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Santa Ana College: Degrees and Certificates for 2006-2007

Geography Degree (SAC 0604)

The associate degree curriculum in geography provides students with an interdisciplinary background for entry into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree with career opportunities in a wide range of jobs in government, such as Bureau of Census, C.I.A., D.E.A., U.S.G.S., Department of Immigration and Naturalization, Department of State; and in private industry, such as planning market research, land use analysis, transportation, travel and tourism, and education.

Major requirements for the associate in arts degree:

CourseUnits
Geography 100, World Regional Geography
  OR 3
Geography 100H, Honors World Regional Geography
Geography 101, Physical Geography3
Geography 102, Cultural Geography
  OR3
Geography 102H, Honors Cultural Geography
Plus 9 units from recommended electives below, with a minimum of 3 units from Category “A” and 3 units from Category “B”. ___
9

Category A

Anthropology 100 or 100H, 103;
Economics 120;
Geography 101L;
History 101 or 101H, 102 or 102H;
Interdisciplinary Studies 117H;
Political Science 201,220.

Category B

Anthropology 101;
Astronomy 109, 110/110H, 140, 150;
Biology 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 169, 170, 200, 259;
Environmental Studies 200, 259;
Geology 101 or 101L, 111, 112, 140, 150 or 150H, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 176, 201;
Physical Science 117,118.

It is strongly recommended that geography majors transferring to the CSU or UC system complete Foreign Language courses at the 201 and 202 level, and/or Social Sciences 219/219H/Mathematics 219/219H.

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