This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2021 Geology, B.S./Geophysics Option
- 2022 Geology, B.S./Geophysics Option
- 2023 Geology, B.S./Geophysics Option
- 2024 Geology, B.S./Geophysics Option
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Any 100-level GEOL course and any 100-level GEOL lab | 3/1 |
| MATH 150A (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning) | 5 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CHEM 101 and CHEM 101D and CHEM 101L (meets GE B1 Physical Science & GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity) | 3/1/1 |
| MATH 150B | 5 |
| PHYS 225 | 4 |
| PHYS 220AL | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GEOL 306/L | 3/1 |
| GEOL 314/L (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3/1 |
| MATH 250 | 3 |
| PHYS 226 | 4 |
| PHYS 220BL | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GEOL 303 | 2 |
| GEOL 309/L | 3/1 |
| GEOL 313 | 2 |
| PHYS 227 and PHYS 227L | 4/1 |
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| COMP 110/L (meets GE E Lifelong Learning) | 3/1 |
| GEOL 464/L | 3/1 |
| MATH 280 | 3 |
| GE C1 Arts | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Geophysics Elective* | 3-4 |
| GE C2 Humanities | 3 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals | 3 |
| GE D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| GE F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GEOL 490 | 3 |
| Geophysics Elective* | 3-4 |
| GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE B2 Life Science | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Electives | 8 |
| Total | 14 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
*Two additional upper division GEOL courses related to Geophysics or upper division courses in MATH or PHYS with approval of academic advisor. GEOL 300 and 301 cannot be used for major credit.