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Upper Division

301. Introduction to Geologic Mapping (4 units)
307. Service Learning in the Earth Sciences (1 to 2 units)
309. Earth: The Blue Planet (5 units)
310. Regional Field Geology (2 units)
312. Geology of California (4 units)
320. Mineralogy and Crystallography (5 units)
321. Optical Mineralogy (3 units)
322. Introduction to Geochemistry (4 units)
325. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (5 units)
330. Sedimentary Petrology (5 units)
340. Stratigraphy (5 units)
350. Paleontology (5 units)
360. Structural Geology (5 units)
370. Tectonics (4 units)
375. Groundwater Hydrology (4 units)
376. Field Methods in Hydrology (4 units)
390. Field Camp (8 units)
391. Advanced Geologic Mapping (2 to 6 units)
395. Directed Studies (Credit to be arranged: 1 to 6 units)

398. Geological Research Methods and Design (1 unit)
399. Undergraduate Geological Research (3 units)
430. Engineering Geology (5 units)
460. Topics in Applied Geology (4 units)
510. Scientific Issues in Surface and Groundwater Management (4 units)
520. Readings in Classical Geology (2 units)
530. Scanning Electron Microscopy (5 units)
531. Transmission Electron Microscopy (5 units)
532. Techniques in Ultrastructure Analysis (5 units)
540. Advanced Topics in Geology (4 units)
545. Laboratory for Advanced Topics in Geology (1-2 units)

550. Earth Resources (5 units)

551. Neotectonics and Seismic Hazard Analysis (5 units)

552. Volcanology and Volcanic Hazard Assessment (5 units)

553. Advanced Structural Geology (5 units)
575. Internship in Geology (2-4 units)
590. Senior Seminar (2 units)
595. Independent Study (Credit to be arranged: 1 to 6 units)

597. Internship in Geology (Senior Honors Research)  (2-4 units)

*Graduate level courses can be found on Page 479.