Departmental Requirements for BSMinE
Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering degree and Bachelor of Science in Geology:
- Complete a minimum of 157 credit hours
- Satisfy WVU's undergraduate degree requirements
- Satisfy Statler College's undergraduate degree requirements
- Complete all courses listed in the curriculum requirements with the required minimum grades
- Attain an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a WVU grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a Statler grade point average of 2.00 or better
- A maximum of one math or science courses with a grade of D+, D, or D- may apply towards a Statler College degree
- Complete a survey regarding their academic and professional experiences at WVU, as well as post-graduation job placement or continuing education plans.
The Statler GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU with a subject code within Statler College (BIOM, BMEG, CE, CHE, CPE, CS, CSEE, CYBE, EE, ENGR, ENVE, ETEC, IENG, IH&S, MAE, MINE, PDA, PNGE, SAFM, SENG) excluding ENGR 140, ENGR 150, and CS 101. The WVU GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU. The Overall GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU and transfer work.
Departmental Requirements for the B.S. in Geology
- Capstone Requirement: The university requires the successful completion of a Capstone course. Geology majors must complete GEOL 403 and one of the following to fulfill this requirement: GEOL 404 or GEOL 491 or GEOL 496.
- Writing and Communication Requirement: Geology Bachelor of Science students fulfill the Writing and Communication Skills requirement by completing ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 (or ENGL 103), and two additional SpeakWrite Certified Courses: GEOL 404 and a 2nd course selected from GEOL 311 or GEOL 341.
- Calculation of the GPA in the Major: An average of at least 2.0 must be attained in all Geology Major Requirements coursework. A minimum grade of C- is required in all GEOL 101, GEOL 101L, GEOL 103, GEOL 103L and GEOL 286. If a course is repeated, all attempts will be included in the calculation of the GPA unless the course is eligible for D/F repeat.
- Benchmark Expectations: For details, go to the Geology Degree Progress Tab.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 16 | |
| Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements | 5 | |
| Math and Science Requirements | 42 | |
| Mining Engineering and Geology Program Requirements | 94 | |
| Total Hours | 157 | |
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 5, 6, and 7 | 15 | |
| ENGR 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Fundamentals of Engineering courses. | ||
| ENGR 101 | Engineering Problem Solving 1 | 2 |
| Engineering Problem Solving (Select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Chemical Engineering | ||
| Engineering Problem-Solving 2 | ||
| Introduction to Nanotechnology Design | ||
| Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Design | ||
| Total Hours | 5 | |
Math and Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Math and Science courses. | ||
| CHEM 115 & 115L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 116 & 116L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 101 & 101L | Planet Earth and Planet Earth Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 342 | Structural Geology for Engineers | 3 |
| Calculus I (GEF 3): | 4 | |
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 1a with Precalculus and Calculus 1b with Precalculus | ||
| MATH 156 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 261 | Elementary Differential Equations | 4 |
| PHYS 111 & 111L | General Physics 1 and General Physics 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 112 & 112L | General Physics 2 and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| STAT 215 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
Mining Engineering and Geology Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ESWS 455 | Reclamation of Disturbed Soils | 3 |
| GEOL 103 & 103L | Earth Through Time and Earth Through Time Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 286 & 286L | Introduction to Minerals & Rocks and Introduction to Minerals & Rocks Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 311 & 311L | Stratigraphy and Sedimentation and Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 341 & 341L | Structural Geology and Structural Geology Laboratory | 4 |
| GEOL 403 | Geological Data Analysis | 3 |
| GEOL 404 | Geology Field Camp | 3 |
| Geology Elective (select three of the following): | 9 | |
| Geology of West Virginia | ||
| Paleontology | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Introduction to Petroleum Geology | ||
| Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | ||
| Environmental and Exploration of Geophysics 1 | ||
| Physical Hydrogeology | ||
| Geographic Information Systems and Science and Geographic Information Systems and Science Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Remote Sensing and Introduction to Remote Sensing Laboratory | ||
| MAE 241 | Statics | 3 |
| MAE 242 | Dynamics | 3 |
| MAE 243 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| MAE 320 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| MAE 331 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MINE 201 & 201L | Mine Surveying and Mine Surveying Laboratory | 3 |
| MINE 205 | Underground Mining Systems | 3 |
| MINE 206 | Surface Mining Systems | 4 |
| MINE 261 | Engineering Computer Aided Design | 2 |
| MINE 306 | Mineral Property Evaluation | 3 |
| MINE 331 | Mine Ventilation | 3 |
| MINE 382 | Mine Power Systems | 3 |
| MINE 411 & 411L | Rock Mechanics/Ground Control and Rock Mechanics/Ground Control Laboratory | 4 |
| MINE 427 & 427L | Coal Preparation and Coal Preparation Laboratory | 4 |
| or MINE 425 & 425L | Mineral Processing and Mineral Processing Laboratory | |
| MINE 461 | Applied Mineral Computer Methods | 3 |
| MINE 471 | Mine and Safety Management | 3 |
| MINE 483S | Mine Design-Exploration Mapping | 3 |
| MINE 484 | Mine Design-Report Capstone | 4 |
| Total Hours | 94 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MATH 155 (GEF 3) | 4 | GEOL 103 & 103L | 4 | ||
| ENGR 101 | 2 | MATH 156 (GEF 8) | 4 | ||
| ENGR 191 | 1 | ENGR 102 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 115 & 115L (GEF 2) | 4 | PHYS 111 & 111L (GEF 8) | 4 | ||
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | GEF 5 | 3 | ||
| GEOL 101 & 101L | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MAE 241 | 3 | CHEM 116 & 116L | 4 | ||
| MATH 251 | 4 | GEOL 286 & 286L | 4 | ||
| MINE 201 & 201L | 3 | MINE 206 | 4 | ||
| MINE 205 | 3 | MAE 242 | 3 | ||
| MINE 261 | 2 | PHYS 112 & 112L (GEF 8) | 4 | ||
| 15 | 19 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| GEOL 341 & 341L | 4 | MINE 331 | 3 | GEOL 404 | 3 |
| ECON 201 | 3 | ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | ||
| MATH 261 | 4 | MAE 243 | 3 | ||
| MINE 461 | 3 | MAE 331 | 3 | ||
| STAT 215 | 3 | GEOL 311 & 311L | 4 | ||
| GEOL 403 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| MAE 320 | 3 | MINE 484 | 4 | ||
| Geology Elective | 3 | ESWS 455 | 3 | ||
| MINE 382 | 3 | MINE 427 & 427L | 4 | ||
| MINE 306 | 3 | GEF 6 | 3 | ||
| MINE 483S | 3 | Geology Elective | 3 | ||
| MINE 411 & 411L | 4 | ||||
| 19 | 17 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | ||||
| GEF 7 | 3 | ||||
| MINE 471 | 3 | ||||
| Geology Elective | 3 | ||||
| GEOL 342 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| Total credit hours: 157 | |||||