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B.A. in Geology:

Lower-Division Requirements (37-40 units)
  1. Five units chosen:
  2. Biol 100
  3. Biol 200
  4. A minimum of 5 units chosen from:
    CHEM 205. Fundamentals of Chemistry I: General Chemistry (5)
    CHEM 215. General Chemistry I: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding (6)
  5. GEOL 101. Introductory Geology (5)
  6. GEOL 250. Historical Geology (5)
  7. MATH 211. Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)
  8. A minimum of 13 units chosen from Group A or B below:
    Group A:
    PHYS 121. Basic Concepts of Physics I (5)
    PHYS 122. Basic Concepts of Physics II (4)
    PHYS 123. Basic Concepts of Physics III (4)
    Group B:
    PHYS 221. General Physics I (5)
    PHYS 222. General Physics II (5)
    PHYS 223. General Physics III (5)
Upper-Division Requirements: (55 units)
  1. GEOL 301. Introduction to Geologic Mapping (4)
  2. GEOL 312. Geology of California (4)
  3. GEOL 320. Mineralogy and Crystallography (5)
  4. GEOL 321  Optical Mineralogy (3)
  5. GEOL 322. Introduction to Geochemistry (4)
  6. GEOL 325. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (5)
  7. GEOL 330. Sedimentary Petrology (5)
  8. GEOL 340. Stratigraphy (5)
  9. GEOL 360. Structural Geology (5)
  10. GEOL 398. Research Methods and Design (1 unit)
  11. GEOL 399. Undergraduate Geological Research (3 units)
  12. GEOL 590. Senior Seminar (2)
  13. Elective list

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B.A. in Geology Integrated Teaching Track:

B.S. in Geology:

Core Requirements (97 units):

Lower-division core requirements (54 units):
  1. Five units chosen from:
    BIOL 100. Topics in Biology (5)
    BIOL 200. Biology of the Cell (5)
  2. CHEM 215. General Chemistry I (6)
  3. CHEM 216. General Chemistry II (6)
  4. GEOL 101. Introductory Geology (5)
  5. GEOL 250. Historical Geology (5)
  6. MATH 211. Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)
  7. MATH 212. Calculus II (4)
  8. A minimum of 13 units chosen from Group A or Group B below :
    Group A:
    PHYS 121. Basic Concepts of Physics I (5)
    PHYS 122. Basic Concepts of Physics II (4)
    PHYS 123. Basic Concepts of Physics III (4)
    Group B:
    PHYS 221. General Physics I (5)
    PHYS 222. General Physics II (5)
    PHYS 223. General Physics III (5)
Upper-division requirements (50 units):
  1. GEOL 301. Introduction to Geologic Mapping (4)
  2. GEOL 320. Mineralogy and Crystallography (5)
  3. GEOL 321. Optical Mineralogy (3)
  4. GEOL 322. Introduction to Geochemistry (4)
  5. GEOL 325. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (5)
  6. GEOL 330. Sedimentary Petrology (5)
  7. GEOL 340. Stratigraphy (5)
  8. GEOL 360. Structural Geology (5)
  9. Eight units chosen from:
    GEOL 390    . Field Camp (8)
    GEOL 391. Advanced Geologic Mapping (2-6)
  10. GEOL 398. Geological Research Methods and Design (1)
  11. GEOL 399. Undergraduate Geological Research (3)
  12. GEOL 590. Senior Seminar (2)

Choose one of the options: General Geology or Environmental Geology

General Geology Option (19 units):

Upper-division requirements:
  1. 19 units of electives (p. 218)

Environmental Geology Option (19 units)

  1. GEOL 375. Groundwater Hydrology (4)
  2. GEOL 376. Field Methods in Hydrology (5)
  3. GEOL 430. Engineering Geology (5)
  4. Minimum of six units chosen from (p. 218)

Minor In Geology (35 units):

Lower division requirements (20 units):
  1. GEOL 101. Introductory Geology (5)
  2. GEOL 250. Historical Geology (5)
  3. A minimum of five units chosen from:
    CHEM 205. Fundamentals of Chemistry I (5)
    CHEM 215. General Chemistry I: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding (6)
  4. A minimum of five units chosen from:
    PHYS 121. Basic Concepts of Physics I (5)
    PHYS 221. General Physics I (5)
Upper-division requirements (15 units)
  1. A minimum of fifteen units of upper-division geology courses. May not include GEOL 309.

 





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