GEOL 100

PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY

3 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.

Lecture 3 hours

Offered: ALL

Introduces the principles of geology with an emphasis on Earth processes. Focuses on the origin of the Earth as well as the internal and external processes that change and shape it. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID GEOL 100]

GEOL 101

GENERAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY

1 UNIT

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.

Corequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 104 (may be taken previously).

Laboratory 3 hours

Offered: ALL

Provides hands-on experience with land forms, rocks, minerals, topographic maps, and aerial photographs. Focuses on the physical and chemical systems of the Earth such as the tectonic cycle, rock cycle, and hydrologic cycle. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID GEOL 100L,GEOL 120L]

GEOL 104

INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCE

3 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.

Lecture 3 hours

Offered: ALL

Introduces students to the Earth's four principal reservoirs and their interconnectedness: solid earth, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere. Emphasizes how humanity interacts with these reservoirs. Includes solar system origins and dynamics. Most appropriate for liberal studies majors. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID GEOL 120]

GEOL 110

INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

3 UNITS

Grade Only

Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.

Lecture 3 hours

Offered: FALL, SPRING

Introduces the physical, chemical, biological, and geological foundations of the global ocean system. [D; CSU; UC] (Same as: GEOG 110;PHS 110)

GEOL 115

DINOSAURS AND THE STORY OF EARTH

3 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes; GEOL 100 or GEOL 104 or equivalent.

Lecture 3 hours

Offered: SPRING

Introduces the Earth's history and the life it supports. Includes subjects such as geologic dating, global tectonics, stratigraphy, dinosaurs, fossils, biological evolution, the planet's origin and the processes that have influenced paleogeography during the past 4.6 billion years. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID GEOL 110]

GEOL 115L

DINOSAURS AND THE STORY OF EARTH LAB

1 UNIT

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Recommended Preparation: RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.

Corequisite: GEOL 115 (may be taken previously).

Laboratory 3 hours

Offered: SPRING

The laboratory component to Dinosaurs and the Story of Earth lecture course. Subjects include geologic dating, plate tectonics, stratigraphy, fossils, biological evolution, the planet's origin, and the processes that have influenced paleogeography during the past 4.6 billion years. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID GEOL 110L]

GEOL 299

INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-3 UNITS

Pass/No Pass or Grade is Allowed

Limitation on Enrollment: Eligibility for independent study.

Lecture 3 hours

Offered: ALL

Individual study or research in some area of geology of particular interest to the student and not included in regular courses of the college. [D; CSU; **UC] (**UC Limitation: credit for variable topics courses is given only after a review of the scope and content of the courses by the enrolling UC campus.)