Santa Ana College: Degrees and Certificates for 2006-2007
Geology Degree (SAC 0508)
The associate degree curriculum in geology prepares students
for transfer to a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree in
geoscience majors. Geoscientists find employment with environmental companies
that clean up and monitor pollution problems. Geotechnical companies also
employ geoscientists to evaluate risk from earthquakes, landslides, and other
geological hazards. Oil and mining companies employ geoscientists to find new
resources. The federal, state, county, and city governments also employ
geoscientists for many of the same functions, as well as geoscience research,
and to monitor compliance with environmental regulations. Universities,
colleges, and museums offer opportunities for teaching and/or research.
Units used to satisfy the Santa Ana College general education requirements may also be used to satisfy the Geology Degree requirements.
Major requirements for the associate in arts or science degree:
| Course | Units |
| Geology 101, Introduction to Geology | 3 |
| Geology 101L, Introduction to Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| Geology/Environmental Studies 140, Environmental Geology | |
| OR | 3 |
| Geology/Earth Science 150, Introduction to Oceanography/ | |
| Geology/Earth Science 150H, Honors Introduction to Oceanography | |
| Geology 201, Introduction to Historical Geology | 4 |
| Chemistry 219, General Chemistry/Chemistry 219H, | 5 |
| Honors General Chemistry | |
| Electives | 8 |
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TOTAL | 24 |
Electives: Biology 211, 212, 214; Chemistry 229;
Mathematics 180, 185; and any course numbered 100 or higher in Earth Science,
Geology, or Physics, except Earth Science 110 and 115 or Physics109.
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