GEOL 102 - Physical Geology

    Recent Professors
    Reid Perkins, James Young, Erin OConnor
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of GEOL 102
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    In this introductory course, students will study the phenomena that shape our Earth. The course covers: the modern theories about the origin of Earth, its internal structure and evolution through time, the types of rocks and formations, geological time and plate tectonics, including seismicity, volcanism and evolution of continental and oceanic basins. (C-ID GEOL 101 (if applicable)).
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:00pm–3:50pm, Mon Wed Fri 9:00am–9:50am