Geological SciencesGEO / UT Austin
Compare 87 GEO courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.20
- A grades · excludes A−
- 36.5%
- Letter grades reported
- 42,083
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
GEO courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 110TUndergraduate Topics in Geological Sciences | 3.55 | 67.3% | 55 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 135JJackson Scholars Seminar | 3.91 | 96.2% | 130 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 145EProfessional Ethics in Geosciences | 3.94 | 84.9% | 53 | Fall 2023 |
| GEO 171CTopics in Conference Course | 3.90 | 86.8% | 220 | Spring 2024 |
| GEO 171HHonors Research Methods I | 3.92 | 80.0% | 20 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 172HHonors Research Methods II | 3.94 | 81.8% | 11 | Spring 2024 |
| GEO 271TTopics in Geological Sciences: Undergraduate Seminar | 3.58 | 30.0% | 30 | Fall 2015 |
| GEO 302CClimate: Past, Present, and Future | 3.10 | 33.2% | 813 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 302DAge of Dinosaurs | 2.69 | 20.5% | 1,784 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 302EEarth, Wind, and Fire | 3.20 | 29.5% | 2,436 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 302GEarth Science and Sustainability | 3.68 | 68.2% | 500 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 302JCrisis of Our Planet | 3.46 | 46.0% | 959 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 302KSelected Topics in Geological Sciences | 3.47 | 49.1% | 53 | Fall 2019 |
| GEO 302MThe Age of Mammals | 2.89 | 15.8% | 600 | Spring 2025 |
| GEO 302NGeology of National Parks | 3.62 | 71.4% | 1,159 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 302PSustaining a Planet | 3.21 | 15.2% | 92 | Spring 2018 |
| GEO 302QGems and Gem Minerals | 3.53 | 54.5% | 123 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 303Introduction to Geology | 2.96 | 23.7% | 8,720 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 303CIntroduction to the Solar System | 3.06 | 28.5% | 999 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 303EEarth in 2100 | 3.66 | 65.1% | 4,536 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 306PGeology and Sustainability | 3.56 | 37.9% | 29 | Fall 2016 |
| GEO 307INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY | 2.88 | 10.5% | 256 | Spring 2013 |
| GEO 311DGeodata | 3.55 | 44.8% | 29 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 315LEarth From Lab to Planet | 3.53 | 38.8% | 49 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 316PSedimentary Rocks | 3.27 | 45.8% | 1,661 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 320SIntroduction to Atmospheric Sciences | 3.31 | 41.7% | 12 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 322EScientific Research Design | 3.46 | 35.9% | 39 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 322JTransitions in the History of Life | 3.68 | 43.5% | 23 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 322VMorphology of the Vertebrate Skeleton | 3.38 | 64.3% | 14 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 325GComputational Applications in the Geosciences | 3.62 | 52.3% | 258 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 325JProgramming in FORTRAN and MATLAB | 3.71 | 50.6% | 85 | Spring 2018 |
| GEO 325KComputational Methods | 3.44 | 23.1% | 108 | Fall 2023 |
| GEO 325MNumerical Modeling in the Geosciences | 3.43 | 56.0% | 25 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 326DEarth in Deep Time | 3.73 | 62.5% | 16 | Fall 2024 |
| GEO 327GGeographic Information System and Global Positioning System Applications in Earth Sciences | 3.30 | 37.7% | 220 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 330KEnergy Exploration | 3.32 | 20.1% | 134 | Spring 2018 |
| GEO 335Geology and Mineral Resources of Texas | 2.86 | 22.7% | 22 | Spring 2014 |
| GEO 338JMarine Geology | 3.47 | 46.4% | 138 | Fall 2024 |
| GEO 338TMarine Tectonics | 3.53 | 44.4% | 189 | Spring 2023 |
| GEO 338WPaleoclimate | 3.44 | 46.2% | 13 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 339TContinental Tectonics | 3.57 | 45.3% | 86 | Spring 2023 |
| GEO 341Mineral Resources, Society, and the Environment | 2.98 | 14.7% | 34 | Fall 2016 |
| GEO 346CIntroduction to Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology | 3.32 | 28.2% | 753 | Fall 2023 |
| GEO 347DGlobal Warming | 3.28 | 29.3% | 733 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 347GClimate System Modeling | 3.69 | 56.0% | 25 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 347KGems and Gem Minerals | 3.27 | 29.5% | 95 | Fall 2016 |
| GEO 348KMarine Geology and Geophysics Field Course | 3.84 | 69.7% | 33 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 349CIntroduction to the Cryosphere | 3.55 | 57.1% | 28 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 350LTopics in Lithosphere and Deep Earth | 3.67 | 55.6% | 9 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 352PPython for Geoscience Research | 3.58 | 57.5% | 160 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 354Physics of Earth | 3.26 | 33.8% | 139 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 358KVolcanology | 3.38 | 50.0% | 40 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 360GConstruction and Interpretations of 3-D Stratigraphy | 3.74 | 40.4% | 57 | Fall 2020 |
| GEO 363SSedimentary Basin Analysis | 3.70 | 66.7% | 9 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 365PPotential Field Applications in Geophysics | 3.43 | 22.5% | 80 | Spring 2018 |
| GEO 365QGeomorphology Process and Form | 3.52 | 44.8% | 163 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 366MMathematical Methods in Geophysics | 3.43 | 32.3% | 96 | Fall 2017 |
| GEO 366PPlanetary Geology and Geophysics | 3.48 | 36.7% | 30 | Fall 2024 |
| GEO 369EEvolution of Reef Ecosystems | 3.57 | 40.0% | 10 | Fall 2024 |
| GEO 370EEcohydrology and Biometeorology | 3.82 | 89.0% | 109 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 371CTopics in Conference Course | 3.53 | 38.4% | 112 | Spring 2014 |
| GEO 371TTopics in Geological Sciences: Undergraduate Seminar | 3.56 | 52.9% | 694 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 376EEnvironmental Isotope Geochemistry | 3.17 | 10.0% | 10 | Spring 2015 |
| GEO 376LField Methods in Groundwater Hydrology | 3.71 | 58.4% | 113 | Spring 2024 |
| GEO 376SPhysical Hydrology | 3.55 | 42.2% | 251 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 376THigh-Temperature Geochemistry | 3.30 | 40.0% | 20 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 377KApplied Karst Hydrogeology | 3.77 | 62.1% | 58 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 378DIntroduction to Machine Learning and Geosciences | 3.73 | 66.7% | 15 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 401Physical Geology | 2.98 | 32.9% | 5,093 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 404CPLATE TECTONICS AND EARTH HIST | 2.82 | 16.0% | 307 | Spring 2015 |
| GEO 405Life through Time | 3.02 | 25.6% | 1,110 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 416ESolid Earth Processes | 3.51 | 52.9% | 323 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 416KEarth Materials | 3.25 | 40.6% | 716 | Fall 2022 |
| GEO 416MSedimentary Rocks | 3.22 | 38.5% | 741 | Fall 2022 |
| GEO 416SEarth and Planetary Processes Through Time | 3.14 | 17.8% | 309 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 416WClimate, Water, and the Environment | 3.42 | 41.7% | 360 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 420KIntroduction to Field and Stratigraphic Methods | 2.98 | 14.9% | 743 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 426PIgneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 3.24 | 32.7% | 98 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 428Structural Geology | 2.80 | 16.0% | 537 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 455SIntroduction to Remote Sensing for Geoscientists | 3.33 | 46.3% | 54 | Fall 2025 |
| GEO 465KSeismic Exploration | 2.97 | 0.0% | 12 | Fall 2015 |
| GEO 468KGeophysics for Geological Sciences Majors | 3.21 | 14.3% | 35 | Spring 2016 |
| GEO 471TTopics in Geological Sciences: Undergraduate Seminar | 3.26 | 22.2% | 18 | Spring 2020 |
| GEO 476KGroundwater Hydrology | 3.18 | 35.3% | 17 | Fall 2012 |
| GEO 476MAqueous Geochemistry | 3.49 | 42.9% | 21 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 660AFIELD GEOLOGY | 3.35 | 26.4% | 523 | Spring 2026 |
| GEO 660BFIELD GEOLOGY | 3.24 | 22.0% | 491 | Spring 2026 |
How this department is summarized
The Geological Sciences hub includes 87 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.20 average combines 42,083 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 36.5%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.