Geological Sciences (BS)

Introduction:

(4 units):

Any GEOL 100- or 200-level course (4 units):

• GEOL 105Lg Planet Earth Units: 4
• GEOL 107Lg Oceanography Units: 4
• GEOL 108Lg Crises of a Planet Units: 4
• GEOL 125Lg Earth History: A Planet and Its Evolution Units: 4
• GEOL 130Lg The Nature of Scientific Inquiry Units: 4
• GEOL 150Lg Climate Change Units: 4
• GEOL 240Lg Earthquakes Units: 4

Required courses from other departments (24 units)

• CHEM 105aLg General Chemistry Units: 4 and
• CHEM 105bL General Chemistry Units: 4 or
• CHEM 115aLg Advanced General Chemistry Units: 4 and
• CHEM 115bL Advanced General Chemistry Units: 4
• MATH 125g Calculus I Units: 4
• MATH 126g Calculus II Units: 4
• PHYS 135ag Physics for the Life Sciences Units: 4 and
• PHYS 135bL Physics for the Life Sciences Units: 4 or
• PHYS 151Lg Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics Units: 4 and
• PHYS 152L Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism Units: 4 or
• BISC 120Lg General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution Units: 4 and
• BISC 220Lg General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Units: 4 or
• BISC 121Lg Advanced General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution Units: 4 and
• BISC 221Lg Advanced General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Units: 4

Required upper-division courses (12 units):

• GEOL 315L Minerals and Earth Systems Units: 4
• GEOL 387ag Undergraduate Team Research Units: 2

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• GEOL 465L Field Geology Units: 4 or
• GEOL 490x Directed Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (4 Units Required)

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• GEOL 494x Senior Thesis Units: 2

Electives (28 units):

28 additional units must be selected from MATH 225 ,  MATH 226  or any upper-division course listed or cross-listed as GEOL.*