<p>I’d say relative to other sciences, from what I’ve seen so far, geology requires less math than most others. It still does require quite a bit, and a quick look at UMN’s webpage shows that for a BS it’s recommended that you take multivariable calculus, and it’s required that you take linear algebra and differential equations. If you don’t think you could handle those, you might want to consider other options.</p>
<p>As far as I know, consulting is largely connection based, and is heavily dependent on interpersonal skills. If that’s something your good at, or alternatively, are already plugged into, then it might be an option for you. As far as environmental law goes, I genuinely have no clue.</p>
<p>As for toadstool’s comments, yes, environmental is the buzzword of the day. And, yes, environmental science degrees are turning into something of a communications degree equivalence (my intention is not to denigrate either of them, simply to put it into context). However, the actual geology departments at a lot of colleges are still underutilized and there are a lot of jobs out there for individual’s coming from reputable geology departments. Of the 4 people I know that have recently graduated with geology degrees from schools with decent geology departments, 1 is working as a consultant, 1 is assisting with research at a fairly major lab, 1 just finished their masters and is teaching at a comm. college, and 1 doing some kind of work (I have no clue what) for the government. Granted, it’s a limited sample size, and you shouldn’t put too much stock into it, but I wouldn’t be overly surprised if that was the general trend (that is to say it’s reasonable to expect to find work related to the degree).</p>