UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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
MATH 140SCI (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) 4
Earth Science with Lab: GEOG 101 and GEOG 102, or GEOG 101A and GEOG 101AL, or GEOL 101 and GEOL 102, or GEOL 110 and GEOL 112, or GEOL 113 and GEOL 112, or GEOL 117 and GEOL 117L, or GEOL 122 and GEOL 123, or SCI 111 and SCI 111L 3-4
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 1-2
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
GEOL 125 3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
Elective 1
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOG 206/L (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 2/1
BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L, or BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L (meets GE B2 Life Science) 3/1
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
GE C2 Humanities 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MATH 105 5
Biology, Chemistry or Physics with Lab: BIOL 107 and BIOL 107L, CHEM 102 and CHEM 102D and CHEM 102L, PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL 4-5
GE C1 Arts 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Total 15-16

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOL 314/L 3
SUST 310 3
Earth and Environmental Science Elective: BIOL 316/L, BIOL 322, EOH 356A, EOH 459, EOH 468, GEOG 306/L, GEOG 316, GEOG 364/L, GEOG 365 and GEOG 365L, GEOG 366 and GEOG 366L, GEOG 406/L, GEOL 306/L, GEOL 309/L, GEOL 313, GEOL 464/L, GEOL 501, GEOL 552, GEOL 575/L 3-4
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
Elective 2-3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOL 303 2
GEOL 362 3
Earth and Environmental Science Elective: BIOL 316/L, BIOL 322, EOH 356A, EOH 459, EOH 468, GEOG 306/L, GEOG 316, GEOG 364/L, GEOG 365 and GEOG 365L, GEOG 366 and GEOG 366L, GEOG 406/L, GEOL 306/L, GEOL 309/L, GEOL 313, GEOL 464/L, GEOL 501, GEOL 552, GEOL 575/L 3-4
Upper Division GE D1 Social Sciences 3
Elective 3-4
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOL 490 3
Policy Elective: ANTH 432, CAS 355, ECON 360, EOH 454, GEOG 350, GEOG 370, GEOG 444, GEOG 459, GEOG 473, POLS 461, RS 370, SUST 401, URBS 310, URBS 415, URBS 425 3
Upper Division GE Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOL 440/L or GEOL 456 3-4
Policy Elective: ANTH 432, CAS 355, ECON 360, EOH 454, GEOG 350, GEOG 370, GEOG 444, GEOG 459, GEOG 473, POLS 461, RS 370, SUST 401, URBS 310, URBS 415, URBS 425 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Electives 5-6
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.