Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Roadmap: B.S. in Geology, Applied Geology Concentration for Transfers


 

***FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS ***

By completing the following Roadmap, you will earn a BS in Geology. Students should have completed a two-year Transfer with Associate’s Degree program, or a minimum of 60 units completing GE Areas A through E.

Geology is the study of the Earth, its structure, its processes, its history, and the history of its plant and animal inhabitants. Geology studies the movement of continents across the globe, the raising up and wearing down of mountains, the oceans, the atmosphere, the evolution of the dinosaurs, the discovery and use of mineral deposits, and the effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Possible career paths/fields of work include environmental geology, hydrogeology, engineering geology, education, petroleum and economic geology, field geology, science writing and editing, and environmental law.

This Roadmap is a recommended advising map to complete the degree program in two years. Please consult your academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

 

Third Year

Fall Semester
Course
Units
GEOL 3250 Mineralogy   4
GEOL 4390 Paleontology and Stratigraphy   4
GEOL 4350 Geophysical Exploration   4
General Education Area UD-B 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 15
Spring Semester
Course
Units
GEOL 4100 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology   4
GEOL 4400 Applied Geology   3
GEOL 4402 Applied Geology Laboratory   1
GEOL 3200 Geochemistry   3
GEOL-XXXX Geology Elective 1
General Education Area UD-C 3
Total Units 13
Cumulative Total 30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

Fourth Year

*Apply for Graduation

Fall Semester
Course
Units
GEOL 4360 Structural Geology   4
GEOL 4380 Sedimentary Rocks and Depositional Environments   4
GEOL 4810 Development and Management of Water Resources   4
General Education Area UD-D 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 45
Spring Semester
Course
Units
GEOL 4500 Field Geology (WP)   5
GEOL 3810 Hydrogeology   4
GEOL 4700 Plate Tectonics   3
GEOL 3050 Environmental Geology   3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 60
  • For additional dates and details to apply for graduation, visit the Graduation Website.