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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

CEN 2050 - Introduction to Geology

Credits: 2
This course introduces basic concepts of geology: the study of planet Earth. Topics will include plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, the rock cycle, weathering, soil
formation processes, and groundwater systems. Basic rock types will be introduced, including identification of hand samples of common rock types and common minerals.
When Offered: Typically every spring semester