Majors & Programs

Geology B.S

Requirements

Requirements for the B.S. in Geology:
Lower-division requirements (50 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: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding (6)
3.    CHEM 216.        General Chemistry II: Principles of Chemical Reactions (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.    PHYS 221.         General Physics I (5)
9.    PHYS 222.         General Physics II (5)
10.  PHYS 223.         General Physics III (5)

Upper-division requirements (69 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 399.         Undergraduate Geologic Research (2)
11.  GEOL 590.         Senior Seminar (2)

General Geology Option (21 units)
1.    GEOL 312.         Geology of California (4)
2.    GEOL 350.         Paleontology (5)
3.    GEOL 370.         Tectonics (4)
4.    Four units chosen from:
      GEOL 307.         Service Learning in the Earth Sciences (1-2)
      GEOL 310.         Regional Field Geology (2)
      GEOL 395.         Directed Studies (2)
      GEOL 399.         Undergraduate Geologic Research (2-4)
      GEOL 575.         Internship in Geology (2-4)
      GEOL 595.         Independent Study (2-6)
5.    A minimum of four units chosen from:
      GEOG 202.        Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Mapping (5)
      GEOG 470.        Hydrology and Water Resources (4)
      GEOG 480.        Geomorphology (4)
      GEOL 375.         Groundwater Hydrology (4)
      GEOL 430.         Engineering Geology (5)
      GEOL 460.         Topics in Applied Geology (4)
      GEOL 540.         Advanced Topics in Geology (4)
      MATH 262.        Applied Statistics (4)

Environmental Geology Option (21 units)
1.    GEOG 470.        Hydrology and Water Resources (4)
2.    GEOL 375.         Groundwater Hydrology (4)
3.    GEOL 376.         Field Methods in Hydrology (4)
4.    GEOL 430.         Engineering Geology (5)
5.    A minimum of four units chosen from:
      CHEM 206.        Organic Chemistry (5)
      GEOG 202.        Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Mapping (5)
      GEOG 480.        Geomorphology (4)
      GEOL 312.         Geology of California (4)
      GEOL 540.         Advanced Topics in Geology (4)
      GEOL 575.         Internship in Geology (4)
      HSCI 557.          Hazardous Material Control (4)
      MATH 262.        Applied Statistics (4)

Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.