The Geology Program at LPC

 

 

LPC GEOLOGY

  • Physical Geology 10
  • Historical Geology 1B
  • Environmental Geology 15
  • Oceanography Geo 12
  • Colloquiums Geo 9
    • Hawaii/Island Geology
    • Mineralogy
    • Paleontology
    • World Geology
  • Independent Study Geo 29

LPC Geology Schedule
Spring 2000-Spring 2001

Physical Geology 10

3 units
 required for Geology degree
Physical Geology 10 Laboratory

1 unit
 required for Geology degree
Historical Geology 1B
(to be offered every other Spring term as of Spring 1999)

4 units
 required for Geology degree
Environmental Geology 15

3 units
 recommmended for Geol degree
Oceanography: Geology 12

3 units
 req for Oceanography degree
 recommmended for Geol degree
Oceanography Laboratory:
Geology 12 Lab

1 unit
 req for Oceanography degree
 recommmended for Geol degree
World Geology Colloquium Geology 9

1 unit
 recommmended for Geol degree
Hawaii Geology Colloquium Geology 9

1 unit
 recommmended for Geol degree
Paleontology Colloquium Geology 9

1 unit
 recommmended for Geol degree

LPC Geology Schedule
Spring 2000-Spring 2001

  Required lower division geology courses
for a geology major

LPC
COURSES
 Physical Geology 1A,
or Geology 10 and 10Lab

4 sem units
(3hrs lec, 3 hrs lab/wk)

Geology
10 & 10Lab

 Historical Geology 1B

4 sem units
(3hrs lec, 3 hrs lab/wk)

Geology
1B

 Mineralogy

  • lower division at some colleges
    (e.g., UC Davis)
  • an upper division course at some 4-yr colleges (e.g., San Jose State)
  • combined with upper division Optical Mineralogy at some 4-yr colleges
    (e.g., Bakersfield State)

4 semunits
(3hrs lec,
3 hrs lab/wk)

Not
offered
at LPC

  Other Lower Division Geology Courses
offered at 4-year Colleges

LPC
COURSES
 Introduction to Oceanography
(e.g., Hayward State, UC Santa Cruz)

4 qtr units

Geology
12

 Oceanography Laboratory
(e.g., Hayward State)

2 qtr units

Geology
12Lab

 Environmental Geology Courses

  • Environmental Geology (e.g., UC Santa Cruz) -2 qtr units
  • Natural Disasters (e.g., Hayward State, UC Santa Cruz)  - 4 qtr units
  • Environmental Earth Sciences (e.g., UC Berkeley)- 2 sem units
  • Environmental Geology Lab (e.g., Hayward State) -2 qtr units
  • Earthquakes and Other Earth Hazards (e.g., UC Davis) - 2 qtr units
  • Earthquakes: You, the Earth, and Society (e.g., UC Santa Cruz) - 2 qtr units
  • Volcanoes (e.g., UC Davis) - 4 qtr units

Geology
15

 Lower Division Geology Seminar
(e.g., UC Berkeley)

1 sem unit

Geology
9

 Directed Group Study
(e.g., UC Berkeley)

1 sem unit

Geology
9

 Special Study for Undergraduates
(e.g., UC Davis)

4 qtr units

Geology
29

 Geology of National Parks
(e.g., UC Santa Cruz)

3 qtr units

Geology
21

 Evolution and Paleobiology of Dinosaurs
(e.g., UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz)

2 qtr units

Geology
9

 Intro to Meteorology and Climate
(e.g., UC Santa Cruz)

3 qtr units

Geography
8
 The Solar System
(e.g., UC Davis, Berkeley)

4 qtr units

Astronomy
10
 Geology of California
(e.g., UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz)

2 qtr units

not offered at LPC

 


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