Geology/Option II – Geophysics (2021-2024)

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

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
Upper Division GE 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
Upper Division GE 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.