Department of Geological Sciences

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge
CA 91330-8266

Phone: (818) 677-3541
E-mail: geology@csun.edu

Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm

B.S. IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY


The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geology is designed to prepare students who desire:

1. to pursue graduate work in Environmental geology

2. to work in industry or government laboratories

A total of 120 units is required. Students should consult course descriptions to determine whether course prerequisites have been met.

LOWER-DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES (38 Units)
GEOL 101 Geology of Planet Earth................................ 3
GEOL 102 Geology of Planet Earth Lab.......................... 1
GEOL 110 Earth History............................................... 3
GEOL 112 Earth History Lab......................................... 1
GEOL 207 Mineralogy................................................... 3
GEOL 235 Field Geology I............................................. 2
CHEM 101/L General Chemistry I and Lab...................... 4/1
CHEM 102/L General Chemistry II and Lab..................... 4/1
CHEM 235 Introductory Organic Chemistry.................... 4
MATH 255A* Calculus for the Life Sciences I.................. 3
PHYS 100A/L** General Physics I and Lab..................... 3/1
PHYS 100B/L** General Physics II and Lab.................... 3/1
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* or MATH 150A
**or PHYS 225, 220AL; 226, 220BL

UPPER-DIVISION REQUIRED COURSES (37 Units)
GEOL 307 Petrology................................................... 4
GEOL 310 Structural Geology...................................... 4
GEOL 335 Field Geology II........................................... 2
GEOL 341 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy.................... 4
GEOL 351 Fundamentals of Paleontology....................... 4
GEOL 435 Field Geology III........................................... 2
GEOL 464 Applied Geophysics...................................... 3
GEOL 497 Research Methods and Design....................... 1
GEOL 498 Senior Thesis............................................... 1
GEOL 500 Environmental Geology Seminar..................... 3
GEOL 535 Field Geology IV........................................... 2
GEOL 575 Hydrogeology.............................................. 4
EOH 454 Environmental Health Law............................... 3
or
EOH 457 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal................. 3
or
Waste Management..................................................... 3
or
EOH 469 Environmental Risk Analysis............................ 3

UPPER-DIVISION ELECTIVES (8 Units)
These should be selected from the following list:
GEOG 306, 365, 406, 465, 466, 467, 468
GEOL any upper-division geology course exclusive of 300, 301
EOH 454, 457, 459, 469 (choose one not already used for the upper-division requirement)
TOTAL UNITS IN THE MAJOR, OPTION II: 83
GENERAL EDUCATION (36 Units)
Basic Skills Mathematics and the entire section of Natural Sciences are met by required courses in the major.
ADDITIONAL UNITS: 1
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE B.S. DEGREE, OPTION II: 120