<p>Unfortunately, they're lumped. EOS 11 (Intro geology) and EOS 12 (Intro oceanography) are required for the major, but anyone can take them. As far as I know, there's only about 4 of us freshmen considering majoring in EOS, so we're outnumbered. :p Actually, the oceanography class isn't as bad because it's mostly biology majors (it's cross-listed in Bio). It'll be a lot better once I get into the 100-level courses, though. :)</p>
<p>The article you posted mentioned geology majors being "hooked" accidentally. Oddly enough, that applies to me. I read The Oceans by Ellen Prager, and I was fascinated.</p>