地球科学课程提供了自然资源领域的技术背景。学生可以选择传统的地质学浓度，环境地质学浓度，地球物理学浓度或水文地质学浓度作为他们的学位课程。所有这些课程都需要数学，化学，物理和统计学的课程，以及通识教育课程的平衡。许多地球科学专业的学生都开设了工程学和流域科学专业课程，以拓宽他们的职业机会。重点是将落基山脉的实地研究与教室和实验室的校园工作相结合。必修的地质夏季野外课程（GEOL 436）在学术研究和专业就业之间提供了过渡。该课程还可以作为基础课程，使我们能够监控和改进课程，以满足学生不断变化的需求。
Environmental Geology students develop expertise in surface and shallow subsurface processes that shape the Earth and provide critical soil and water resources and services for human and natural use. Graduates will be prepared for careers that address environmental implications of geological process and human activities on Earth. The curriculum emphasizes courses spanning the fundamentals of geology, surface, and shallow subsurface processes, field-based research methodologies, and environmental aspects of geology. The concentration empowers students to pursue positions with public, private, and nonprofit organizations that address environmental/natural resource management issues, regulatory agency compliance, hazard identification and mitigation, and fundamental scientific investigations that can inform natural resource policy and decision making that promise sound stewardship of Earth resources. The curriculum also provides a strong foundation for those planning to continue on to graduate studies in geosciences or other environmental disciplines.