BS EARTH SCIENCES – 2005-07 Catalog
Earth and Soil Sciences Department
Science Bldg. (52), Room C-43
(805) 756-2261 FAX (805) 756-5412
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o 60
units upper division |
o GWR |
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o 2.0
GPA |
o USCP |
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* = Satisfies General Education
requirement |
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MAJOR COURSES |
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AG 360 Holistic Management (Area
F)* |
4 |
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BOT 121 General Botany (B2 &
B4)* |
4 |
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BOT 326 Plant Ecology or FNR 306 Natural Resource Ecology
and Habitat Management |
4 |
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BOT 333 Field Botany |
4 |
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BRAE 237 Engineering Surveying I |
2 |
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CHEM 127, 128 General Chemistry
(B3 & B4)* |
4,4 |
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ERSC 144 Introduction to Earth
Systems |
4 |
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ERSC/GEOG 250 Physical Geography |
4 |
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ERSC/GEOG 333 Human Impact on
the Earth |
4 |
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ERSC/GEOG 414 Climatology |
4 |
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ERSC/SS 110 Orientation to Soil
Science |
1 |
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ERSC/SS 223 Rocks and Minerals |
4 |
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ERSC/SS 321 Soil Morphology |
4 |
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ERSC/SS 323 Geomorphology |
4 |
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ERSC/SS 461, 462 Senior Project
I, II |
1,3 |
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ERSC/SS 463 Undergraduate
Seminar |
2 |
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FNR/GEOG/LA 318 Applications in
GIS |
3 |
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GEOG 328 Geographic Apps. in
Remote Sensing |
4 |
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GEOL 201 Physical Geology |
3 |
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GEOL 241 Physical Geology Lab |
1 |
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GEOL/ERSC 401 Field – Geology
Methods |
4 |
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SS 121 Introductory Soil Science |
4 |
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STAT 218 Applied Statistics/Life
Sciences (B1)* |
4 |
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Concentration courses (see
below; 4 units B1)* |
40 |
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GENERAL
EDUCATION (GE) |
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72 units required; 20 units are in Major. |
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®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400
level. |
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Area A Communication (12 units) |
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A1 Expository Writing |
4 |
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A2 Oral Communication |
4 |
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A3 Reasoning,
Argumentation, and Writing |
4 |
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Area B Science and Mathematics (no add’l units req’d) |
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B1
Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in
Major & concentration |
0 |
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B2 Life Science * 4 units
in Major |
0 |
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B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Major |
0 |
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B4 One lab taken with
either a B2 or B3 course |
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Area C Arts and Humanities
(20 units) |
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C1 Literature |
4 |
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C2 Philosophy |
4 |
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C3 Fine/Performing Arts |
4 |
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C4 Upper-division elective
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4 |
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Area C elective (Choose
one course from C1-C4) |
4 |
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Area D/E Society and the
Individual (20 units) |
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D1 The American Experience
(40404) |
4 |
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D2 Political Economy |
4 |
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D3 Comparative Social
Institutions |
4 |
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D4 Self Development (CSU
Area E) |
4 |
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D5 Upper-division
elective |
4 |
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Area F Technology Elective (upper
division) |
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ELECTIVES |
4 |
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CONCENTRATIONS (select one):
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Environmental Interpretation and Assessment
Concentration
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ERSC/GEOG 325 Climate and
Humanity |
4 |
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FNR 416 Environmental Impact
Analysis/Mgt |
4 |
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GEOG 301 Geography of Resource
Utilization |
4 |
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MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra
(B1)* |
4 |
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MATH 119 Pre-Calculus
Trigonometry |
4 |
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PHYS 121 College Physics I |
4 |
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Select 16 units from the
following: |
16 |
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GEOG 150, GEOG 340, ERSC/SS 202,
CRP 420, FNR/CRP 404, FNR/CRP 408, FNR 425, SS 433 |
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Land and Water Resources Concentration |
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BRAE 415 Hydrology |
4 |
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CHEM 129 General Chemistry |
4 |
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MATH 141, MATH 142
Calculus I, II (B1)* |
4,4 |
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PHYS 131/141, 132 General
Physics |
4,4 |
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Select 16 units from the
following |
16 |
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ANT 309, ANT 310, ERSC/SS 202,
FNR 419, GEOL/ERSC 402, SS/BIO/FNR 421, SS 431, SS 432 |
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Individualized Course of Study |
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MATH 118 Pre-Calculus
Algebra |
4 |
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MATH 119 Pre-Calculus
Trigonometry |
4 |
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PHYS 121 College Physics I |
4 |
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Restricted electives
(minimum 18 units at 300-400 level) |
28 |
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