General Information

· All GEOL (Geology) and GESC (GEO Science) classes all have a common prefix ESSC (Earth System Science).

· The new prefix represents this group of courses as developing and understanding of the principle “Spheres” of the Earth System: Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere.

· Most course have the same number as they did with the GEOG and GESC prefixes:

Except:

GEOL 160 Physical Geology = ESSC 110 Dynamic Earth System.

GEOL 161 Historical Geology = ESSC 111 Earth System Through Time.

GESC 320 The Oceans = ESSC 320 Oceanography

(These are the only changes for the Geology Programs)

How This Affects Current Earth Science Majors/Minors Entering EMU Before Fall 2003.

1. ESSC 108 (formerly GESC 108) – Earth Science and ESSC 202 (formerly GESC 202) – Earth Science for Elementary Education are no longer adequate to take upper level Earth Science classes.

· You must take ESSC 110-The Dynamic Earth System and ESSC 111- The Earth System through Time before taking most upper level classes.

2. It is highly recommended that you follow (as closely as possible) the new curriculum as you substitute for classes that are no longer offered. For example ESSC 229-Rock and Minerals is an obvious substitution for the GEOL 229-Rock of Michigan, which is no longer offered.

Otherwise, you should follow the requirements from the undergraduate handbook from the year you entered EMU.

How this Affects all students Entering Fall 2003 or Later:

3. You must follow the new curriculum for Earth

Science and Geology Majors and Minors. To

major/minor in either of these areas, you must

start with the following sequence of courses:

· ESSC 110 – The Dynamic Earth System

· ESSC 111 – The Earth System Through Time

If you have taken ESSC 108 you can take a test to try to pass into ESSC 111.

New course for Elementary Education Students

· A new series of upper level course have been designed especially for this group of students including:

· Environmental Science for Elementary Education.

· Plate Tectonics for Elementary Education

· Climate and the Earth for Elementary Education

· Essentials of Oceanography for Elementary

Education

· Teaching Science with Dinosaurs

What Classes Are being Offered and When?

Every Fall and Winter Term:

· ESSC 108 – Earth Science

· ESSC 110 – The Dynamic Earth System

· ESSC 111 – The Earth System Through Time

· ESSC 114 – National Park and Monuments

· ESSC 120 – The Fossil Record

· ESSC 202 – Earth Science for Elem. Teachers

· ESSC 212 - Weather, Climate, and the Earth System

· ESSC 229 – Rocks and Minerals

· ESSC 312 – Climate and the Earth System for Elem.

· ESSC 320 - Oceanography

· ESSC 324 - Weather

· ESSC - Plate Tectonics for Elem.

· ESSC - Climate and Earth system for Elem.

· ESSC - Env. Science for Elem.

Every Fall Term:

· ESSC 200 – Introduction to Hydrology

· ESSC 208 – Natural Environmental Hazards

· ESSC 227 – Topographic Maps

· ESSC 228 – Mineralogy

· ESSC 307 – Essential of Oceanography for Elem. Teachers

· ESSC 325 – Geomorphology

· ESSC 326 – Structural Geology

· ESSC 347 - Teaching Earth Science and Phys. Geology

Fall Term (even years)

· ESSC 449 – Aquifer Analysis

Fall Term (odd years)

· ESSC 424 – Climatology

Every Winter Term:

· ESSC 329 – Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

· ESSC 330 – Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

· ESSC 331 – Paleontology

· ESSC 370 – Glacial Geology

· ESSC 425 – Serve and Unusual Weather

· ESSC 448 – Hydrology

Winter Term (odd years)

· ESSC 460 – Contaminant Hydrogeology

Winter Term (even years)

· ESSC 327 – Soil Science

· ESSC 414 – Teaching Science with Dinosaurs