Earn your Associate in Arts degree with a concentration in Earth Science and transfer to a four-year university to earn a bachelor's degree in geology or other related majors. You’ll take core classes along with earth science-specific courses covering physical and environmental geology, fossils, heredity and evolution.
Students may model their class schedule on the provided sample semester schedule. Advising Services is available to help you plan the transfer process and provide information on what earth science courses would fit best with your academic and career goals.
| Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ESC 111 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| MTH 140 | Precalculus | 5 |
| FYS 101 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ENG 096 | Composition | |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ESC 112 | Dinosaurs, Fossils and Planet Earth | 4 |
| MTH 200 | Calculus I | 5 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (select at least one course) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| CHM 110 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| CHM 121 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ESC 113 | Environmental Geology | 4 |
| MTH 201 | Calculus II | 5 |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| CHM 122 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BIO 105 | Heredity, Evolution and Society | 3 |
| SPE 101 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| ANT 205 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| PHY 201 | General Physics I-Mechanics | 5 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 62 | |
For more information about the Earth Science program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700.