School of Music (MUSC)
Natural Resource Sciences (NRSC)
Nutrition and Food Science (NFSC)
Operations Management
Other For-Credit Programs
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program (AFROTC)
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Program (ROTC)
College Park Scholars Program (CPSP)
Honors College
Education Abroad
Special Education (EDSP)
Persian (PERS)
Philosophy (PHIL)
Physical Education
Physical Sciences Program (PSCI)
Physics (PHYS)
Plant Sciences (PLSC)
Pre-Health Professions Advising and Programs
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Medicine (Allopathic, Osteopathic, Optometry, Podiatry)
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Other Health Programs
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Professional Advising: Law
Pre-Law Advising Program
Pre-Professional Advising: Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Psychology (PSYC)
Romance Languages (ROML)
Russian (RUSS)
Sociology (SOCY)
Spanish (SPAN)
Speech Communication
Supply Chain Management
Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
Curriculum and Instruction - Secondary Education (EDCI)
Curriculum and Instruction - Elementary Education (EDCI)
Education, Secondary
Secondary Education, Upper Division Certificate
Education, Second Language
Curriculum and Instruction - Middle School (EDCI)
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of
Dance (DANC)
Theatre (THET)
Women's Studies (WMST)
8. Minors
Actuarial Mathematics
Agribusiness Economics
Ancient Greek Language and Literature
Arabic
Art History
Asian American Studies
Astronomy
Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric Sciences
Black Women's Studies
Chinese Language
Community Health
Computer Science
Creative Writing
Earth History
Earth Material Properties
Engineering Leadership Development
Environmental Economics and Policy
French Studies
Germanic Studies
Geographic Information Science
Geophysics
Global Poverty
Global Terrorism
Hearing and Speech Sciences
Hydrology
International Development and Conflict Management
International Engineering
Israel Studies
Italian Language and Culture
Japanese
Jewish Studies
Korean Studies
Leadership Studies
Landscape Management
Latin Language and Literature
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Meteorology
Middle East Studies
Military Studies
Music Performance
Mythology, Classical
Nanoscale Science and Technology
Nuclear Engineering
Neuroscience
Persian Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Planetary Sciences
Portuguese Language, Literatures, and Cultures
Project Management
Education, Special
Public Leadership
Religious Studies
Resource and Agricultural Policy in Economic Development
Rhetoric
Russian Studies
Soil Science
Spanish Language and Cultures
Spanish Language, Business, and Cultures
Sport Commerce and Culture
Statistics
Surficial Geology
Survey Methodology
Sustainability Studies
Technology Entrepreneurship
U.S. Latina/o Studies
University Policies
Appendix A: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CODE ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION VI-1.00B
Appendix B: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT VI-1.20(A)
Appendix C: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT V-1.00(B)
Appendix D: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POLICY AND PROCEDURES ON THE DISCLOSURE OF STUDENT EDUCATION RECORDS III-6.30(A)
Appendix E: POLICY ON SMOKING AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND VI-8.10(A)
Appendix F: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY III-1.00 (A)
Appendix G: STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THE TERMINATION OF DEGREE PROGRAMS
Appendix H: POLICY ON STUDENT CLASSIFICATION FOR ADMISSION AND TUITION PURPOSES VIII-2.70
Appendix I: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE V-1.00 (A)
Appendix J: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF ALLEGED ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS GRADING--UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS III-1.20(B)
Appendix K: POLICY ON PARTICIPATION BY STUDENTS IN CLASS EXERCISES THAT INVOLVE ANIMALS
Appendix L: COMPLETION OF INTERRUPTED DEGREE
Appendix M: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POLICY ON THE COLLECTION, USE AND PROTECTION OF ID NUMBERS VI-26.00(A)
Appendix N: TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION (TITLE 13 B)
Appendix O: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POLICY ON PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE ACTION IN MEDICAL EMERGENCIES (APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT V-1.00(J)
Approved Courses
Administrators, Officials and Faculty

Surficial Geology

Geology (GEOL)
1115 Geology Building, 301-405-4365
www.geol.umd.edu

This undergraduate minor recognizes concentrated study in Surficial Geology, a designated field in the College Of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. The award of a minor will be noted on the student's transcript at the time of graduation.

This minor may be earned by students not majoring in Geology and are administered by the Geology Undergraduate Studies Director. A grade of "C-" or better must be earned in all courses required for the minor.

    Credits
     
GEOL100/110 Physical Geology/Lab, or 4
GEOL120/110 Environmental Geology/Lab 4
GEOL123 Causes and Implications of Global Change 3
GEOL340 Geomorphology 4
  Two from:  
GEOL342 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy 4
GEOL451 Groundwater 3
GEOL452 Watershed and Wetland Hydrology 3
GEOL331 Principles of Paleontology 4
GEOL499 Special Problems in Geologoy  3

 

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