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 Santiago Canyon College/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:

COURSES	Units
Geology 101, Introduction to Geology	3
Geology 101L, Introduction to Geology Laboratory	1
Geology 201, Introduction to Historical Geology	4
Geology/Environmental Studies 140, Environmental Geology
OR
Geology/Earth Science 150, Introduction to Oceanography	3
OR
Geology/Earth Science 150H, Honors Introduction to Oceanography
Chemistry 219, General Chemistry	5
Geology 260, Introduction to Mineralogy & Crystallography
OR	4 or 5
Chemistry 229, General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis
Electives	4

Recommended electives: Biology 201, 203, 205, 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 Physics 109.