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Engineering Geology Program Requirements- based on 07/08 catalog
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I - Preparation courses required
Course Semester Offered Title

Units

Geological Sciences 100/101 or
Geological Sciences 104/101 or
Oceanography 100
Fall, Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring
Fall, Spring
Planet Earth / Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory
Earth Science / Dynamics of the Earth Laboratory
Ocean Planet with Laboratory
4
Geological Sciences 200 Fall Geologic Inquiry & Problem Solving 3
Geological Sciences 205 Fall Historical Geology 4
Geological Sciences 221 Fall Mineralogy 4
Biology 100 Fall, Spring General Biology 3
Chemistry 200 Fall, Spring General Chemistry 5
Chemistry 201 Fall, Spring General Chemistry 5
Engineering Mechanics 200 Fall, Spring Statics 3
Mathematics 150 Fall, Spring, Summer Calculus I 4
Mathematics 151 Fall, Spring, Summer Calculus II 4
Mathematics 252 Fall, Spring, Summer Calculus III 4
Physics 195 Fall, Spring Principles of Physics 3
Physics 196 Fall, Spring Principles of Physics 3
Physics 197 Fall, Spring Principles of Physics 3
Statistic 250 Fall, Spring Statistics Principle & Practice 3
TOTAL UNITS 55

II Preparation Courses recommended
Course Semester Offered Title

Units

Civil Engineering 218 Fall, Spring Survey Civil Engeneering & Construction 3
Physics 195L/196L/197L Fall, Spring Principles of Physics Laboratory 3

III Upper division writing requirement
Passing the Writing Proficiency Assessment with a score of 10 or above or completing one of the approved upper division writing courses (W) with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

IV Upper division required
Course Semester Offered Title

Units

Geological Sciences 300 Spring Computer Applications in Geology 3
Geological Sciences 306 Fall Structural Geology and Field Methods 5
Geological Sciences 307 Spring Geophysics and Field Methods 4
Geological Sciences 324 Spring Petrology 4
Geological Sciences 498B Fall, Spring Senior Thesis 2
Geological Sciences 508 - Advanced Field Geology 4 or 6
Geological Sciences 536 Spring Sedimentation and Lithostratigraphy 3
Geological Sciences 551 Fall Hydrogeology 3
Civil Engineering 301 Fall, Spring Introduction to Solid Mechanics 3
Civil Engineering 462 Fall, Spring Geotechnical Engineering 3
Civil Engineering 463 Fall, Spring Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory 1
One of the Following:
Geological Sciences 505 or
Geological Sciences 514 or
Geological Sciences 530 or
Geological Sciences 560 or
Civil Engineering 465

Spring
-
Fall
-
Spring

Photogeology and Remote Sensing
Process Geomorphology
Geochemistry
Earthquake Seismology
Foundation Engrineering Earth Retaining Structures
3
TOTAL REQUIRED UPPER DIVISION UNITS 38
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