How many Earth Science courses are offered at Penn State?

Penn State offers 32 Earth Science courses, with student-reviewed insights available for 31.

How hard are Earth Science classes at Penn State?

The average challenge level for Earth Science courses is 60/100 based on aggregated student ratings. This is moderately challenging relative to other departments.

What are the easiest Earth Science classes at Penn State?

The easiest Earth Science courses by student-rated difficulty are EGEE101, GEOSC040, EGEE101H.

How much time do Earth Science classes take per week?

On average, Earth Science students report a time investment of 63/100: a moderate workload compared to other departments.

Earth Science Courses at Penn State

Every Earth Science course at Penn State University, with difficulty, workload, and ratings. 32 courses · 776 ratings across the web

Easiest Earth Science classes

Ratings across the web

Students give Earth Science courses 3.6 out of 5, and 60% would take one again.

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Easiest course

EGEE101

Energy and the Environment · 43/100 difficulty

Most challenging

METEO101

Understanding Weather Forecasting · 80/100 difficulty

All Earth Science Courses (32)

EGEE101Energy and the Environment

3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 224 ratings

Moderate

GEOSC040The Sea Around Us

4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 111 ratings

Moderate

EARTH100Environment Earth

2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 61 ratings

Heavy

EARTH103

3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 60 ratings

Heavy

METEO201Introduction to Weather Analysis

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 48 ratings

Moderate

EARTH002

3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 44 ratings

Moderate

GEOSC40

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 35 ratings

Moderate

METEO101Understanding Weather Forecasting

3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 31 ratings

Heavy

EGEE120

4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 17 ratings

Moderate

EGEE302Principles of Energy Engineering

2.3 out of 5 stars2.3· 16 ratings

Heavy

EBF483

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 15 ratings

Moderate

EMSC297ASpecial Topics

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 12 ratings

Heavy

EGEE101H

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 11 ratings

Light

EGEE102HEnergy Conservation for Environmental Protection

3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 11 ratings

Heavy

GEOSC202Chemical Processes in Geology

3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 10 ratings

Heavy

GEOSCI040

4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 9 ratings

Light

EBF472

4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 6 ratings

Moderate

EARTH107

4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 5 ratings

Moderate

EARTH111

3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 5 ratings

Moderate

PNG420

3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 5 ratings

Moderate

EARTH02

2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 4 ratings

Heavy

EARTH2The Earth System and Global Change

3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings

Heavy

EGEE451

5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings

Moderate

EMSC297Special Topics

2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 4 ratings

Heavy

FSC432

2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 4 ratings

Heavy

GEOSC020

3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings

Moderate

METEO297A

5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings

Moderate

GEOSC303

3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings

Moderate

GEOSC440Marine Geology

5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings

Moderate

GEOSC488

4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings

Heavy

PNG410

4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings

Moderate

E002

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