Bachelor of Science - Geology

Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
MATH 1113

Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select one of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Tech.
Req. Hours: 10
Select two lab science courses from the following courses:
ASTR 1105/1305; ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215; BIOL 1225; CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; GEOL 1121; ITDS 1215; PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325
Take the following course:
MATH 1131

Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement
Req. Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.

Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
ITDS **** Area B approved course
MATH 1131 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 1 (1 hour from Area D)
Select two science sequences from the following that were not taken to satisfy Area D:
GROUP 1:
CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry 1
CHEM 1211L Principles of Chem 1 Lab
CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2
CHEM 1212L Principles of Chem 2 Lab
GROUP 2:
GEOL 1121 Intro Geo 1: Phys Geol
GEOL 1122 Intro Geo 2: Hist Geol
GROUP 3:
PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics 1
PHYS 1112 Introductory Physics 2
PHYS 1311 Introductory Physics 1 Lab
PHYS 1312 Introductory Physics 2 Lab

Area G Program Requirements
Req. Hours: 29
GEOL 2265 Mineralogy
GEOL 3215 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology
GEOL 3235 Sedimentary Geology
GEOL 3245 Invertebrate Paleontology
GEOL 4275 Structural Geology
GEOL 4795 Senior Geology Seminar
GEOL 5165 Introduction to Hydrology
GEOL 5255 Environmental Geology

Area H Program Electives
Req. Hours: 19
Select nineteen hours from the following courses
GEOL 3265 Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis GEOL 3275 Mapping and Field Geology
GEOL 4175 Undergraduate Research
GEOL 4795 Senior Geology Seminar
GEOL 5115 Geochemistry
GEOL 5135 Introduction to Oceanography
GEOL 5175 Physical Anthropology/Archeology
GEOL 5215 Geomorphology
GEOL 5275 Vertebrate Paleontology

Area I General Electives
Req. Hours: 12

Total Hours Required: 123

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Science page.