Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1 · UCTCA Area 5A · UCTCA Area UC-S · UCTCA Area UCTCADescriptionThis course provides a description of the ocean environment covering the geological, physical, chemical and biological aspects of the sea. It includes the origin and extent of the oceans, nature of the ocean basins, causes and effects of currents, waves, and tides, and plant and animal life in the ocean. The course partially fulfills the general education requirement in physical science, without a laboratory. 