Students’ performance will be reviewed at the end of the academic year. Students who fail 50% or more of their registered modules, and who fail to progress to the next stage of their programme, will be identified under the UCD Continuation – Academic progress policy. Students’ performance will continue to be reviewed in subsequent trimesters and students will be invited to meetings with the College of Science office for support and guidance.

Where the rate of progression and performance over two academic years is deemed unacceptable, a case will be submitted to the Governing Board for review. A recommendation for discontinuation may be the outcome of this review.

As Stages 3 and 4 have the most dynamic components of the programme, and the material studied previously may no longer be relevant, a student who has been away from the programme for a significant period should be required to register again to Stage 3. The upper limit for completion of Stages 3 and 4 should be six years if they choose to do 120 credits with 20 in each year.

Students take two core modules and the remaining 40 credits of options from within the BSc Programme and a further 10 credits as electives. GEOL20200 must be taken in either Stage 2 or Stage 3.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 2 Core Modules
GEOL20250	Crystals to Sedimentary Rocks	Autumn	5
GEOL20210	Field Geology and Mapwork	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: Recommended
GEOL20180	Geoscience perspectives on the UN Sustainable Development Goals	Autumn	5
GEOL10050	Earth and Humanity	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
GEOL20110	Global Environmental Change	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
GEOL20240	Medical Geology	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
GEOL10040	Earth, Environment and Society	Spring	5
GEOL10070	Understanding Earth Systems	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: Recommended
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: GEOL20200 must be taken in either Stage 2 or Stage 3.
GEOL20200	Dynamic Earth	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF: GEOL20200 must be taken in either Stage 2 or Stage 3.