Geography - Associate of Science Degree

 

Major/Program Requirements

Career and Academic Pathways

Required Courses:

GEOG 102 or GEOG 102H	Human Geography	3.00
GEOG 110 or GEOG 110H	Physical Geography	3.00
GEOG 111 or GEOG 111H	Physical Geography Laboratory	1.00
GEOL 100 or GEOL 100H	Physical Geology	4.00
	OR
GEOL 101 or GEOL 101H	Introduction to Geology	3.00
	AND
GEOL 160	Geology Laboratory	1.00
GEOG 175	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3.00

Students must complete at least eight (8) units from the following courses:

GEOG 120	World Regional Geography	3.00
GEOG 126	Geography of California	3.00
ANTHRO 102 or ANTHRO 102H	Cultural Anthropology	3.00
ANTHRO 106 or ANTHRO 106H	Biological Anthropology	3.00
CHEM 101	Introduction to Chemistry	4.00
	OR
CHEM 150	General Chemistry I	5.00
CHEM 151	General Chemistry II	5.00
GEOL 170	Geologic History of the Great Basin	1.00
GEOL 175	Geology of the Eastern Mojave Desert	1.00
GEOL 177	Geology of the High Desert and Western Mojave Desert Region	1.00
GEOL 180	Geology of Joshua Tree National Park	1.00
GEOL 181	Geology of the Anza Borrego Region	1.00
GEOL 190	Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Northern Section	1.00
GEOL 250	Geology of California	3.00
GEOL 270	Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada	1.00
MATH 103	Plane Trigonometry	4.00
POLIT 102	California Politics and Culture	3.00

Total Credit Hours: 22.00

Lower division requirements for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution in this field may differ from associate degree requirements. Prospective transfer students should complete the general education and lower division requirements of the school to which they will be transferring. See a counselor for details. Information is also available at www.assist.org.

A student receiving a degree in this field will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the types of plate tectonic boundaries and the typical features associated with those boundaries, such as volcanoes and earthquakes.
• Utilize critical thinking skills to interpret, apply and/or evaluate an Earth Science topic, such as the concept of scale.
• Students will be able to collect, analyze and interpret information and clearly articulate the results through their writing, speech or other acceptable style of presentation.
• Display knowledge in the basic areas of Earth Science that are appropriate to each Earth Science course.