An honors candidates in Geology must take five courses in the department itself and three from the related fields--chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics. To make up for the missing thesis, a candidates must stay in group IV or above for his entire college career, and take an oral examination at the end of the senior year.

Thus the recommendation of a student for honors depends entirely upon his undergraduate marks and his success in the orals, as determined by the examining committee.

Those concentrating but not seeking honors are required to take four courses from the field, and two from the related fields.

Basic Courses

Although there are certain divisions within the department, almost everyone takes certain courses. Geology 1a and 1b, Introductory Physical Geology and Introductory Historical Geology are taken by all concentrators and other students out for a general education.

Considered guts, they nevertheless are good basic courses giving the concentrator a good background, and the dabbler a fair smattering. Other good courses are Geology 111, Billings' course in Structural geology; Geology 113, a course in surveying that takes a full day in the field once a week; and Minerology 102, an elementary course that includes five to seven hours of lab work a week.

Once in the department a student has his choice of five separate special divisions: geophysics, economic geology, paleontology, (the study of fossils, animals and plants), geomorphology, and dynamic and structural geology.

After graduation, a student can usually get a small job with a mining or oil company, or in the Civil Service. Higher paying jobs demand graduate work and a master's degree. And a lot of the jobs in Geology are draft-deferred.

Germanic Languages

Number of Concentrators: 13.

Commencement Honors: 1 magna.

Although Germanic Languages attracts relatively few concentrators, those in the field generally feel that it is an excellent department. One of the key reasons is the small group of concentrators, thirteen this year, which leads to almost individual instruction.

In most years, between 50 and 75 percent of the concentrators try for honors, and Department Chairman Taylor Starck reports that only about one in twenty-five fails to get at least a cum. The only concentrator graduating last year received a Magna.

Six courses, at least four of which are in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures are required for all concentrators. Not more than two of these may be courses regularly open to Freshmen.

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