Bachelor programs in Geology and Geophysics

• To achieve excellence in imparting higher education in the fields of earth sciences, with due emphasis on the quality of students at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• To develop applied scientific research through geological, geophysical and hydrogeological projects as per the national plan in the fields of oil, gas, minerals, groundwater, environmental and natural hazards investigations.
• To provide consultations in the field of natural disasters in cooperation with the university-based seismic study center.
• To ensure an optimal use of resources with modern technology to create a place of higher learning in the fields of Earth sciences.
• To provide a stimulating environment capable of attracting the best students, staff and faculty members.
• To establish effective partnerships, both locally and globally, with academic institutions and industrial/research organizations in the fields of oil, gas, minerals, and groundwater exploration, as well as environmental and natural hazards investigations.

HS (Science) + GAT/SAAT tests

First Year – First Semester

• CI 140 – Learning, Thinking and Research Skills – 3 Credit Hours

• CHS 150 – Health and Fitness – 1 Credit Hour

• ENG 140 – English Language (1) (E) – 8 Credit Hours

• MATH 140 – Introduction to Mathematics (E) – 2 Credit Hours

• ENT 101 – Entrepreneurship – 1 Credit Hour

First Year – Second Semester

• CT 140 – Computer Skills (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• MC 140 – Communication Skills – 2 Credit Hours

• ENG 150 – English Language (2) (E) – 8 Credit Hours

• MATH 150 – Differential Calculus (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• CHS 101 – Fitness and healthy culture – 1 Credit Hour

Second Year – First Semester

• GEO 101 – Physical Geology (E) – 4 Credit Hours

• CHEM 101 – General Chemistry (1) – 4 Credit Hours

• PHYS 101 – General Physics (1) – 4 Credit Hours

• STAT 100 – Introduction to Statistics – 3 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – University Requirement – 2 Credit Hours

Second Year – Second Semester

• CHEM 253 – Analytical chemistry – 2 Credit Hours

• GEO 221 – Mineralogy – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 106 – Historical Geology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GPH 201 – Principles of Geophysics (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – University Requirement – 2 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – Specialized Elective – 3 Credit Hours

Third Year – First Semester

• GEO 236 – Stratigraphy & Sedimentology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 243 – Invertebrate Paleontology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 262 – Environmental Geology (E) – 2 Credit Hours

• GEO 381 – Structural Geology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 323 – Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – Specialized Elective – 3 Credit Hours

Third Year – Second Semester

• GEO 334 – Sedimentary Petrology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 392 – Geological Reports (E) – 1 Credit Hour

• GEO 383 – Remote Sensing (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 380 – Plate tectonics (E) – 2 Credit Hours

• GEO 386 – Geology of the Arabian Shield (E) – 2 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – University Requirement – 2 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – Specialized Elective – 3 Credit Hours

Third Year – Summer Semester

• GEO 393 – Field Geology – 6 Credit Hours

Fourth Year – First Semester

• GEO 478 – Spatial Information System (E) – 2 Credit Hours

• GEO 450 – Ore Geology (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 406 – Data Analysis in Geology (E) – 2 Credit Hours

• GEO 497 – Graduation Project (1) – 3 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – University Requirement – 2 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – Specialized Elective – 2 Credit Hours

Fourth Year – Second Semester

• GPH 301 – Geophysical Exploration (E) – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 452 – Petroleum Geology – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 455 – Hydrogeology – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 482 – Sedimentary Geology of Saudi Arabia – 3 Credit Hours

• GEO 498 – Graduation Project (2) – 3 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – Specialized Elective – 2 Credit Hours

• ELECTIVE – Specialized Elective – 2 Credit Hours