Geography - Associate of Science Degree
Major/Program Requirements
Required Courses:
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 |
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| ANTHRO 102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 |
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| ANTHRO 102H | Cultural Anthropology-Honors | 3.00 |
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| ANTHRO 106 | Biological Anthropology | 3.00 |
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| ANTHRO 106H | Biological Anthropology-Honors | 3.00 |
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| CHEM 101 | Introduction to Chemistry | 4.00 |
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| CHEM 150 | General Chemistry I | 5.00 |
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| CHEM 150H | General Chemistry I-Honors | 5.00 |
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| CHEM 151 | General Chemistry II | 5.00 |
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| CHEM 151H | General Chemistry II-Honors | 5.00 |
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| 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