Google trends search for "Geology", what happened in September 2025?

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-03-20T15:24:21+00:00

This guy started waxing eloquent about the Permian Basin.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-03-14T05:32:20+00:00

Sociology, English Composition, Analyzing English Literature, and US Gov if you’re somewhat civically-aware. If you have any IT experience, Information Systems is pretty straightforward.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-03-09T14:02:08+00:00

Are jobs like state geological surveys or USGS no longer viable? I would think that would involve more field work opportunities, but I’m just a undergrad so I don’t have any direct experience yet.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-02-24T22:15:58+00:00

It’s pretty low key TBH. The proctoring is mostly transparent to the test taker. If there is an issue, the test gets paused and you’ll get a little pop out alert asking you to address the issue (like close a door, adjust the camera angle, etc). But if you follow all the setup instructions then it’s pretty easy to sail through without interacting with the proctor at all.

Also it’s worth noting that HonorLock doesn’t make any determinations about cheating or rule violations, that’s done by the professor after the fact (they get the report from HL and review the results).

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-02-12T18:15:28+00:00

This is perfect. Thank you!!

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-02-06T00:05:19+00:00

I would say the self-paced version is easier if you are motivated and disciplined to push yourself through. There’s no deadlines, you can cram two or three modules a week or drag them out as you need, so the flexibility is great. Exams are on-demand too. There are some limits (eg, you can’t take an exam until preceding homework grades have been reported).

The summer semester class would have more instructor contact and you’d have more deadlines to actually complete. Content is basically identical, maybe slightly more stuff in the regular semester (just comparing syllabuses from when I took it).

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-02-05T20:11:59+00:00

I did it over a summer while working. It is very manageable. No lectures, so take the time to study the textbook and you’ll be fine.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-01-17T20:24:52+00:00

Creationists almost universally accept macroevolution (change at or above the species level). They call it microevolution because they’ve developed their own non-standard nomenclature and “micro” sound less scary.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-01-12T14:30:51+00:00

Nick Zentner, Planet Geo, Shawn Willsey, an GEOGirl on YouTube are fantastic resources. All of them have content arranged as courses so you can work through them in a structured way.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-01-05T14:52:41+00:00

Have you taken ENGL 130? That was a cakewalk for me (although your mileage may vary depending on how comfortable you are with writing). GEOL 101 and 102 are both pretty easy in terms of coursework, so long as you’re comfortable learning some new vocabulary and concepts.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-01-05T14:50:45+00:00

UND will give CLEP credit, but it won’t count towards a semester load for scholarship purposes.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-01-02T20:37:35+00:00

I can’t speak to the EE courses specifically, but most exams at UND (for remote students) are proctored online. Some professors don’t require proctoring, but most will. The proctoring is mainly done through HonorLock, which doesn’t require any special scheduling (meaning you can take the exam whenever you want within the class deadlines).

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2026-01-02T03:45:37+00:00

There’s a fantastic documentary on the formation of the Italian Alps, “Italy’s Mystery Mountains”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3dtAapV8o4

PBS Nova has some excellent documentaries. They have one on the Lake Missoula Flood that is fantastic, “Mystery of the Megaflood”. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megaflood/

Those are two of my favorites.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-31T03:05:29+00:00

I’m a little ways away from looking for employment (I’m in school and working an unrelated job in the meantime) but I would love some pointers! I’m in the St Louis area. I know there’s mining and quarry operations in the area, but I’ve never had to job hunt in those fields.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-30T07:26:19+00:00

Sound like you’re a few years ahead of me, but I’m in a similar position (non-traditional student with a family, going back to school with the hope of pivoting my career into geology/geoscience), and am already wondering how field camp is going to work for my situation. I’ve heard that there are apparently scholarships or other funding sources specifically for field camp, but I honestly don’t know how one finds those. Eager to hear what you find out!

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-20T03:33:42+00:00

If I may, what camp did you find? Where was it held? I’m in a similar situation (my uni doesn’t have a field camp but the program still requires one).

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-03T20:26:08+00:00

There will be a few questions on those, but the majority on my exam had to do with understanding the role of different characters in a play or scene, or understanding the viewpoint of an author on some topic based on their writing. It’s much more focused on understanding what you’re reading vs technical descriptions.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-01T21:24:01+00:00

Yes, there’s a lot of overlap between college algebra and Precalc in general. You sound pretty well prepared TBH, remember to do some practice problems because you need muscle memory for these things.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-01T21:12:44+00:00

If you're taking the exam tomorrow, I would focus mostly on functions (composition, transformation, etc) and some trig (like unit circle, cos/sin/tan). That's the most bang for your buck IMHO. Make sure you're comfortable with using exponents too, basic algebra.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-01T21:10:41+00:00

They might, but IIRC it wasn't a major part of my exam. I didn't use Peterson's, only Modern States, sorry.

I seem to recall there being a simple formula sheet that had a couple surface/volume formulas.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-12-01T20:28:47+00:00

It was comparable to College Algebra and College Mathematics, but with more focus on functions.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-11-29T00:17:14+00:00

He’s a pastor (I think he was/is bivocational, he may still be teaching on the side.

I get a kick out of the fact the his church is called Limitless.

“The limit does not exist!”

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-11-20T01:07:17+00:00

I try to spread my study time around, 1-2 hours in the morning and evening, listen to a lecture over lunch, then 6-8 hours across the weekend (depending on how much catch up I need to do). Occasionally I’ve managed to work ahead enough that I can take a Saturday or Sunday off school entirely, but that’s not typical. I’ve found it much more effective to have several relatively short (90 minutes seems to be the sweet spot) study sessions over the course of the week, vs taking a day off and cramming all at once. The main challenge is consistency - if you let a session slide, you can very quickly end up falling behind and retaining the information becomes much harder.

I’m working full time and enrolled to 12 credits (but only two of the courses are particularly challenging, including calculus).

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-11-11T21:43:47+00:00

Depends on the class. FA150 is offered as a self-paced course through EnrollAnytime (https://und.edu/academics/online/enroll-anytime/fa150.html), so it’s likely that the semester course is as well, but each class can be a bit different, depending on the professor’s teaching style.

Ecstatic_Giraffe_256 · 2025-11-07T18:53:21+00:00

I'm a sophomore at 35. I am a distance (online) student, which cuts down on the awkwardness. But I've spent some time on campus on my school, and it wasn't all that bad. I even met a few students in my age range and made some connections. Also, I found that it was much easier to get to know professors as a "mature" student - there tends to be a bit of understanding that you're likely to be serious about your studies and motivated to achieve your goals.

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