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2206.00The Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer degree provides students with a foundation in Geography for continued training at the upper division level for Geography majors. Is also provides students a foundation for majors in environmental science, geology, geographic information systems, and natural sciences. Geography majors are increasingly needed to understand environmental changes and human impacts on the environment. Earning a degree in geography is a starting point for careers as surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, surveying and mapping technicians, urban and regional planners, and geoscientists.
The Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer degree requirements:
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University.
- The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements.
- A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
- Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
- All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of “C” or better, or P if the course is graded on a P/NP basis.
Program Outcomes
- Develop the ability to analyze and interpret geographic data.
- Increase global awareness and multicultural literacy.
- Develop an understanding of the usefulness of geography to real world problems.
Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer Degree
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | 7 | |
| PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LABORATORY | ||
| CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
or GEOG 003 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | |
| List A | ||
| Select two to three of the following: | 6-7 | |
| WEATHER AND CLIMATE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| MAP INTERPRETATION AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS | ||
| FIELD STUDIES AND METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| List B | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
or ANTH 002H | HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
| PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| Required Subtotal | 19-21 | |
| CSU General Education or IGETC CSU Pattern | 37-39 | |
| Transferable Elective (as needed to reach 60 transferable units) | ||
| Degree Total | 60 | |
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