Departmental Advisors
Graduate Director
Fan-Chi Lin
271 FASB
Undergraduate Director
Tonie Van Dam
205 FASB
Undergraduate Advisor
Kelsie Richards
CoS Advising Hub, 310 CSC
Graduate Advisor
Sam Harrison
205 FASB
Geological Engineering
Jeff Moore
205 FASB
Graduate Coordinator
801-581-7162
383 FASB
Departmental Notes

For course descriptions and pre-requisite information click on the subject column next to the appropriate catalog number.

GEO 104 - 001 World of Dinosaurs

GEO 104 - 001 World of Dinosaurs

  • Class Number: 7560
  • Instructor: Loewen, Mark
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Remote Real-Time
  • Units: 0.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Fees: $525.00
  • Seats Available: 4

GEO 105 - 090 National Parks Geology

GEO 105 - 090 National Parks Geology

  • Class Number: 7559
  • Instructor: Anderson, Leif
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 0.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Fees: $525.00
  • Seats Available: 2

GEO 110 - 001 Evolving Earth

GEO 110 - 001 Evolving Earth

  • Class Number: 17345
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 0.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Fees: $525.00
  • Seats Available: 2

GEO 1000 - 001 Science in Cinema

GEO 1000 - 001 Science in Cinema

  • Class Number: 7557
  • Instructor: Loewen, Mark
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Remote Real-Time
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Fees: $10.00
  • Seats Available: 500

GEO 1030 - 090 Living with Quakes


This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/

GEO 1030 - 090 Living with Quakes

  • Class Number: 7558
  • Instructor: Miller, Scott
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 335

This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/

GEO 1040 - 001 World of Dinosaurs

GEO 1040 - 001 World of Dinosaurs

  • Class Number: 7552
  • Instructor: Loewen, Mark
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Remote Real-Time
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Fees: $25.00
  • Seats Available: 500

GEO 1050 - 090 National Parks Geology


This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

GEO 1050 - 090 National Parks Geology

  • Class Number: 7556
  • Instructor: Anderson, Leif
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Online
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 325

This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php

GEO 1100 - 001 Evolving Earth

GEO 1100 - 001 Evolving Earth

  • Class Number: 7565
  • Instructor: Allabush, Kathleen
  • Instructor: Leavitt, Wil
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 73

GEO 1120 - 002 Earth System Science

GEO 1120 - 002 Earth System Science

  • Class Number: 1775
  • Instructor: Ostrander, Chad
  • Instructor: Wang, Jon
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 70

GEO 1180 - 001 Marine Bio Through Time

GEO 1180 - 001 Marine Bio Through Time

  • Class Number: 7572
  • Instructor: Allabush, Kathleen
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 75

GEO 2500 - 001 Wasatch in the Field


This class will have required field work either on Thursdays or Fridays.

GEO 2500 - 001 Wasatch in the Field


This class will have required field work either on Thursdays or Fridays.

GEO 2500 - 002 Wasatch in the Field

GEO 2500 - 002 Wasatch in the Field

GEO 2500 - 003 Wasatch in the Field

GEO 2500 - 003 Wasatch in the Field

GEO 3020 - 001 Mineralogy


This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.

GEO 3020 - 001 Mineralogy

  • Class Number:
  • Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 25

This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.

GEO 3020 - 002 Mineralogy

GEO 3020 - 002 Mineralogy

  • Class Number: 7568
  • Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell
  • Component: Laboratory
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: --
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 25

GEO 3040 - 001 Sedimentology & Stratig


This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.

GEO 3040 - 001 Sedimentology & Stratig

  • Class Number:
  • Instructor: Birgenheier, Lauren
  • Instructor: Johnson, Cari
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Hybrid
  • Units: 4.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 30

This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.

GEO 3040 - 002 Sedimentology & Stratig

GEO 3040 - 002 Sedimentology & Stratig

  • Class Number: 7582
  • Instructor: Birgenheier, Lauren
  • Instructor: Johnson, Cari
  • Component: Laboratory
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: --
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 30

GEO 3100 - 001 Dynamic Earth

GEO 3100 - 001 Dynamic Earth

  • Class Number: 7566
  • Instructor: Barbery, Monica
  • Instructor: Lippert, Peter
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 25

GEO 3250 - 001 Geology of Utah

GEO 3250 - 001 Geology of Utah

  • Class Number: 7573
  • Instructor: Godsey, Holly
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 25

GEO 3400 - 001 Computational Methods


This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.

GEO 3400 - 001 Computational Methods

  • Class Number:
  • Instructor: Van Dam, Tonie
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 15

This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.

GEO 3400 - 002 Computational Methods

GEO 3400 - 002 Computational Methods

  • Class Number: 7550
  • Component: Laboratory
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: --
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 15

GEO 3980 - 001 Geomicrobiology

GEO 3980 - 001 Geomicrobiology

  • Class Number: 7576
  • Instructor: Leavitt, Wil
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 20

GEO 5210 - 001 Seismology I

GEO 5210 - 001 Seismology I

  • Class Number: 7578
  • Instructor: Thorne, Michael
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Hybrid
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 13

GEO 5250 - 001 Inversion Theory

GEO 5250 - 001 Inversion Theory

  • Class Number: 7579
  • Instructor: Zhdanov, Michael
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Hybrid
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 5350 - 001 Groundwater

GEO 5350 - 001 Groundwater

  • Class Number: 7580
  • Instructor: Solomon, Kip
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 30

GEO 5650 - 001 Hydrology

GEO 5650 - 001 Hydrology

  • Class Number: 7561
  • Instructor: Brooks, Paul
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 10

GEO 5920 - 001 DLS-Undergraduate

GEO 5920 - 001 DLS-Undergraduate

  • Class Number: 7583
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 0.5 - 5.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 20

GEO 5920 - 002 Biogeochemical Evol of Earth

GEO 5920 - 002 Biogeochemical Evol of Earth

  • Class Number: 7584
  • Instructor: Ostrander, Chad
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 10

GEO 5920 - 003 Hot Topics in Geochemistry

GEO 5920 - 003 Hot Topics in Geochemistry

  • Class Number: 7585
  • Instructor: De Obeso, Juan Carlos
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 1.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 5920 - 004 Geoscience for Energy

GEO 5920 - 004 Geoscience for Energy

  • Class Number: 3424
  • Instructor: Sorkhabi, Rasoul
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 0.5 - 5.0
  • Wait List: Yes
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 6211 - 001 Seismology I

GEO 6211 - 001 Seismology I

  • Class Number: 7553
  • Instructor: Thorne, Michael
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Hybrid
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 6250 - 001 Inversion Theory & Apps

GEO 6250 - 001 Inversion Theory & Apps

  • Class Number: 7554
  • Instructor: Zhdanov, Michael
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: Hybrid
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 15

GEO 6350 - 001 Groundwater

GEO 6350 - 001 Groundwater

  • Class Number: 7555
  • Instructor: Solomon, Kip
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Requisites: Yes
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 8

GEO 6650 - 001 Hydrology

GEO 6650 - 001 Hydrology

  • Class Number: 7569
  • Instructor: Brooks, Paul
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 15

GEO 6920 - 001 DLS-Graduate

GEO 6920 - 001 DLS-Graduate

  • Class Number: 7586
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 0.5 - 5.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 20

GEO 6920 - 002 Special Topics

GEO 6920 - 002 Special Topics

  • Class Number: 7587
  • Instructor: Ostrander, Chad
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 6920 - 003 Hot Topics in Geochemistry

GEO 6920 - 003 Hot Topics in Geochemistry

  • Class Number: 7588
  • Instructor: De Obeso, Juan Carlos
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 1.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 6920 - 004 Geoscience for Energy

GEO 6920 - 004 Geoscience for Energy

  • Class Number: 3425
  • Instructor: Sorkhabi, Rasoul
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 0.5 - 5.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 5

GEO 6920 - 005 Comp & Num Methods


Note: Attendance of the lab section, Geo 3040-002, is required when adding this course.

GEO 6920 - 005 Comp & Num Methods

  • Class Number: 7589
  • Instructor: Van Dam, Tonie
  • Component: Special Topics
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 0.5 - 5.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 7

Note: Attendance of the lab section, Geo 3040-002, is required when adding this course.

GEO 6950 - 001 Reviews Earth Sci

GEO 6950 - 001 Reviews Earth Sci

  • Class Number: 7590
  • Instructor: Warix, Sara
  • Component: Lecture
  • Type: In Person
  • Units: 3.0
  • Wait List: No
  • Seats Available: 15