I have checked with the professor as well as other students who have taken it, and the exploration geophysics class will be manageable without much geology knowledge.
However, your suggestion about taking another geology class instead of QM is a pretty good idea, I might just do that.
For the QM class, Intermediate Classical Mechanics is a prerequisite. Its my research advisors that are the ones telling me to go ahead and just QM. I talked to the professor of QM this coming fall and he will allow me to take his class without the mechanics class, but he said it will be more...
I'll be starting my junior year this coming fall, and I want to know what people think about my intended schedule.
Quantum Mechanics I (3 cr.)
Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism (3 cr.)
Wave Motion and Optics Lab with Writing (4 cr.)
Numerical Mathematical Analysis (3 cr.)
Exploration...