GEOL 15 Environmental Geology

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade Only; No Incomplete
General Education: Delta Area 5; Cal-GETC Area 5A
Term Typically Offered: Every even spring term
Advisories: Successful completion of Beginning Algebra or appropriate placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process and ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E 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)