GEOL P110 - Introduction to Geology

    Recent Professors
    David L. Oliver
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    Prerequisite: None. Total lecture 54 hours, laboratory 54 hours. An introduction to the processes and materials which together produce the different topographic and geological features on earth. An emphasis will be placed on the theory of plate tectonics as the unifying model to explain geological phenomena. Laboratory work will include a systematic study of minerals and rocks, as well as the methods of geology. The course is designed as an introductory survey and designed for those students not necessarily majoring in physical sciences and engineering. Course is approved for pass/no pass grading option. C-ID GEOL 101, (A/CSU/UC) PC-Area F; CSU-B1; CSU-B3; IGETC-5A; IGETC-5C
    Usually Held
    Fri 1:00pm–4:10pm, Tue Thu 11:15am–12:40pm