Hydrogeology, B.S. in Hydrogeology

A. English (3-8 units)

Refer to the “English” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102  are not required to complete ENG 101 .

• ENG 102 - Composition II (3 units)

B. Mathematics (4 units)

  Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

• MATH 181 - Calculus I (4 units)

C. Natural Sciences (8 units)

• CHEM 201 - General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers I (4 units)
• PHYS 180 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (3 units)
• PHYS 180L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Laboratory I (1 unit)

D. Social Sciences (3 units)

Select one:

• ECON 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)

E. Fine Arts (3 credits)

Refer to the “Fine Arts” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. Must not be a skills course. 

F. Core Humanities (9 units)

Refer to the “Core Humanities” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog.

G. Capstone Courses (6 units)

• GEOL 451 - Summer Field Geology (3 to 6 units) (3 units apply to major requirements; see Section III., A.)
• For the second Capstone, refer to the “Capstone” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter in this catalog. 

H. Diversity (3 units)

Refer to the “Diversity” section of the Core Curriculum  chapter of this catalog. 

A. Hydrogeology Major Core (37 units)

• GEOL 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Disasters (3 units) AND
• GEOL 103 - Gen. Geology Lab (1 unit)

• OR

• GEOL 101 - General Geology (4 units)

•  

• GEOL 102 - Historical Geology (4 units)
• GEOL 202 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4 units)
• GEOL 211 - Earth Materials and Geochemistry I (3 units)
• GEOL 212 - Earth Mat & Geochem II (3 units)
• GEOL 260 - Introductory Field Geology (2 units)
• GEOL 332 - Struc Tec, Erth Phys I (4 units)
• GPH 333 - Structure, Tectonics and Earth Physics II (4 units)
• GEOL 414 - Hydrologic Fluid Dynamics (3 units)
• GEOL 451 - Summer Field Geology (3 to 6 units) (3 of these units are used to fulfill the Major Capstone requirement; see Section I.,G.)
• GE 484 - Groundwater Hydrology (3 units)

B. Geological Engineering (6 units)

• GE 280 - Urban Geology (3 units)
• GE 385 - Geological Engineering Data Analysis (3 units) (Satisfies the computer requirement.)

C. Natural Resource and Environmental Sciences (3 units)

• NRES 422 - Soil Physics (3 units)

D. Biology (3 units)

• BIOL 100 - Biology: Principles and Applications (3 units)

E. Mathematics (8 units)

• MATH 182 - Calculus II (4 units)
• MATH 283 - Calculus III (4 units)

F. Physics & Chemistry (7-8 units)

• CHEM 202 - General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers II (4 units) OR
• GEOL 330 - Introduction to Geochemistry (3 units)

•  

• PHYS 181 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (3 units)
• PHYS 181L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Laboratory II (1 unit)

G. Professional Electives (12 units minimum)

• ATMS 411 - Introduction to Atmospheric Physics (4 units)
• ATMS 414 - Physical Climatology (3 units)
• BIOL 251 - General Microbiology (4 units)
• BIOL 420 - Aquatic Ecology (3 units)
• CEE 404 - Open Channel Flow (3 units)
• CEE 413 - Water Resources Engineering (3 units)
• CEE 417 - Quantitative Water Quality Analysis (3 units)
• CEE 418 - Principles of Water Quality Modeling (3 units)
• CEE 459 - Hazardous and Solid Waste Management and Control (3 units)
• CHEM 330 - Analytical Chemistry (4 units)
• GE 404 - Introduction to Aerospace Remote Sensing (3 units)
• GE 485 - Waste Containment (4 units)
• GEOG 407 - Advanced GIS Analyses (4 units)
• GEOG 421 - Climatology (3 units)
• GEOL 402 - The Oceans (3 units)
• GEOL 407 - Earth Resources and Energy: The End of Oil? (3 units)
• GEOL 416 - Environmental Geochemistry (3 units)
• GEOL 441 - Advanced Geomorphology (3 units)
• GEOL 471 - Ore Deposits (4 units)
• GEOL 497 - Senior Research Project (1 to 3 units)
• GEOL 498 - Senior Thesis (1 to 3 units)
• GPH 455 - Geophysics and Geodynamics (4 units)
• GPH 492 - Applied Geophysics (4 units)
• NRES 295 - Principles of Ecohydrology (3 units)
• NRES 412 - Environmental Law (3 units)
• NRES 467 - Regional and Global Issues in Environment Sciences (3 units)
• NRES 482 - Small Watershed Hydrology (4 units)
• MATH 285 - Differential Equations (3 units)
• MATH 311 - Intro To Analysis II (3 units)
• MATH 330 - Linear Algebra (3 units)
• MATH 466 - Numerical Methods I (3 units)
• MATH 467 - Numerical Methods II (3 units)

A. First Year

B. Second Year

C. Third Year

D. Fourth Year