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Geology B.S.

Location(s): Main Campus

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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, 73 units are core courses and 9 are elective.

Recommended Major Preparation for UD Transfers Learning Outcomes Roadmap (2023)

Requirements for the major (82 units)

Requirements for the Core Courses (73 units)

Core Lower Division Courses (41 units)

Core Upper Division Courses (32 units)

Select one course:
GEOL 3120 - Global Climate Change (also listed as GEOG 3120) [3]
GEOL 3330 - Environment and Development in the Global South (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 4590 - Geologic Maps and Reports [3]
GEOL 4600 - Advanced Undergraduate Field Geology [3]
GEOL 4840 - Hydrogeology [3]

Electives (9 units)

Select courses from the following list to complete 9 units:

GEOG 3690 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems [3]
GEOG 3695 Map Design Credits / Units: (3)
GEOG 4020 - Geomorphology [3]
GEOG 4660 - Remote Sensing [3]
GEOG 4690 - Spatial Analysis and GIS Modeling [3]
GEOL 3210 - Geology of Southern California [3]
GEOL 3700 - Geochemistry [3]
GEOL 4000 - Optical Mineralogy [3]
GEOL 4220 - Environmental Geochemistry [3]
GEOL 4222 - Forensic and Isotope Geochemistry [3]
GEOL 4340 - Volcanic Processes and Hazards [3]
GEOL 4350 - Coastal Processes and Environments [3]
GEOL 4810 - Engineering Geology [3]
GEOL 4830 - Photogeology [3]
GEOL 4850 - Groundwater Management and Models [3]
GEOL 4870 - Watershed Analysis [3]
GEOL 4900 - Special Topics in Geology [1-4]
GEOL 4910 - Special Laboratory Topics in Geology [1-2]
GEOL 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study [1-3]

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