GEOL 15 Environmental Geology

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade Only; No Incomplete
General Education: Delta Area 2; CSU Area B1; IGETC Area 5A
Advisories: Successful completion of Beginning Algebra or appropriate placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process and ENG 1A or ENG 2A with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of Environmental Geology, including the interactions between and impacts of humans with the environment in a geologic context. The course emphasizes the Earth system and connections between the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. (HBCU, UC, CSU, CID GEOL 130)