?The degree requires successful completion of 120 semester hours, including: (1) the?General Education Program?(a foreign language is recommended but not required); (2) the multidisciplinary?Core Requirements?in geology, chemistry, and mathematics listed below (49-55 hours); and (3) one of the?three elective concentrations?listed below (8-16 hours). Students interested in graduate study in geology should complete the?Physical Sciences?option since most graduate programs will require one year of chemistry, one year of physics, and one year of calculus; many will also require a foreign language. Students interested in the major should begin and complete coursework in mathematics and chemistry as soon as possible.