Geology B.S.

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The Geology B.S. degree program is designed to provide in-depth study of Earth materials, structures, and processes for professional work in fields such as engineering geology, hydrogeology, economic geology, or graduate study. The total number of units for the Bachelor of Science degree in Geology is 120 units, of which, 57 units are core courses.

The program offers two options.

I. The Geology Option: In addition to the core courses of the program, this option requires a total of 26 units, of which, 17 are required and 9 are elective.

II. The Environmental Geosciences Option: In addition to the core courses of the program, this option requires 21 or 23 units, of which, 18 or 20 are required and 3 are elective.

Admission Criteria Learning Outcomes Roadmap - GEOL BS (2023)

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Requirements for the major (78 - 83 units)

Requirements for the Core Courses (57 units)

Core Lower Division Courses (28 units)

Core Upper Division Courses (29 units)

Select one course:
GEOL 3120 - Global Climate Change (also listed as GEOG 3120) [3]
GEOL 3330 - Environment and Development in the Third World (also listed as GEOG 3330) [3]
And complete the following:
GEOL 3010 - Mineralogy and Petrology [4]
GEOL 3600 - Geological Mapping [4]
GEOL 4010 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology [4]
GEOL 4100 - Structural Geology [4]
GEOL 4300 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology [4]
GEOL 4600 - Advanced Undergraduate Field Geology [3]
GEOL 4840 - Hydrogeology [3]

Requirements for the Options (21 - 26 units)

Select an option:

I. Geology Option (26 units)

Required Courses (17 units)

Electives (9 units)

Select courses from the following list to complete 9 units:

II. Environmental Geosciences Option (21 or 23 units)

Required courses (18 or 20 units)

Complete a total of 5 courses: select group A or B to complete 2 courses (10 or 8 units), group C for 1 course (4 units); and complete 2 courses from group D (6 units).

Group A (0 or 10 units)
BIOL 1100 - Cellular Basis of Life [5]
BIOL 1200 - Diversity of Life [5]
Group B (0 or 8 units)
PHYS 1100 - Physics for the Life Sciences I [4]
PHYS 1200 - Physics for the Life Sciences II [4]
Group C (4 units)
BIOL 3000 - Biostatistics [4]
MATH 2120 - Calculus II [4]
Group D (6 units)
GEOL 4220 - Environmental Geochemistry [3]
GEOL 4870 - Watershed Analysis [3]

Electives (3 units)

Select courses from the following list to complete 3 units:

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