Geography - Associate of Science Degree

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Major/Program Requirements

Required Courses:

GEOG 102 or GEOG 102HCultural Geography

3.00
GEOG 110 or GEOG 110HPhysical Geography

3.00
GEOG 111 or GEOG 111HPhysical Geography Laboratory

1.00
GEOL 100 or GEOL 100HPhysical Geology

4.00
OR
 
GEOL 101 or GEOL 101HIntroduction to Geology

3.00
AND
GEOL 160Geology Laboratory

1.00
 
GEOG 175Introduction to Information Mapping

3.00

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

GEOG 120World Regional Geography

3.00
GEOG 126Geography of California

3.00
ANTHRO 102 or ANTHRO 102HCultural Anthropology

3.00
ANTHRO 106 or ANTHRO 106HBiological Anthropology

3.00
 
CHEM 101Introduction to Chemistry

4.00
OR
CHEM 150 or CHEM 150HGeneral Chemistry I

5.00
 
CHEM 151 or CHEM 151HGeneral Chemistry II

5.00
GEOL 170Geologic History of the Great Basin

1.00
GEOL 175Geology of the Eastern Mojave Desert

1.00
GEOL 177Geology of the High Desert and Western Mojave Desert Region

1.00
GEOL 180Geology of Joshua Tree National Park

1.00
GEOL 181Geology of the Anza Borrego Region

1.00
GEOL 190Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Northern Section

1.00
GEOL 250Geology of California

3.00
GEOL 270Geology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada

1.00
MATH 103Plane Trigonometry

4.00
POLIT 102California 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

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