BS EARTH SCIENCES -- 2000-01 Catalog
Soil Science Department
Science Bldg. (52), Room C-43
(805) 756-2261 FAX (805) 756-5412

 60 units upper division | 2.0 GPA | GWR | USCP
* = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

ANT 310 Archeological Field Methods

4

BOT 121 General Botany (B1b)*

4

BOT 223 Introductory Plant Taxonomy

4

BRAE 237 Engineering Surveying I

2

BRAE 345 Aerial Photogramm/Remote Sensing

3

CHEM 127, 128 General Chemistry

4,4

FNR 306 Natural Resource Ecology/Habitat Mgt.

4

FNR/LA 318 Applications in GIS

3

GEOG 250 Physical Geography

4

GEOG 333 Human Impact on Earth

4

GEOG 414 Climatology

4

GEOL 201 Physical Geology (B1a)*

3

GEOL 204 Geologic History/California (Area B)*

3

GEOL 241 Physical Geology Lab (Area B)*

1

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

SS 223 Rocks and Minerals

4

SS 321 Soil Morphology

4

SS 323 Geomorphology

4

SS 461. 462 Senior Project

1,3

STAT 218 Applied Statistics/Life Sciences (B2)*

4

STAT 313 Applied Experimental Design and Regression Models or CRSC 411 Experimental Techniques and Analysis

4

Concentration courses (see below)

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

52

72 GE units required; 20 of these units are specified in Major.
* Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

Area A Communication (minimum 11 units)

Take one course from A1, A2, A3:
A1 Expository Writing
A2 Critical Thinking
A3 Speech
If less than 11 units, take one additional course in:
A4 Argumentative Writing

Area B Science and Mathematics (no additional units required) 

20 GE units are specified in Major.
B1b Life Sciences *see Major
B1a Physical Sciences *see Major
B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics *see Major
Area B *see Major

Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Take one course from each Area C category:
C1a Literature
C1b Philosophy
C2 Fine/Performing Arts
C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)
If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (minimum 15 units)

Note: 8 units of Area D are specified in Geography Concentration
No more than one course in any Area D category.
Take one course from D1a and one from D1b
D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211
D1b POLS 110 or LS 212
Take three courses from D2, D3, D4a, D4b
D2 History (300-400 level)
D3 Economics
D4a Social Institutions
D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units)

No more than one course in any Area E category.
E1 PSY 201/PSY 202
E2 Self Development

Area F Technology (minimum 2 units)

F1 Computer Literacy

Additional GE Courses (minimum 6 units)

 

Additional units to complete 72-unit and/or Area requirements. No more than one additional course from Areas A, C, D, E.

 


ELECTIVES


11

 

186

CONCENTRATIONS (select one):

Geography Concentration

 

FNR 416 Environmental Impact Analysis/Mgt

4

GEOG 150 Intro Cultural Geography (D4a)*

4

GEOG 308 Global Geography (D4b)*

4

GEOG 315 Geography of Resource Utilization

4

GEOG 325 Climate and Humanity

4

GEOG 340 Geography of California or
GEOG 350 Geography of the United States

4

MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B2)*

4

MATH 119 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry (B2)*

4

PHYS 121 College Physics (B1a)*

4

SS 433 Land Use Planning

3

Restricted Electives

5

 

44

Land and Water Resources Concentration

 

BRAE 415 Hydrology

4

CHEM 129 General Chemistry

4

FNR 419 Watershed Management

4

MATH 141, 142 Calculus I, II

4,4

PHYS 131, 132 General Physics

4,4

SS 431 Soil Resource Inventory

4

SS 432 Soil Physics

5

Restricted Electives

7

 

44

Individualized Course of Study

 

MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra

4

MATH 119 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry

4

PHYS 121 College Physics

4

Restricted electives (minimum 18 units at 300-400 level)

32

 

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