Geosciences and Environment

Geology Option (100 units)

I. Lower Division Required Foundational courses (35 units)
CHEM 101 Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 102 Chemistry II (5)
CHEM 103 Chemistry III (5)
MATH 206 Calculus I (4)
MATH 207 Calculus II (4)
PHYS 101 Physics (4)
PHYS 102 Physics (4)
PHYS 103 Physics (4)

II. Lower Division Required Courses (20 Units)
GEOG 155 Cultural Geography (4)
GEOG 160 Physical Geography (4)
GEOL 150 Earth Revealed (4)
GEOL 155 Oceanography (4)
GEOL 252 Historical Geology (4)

III. Upper Division Required Courses (33 units)
GEOL 301 Mineralogy and Petrology (4)
GEOL 360 Geological Mapping (4)
GEOL 400 Optical Mineralogy (4)
GEOL 401 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (5)
GEOL 402 Sedimentary Petrology (4)
GEOL 410 Structural Geology (4)
GEOL 460A Summer Field Geology (5)
GEOL 460B Summer Field Report Writing (3)

IV. Electives (12 units)
Select 3 courses from the following list. Other Courses may be substituted with prior advisor approval.
GEOG 369 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Sciences (4)
GEOG 402 Geomorphology
GEOG 465 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Environmental Studies (4)
GEOG 466 Remote Sensing (4)
GEOG 468 Computer Cartography
GEOG 469 Spatial Analysis and GIS Modeling (4)
GEOL 321 Geology of Southern California (4)
GEOL 370 Geochemistry (4)
GEOL 422 ENVIRONMENTAL AND FORENSIC GEOCHEMISTRY (4)
GEOL 424 Low Temperature Geochemistry (4)
GEOL 433 Quaternary Geology (4)
GEOL 434 Volcanology (4)
GEOL 435 Coastal Processes (4)
GEOL 481 Engineering Geology (4)
GEOL 483 Photogeology (4)
GEOL 484 Hydrogeology (4)
GEOL 485 Groundwater Management and Models (4)
GEOL 486 Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (4)
GEOL 487 Watershed Analysis (4)
GEOL 490 Special Topics in Geology (1-4)
GEOL 491 Special Laboratory Topics in Geology (1-3)