Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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


***FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS ***

This roadmap is for students who have transferred in fall of an odd-numbered year. It assumes the transfer students have completed all lower division General Education requirements and the lower division prerequisites to the major: Algebra, Trigonometry, Physics 1, Chemistry 1, Principles of Geology, and a History of Earth and Life course.

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-XXXX Geology Elective 1
GEOL-XXXX Geology Elective 3
General Education Area UD-C 3
Total Units 15
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-XXXX Geology Elective 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-XXXX Geology Elective 3
Total Units 15
Cumulative Total 60
  •  For additional dates and details to apply for graduation, visit the Graduation Website.