Geology B.A.
Requirements
B.A. IN GEOLOGY
Requirements (92-95 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
Requirements for the B.A. in Geology:
Lower-division requirements (37-40 units)
1. BIOL 200. Biology of the Cell (5)
2. A minimum of five units chosen from:
CHEM 205. Fundamentals of Chemistry I: GeneralChemistry (5)
CHEM 215. General Chemistry I: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding (6)
3. GEOL 101. Introductory Geology (5)
4. GEOL 250. Historical Geology (5)
5. MATH 211. Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)
6. 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. Two units chosen from:
GEOL 307. Service Learning in the Earth Sciences (1-2)
GEOL 310. Regional Field Geology (2)
GEOL 395. Directed Studies (2-4)
GEOL 399. Undergraduate Geological Research (2-4)
GEOL 595. Independent Study (2-6)
3. GEOL 312. Geology of California (4)
4. GEOL 320. Mineralogy and Crystallography (5)
5. GEOL 321. Optical Mineralogy (3)
6. GEOL 322. Introduction to Geochemistry (4)
7. GEOL 325. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (5)
8. GEOL 330. Sedimentary Petrology (5)
9. GEOL 340. Stratigraphy (5)
10 GEOL 350. Paleontology (5)
11. GEOL 360. Structural Geology (5)
12. GEOL 370. Tectonics (4)
13. GEOL 399. Undergraduate Geologic Research (2)
14. GEOL 590. Senior Seminar (2)
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.