Recent SemestersFall 2026Class SizeNot publishedCredits1PrerequisiteGEOLOGY 002 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment. Recommended: MATH 115 or placement into a higher level of Math. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionThis is a supplemental laboratory course for Geology 2, intended to teach the scientific methods of reasoning and to give the student an acquaintance with the fundamental principles of historical geology. Laboratory exercises will examine the history of the earth from its origin to the present as interpreted from the fossil record and radiometric dating techniques. Also included will be the evolutionary study of fossils and study of rock types and ancient landforms. This course will include methods used to determine events in Earth history and reconstruct past environmental conditions. 