GLG 115 - Life of the Past

Credit Hours: 3
General Education Course: Focus on Life Sciences

Addresses the origin, evolution, and extinction of life forms within the 3.5 billion year history of life on earth. Topics of discussion will include the basic principles of evolution, stratigraphy, and plate tectonics. Optional fossil collecting field trip. Students wishing to fulfill the General Education laboratory requirement should also take GLG 116.

Lecture contact hours: 3

Typically offered: Fall, Spring