May 04, 2024  
2022-2023 SLCC General Catalog 
    
2022-2023 SLCC General Catalog [**** ATTENTION: YOU ARE VIEWING AN ARCHIVED CATALOG ****]

Geology AS: Part-time


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Plan of Study 2022-2023

The following is a plan of requirements to complete this Associate of Science degree in 3 years. Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work, Advanced Placement (AP), or other institutions’ concurrent enrollment credits. Math and English placement will be based on the student’s appropriate placement scores. If developmental courses are required, they should be taken in the student’s first semester.

NOTE: This plan assumes the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semesters may be required to complete this degree.

Meet with the Academic Program Advisor and consult DegreeWorks for specific degree requirements.


First Year

 Fall Semester (12 credits)   Spring Semester (12 credits)
Life Sciences (LS) - 3 credits     American Institutions (AI) - 3 credits    
ENGL 1010 Intro to Writing (EN)  -  3 credits     ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing (EN)  -  3 credits  or  
Social Science (SS) - 3 credits         ENGL 2100 Technical Writing (EN)  -  3 credits    
Communication (CM) - 3 credits     International & Global (IG) - 3 credits    
    Humanities (HU) - 3 credits    
       
► Progress Check: Log in and check your Degree Audit via MySLCC   ► Progress Check: Meet with Academic Program Advisor  

Second Year

 Fall Semester (12 credits)   Spring Semester (12 credits)
☐ MATH 1060 Trigonometry (QL)  -  3 credits     GEO 1220 Historical Geology  -  3 credits    
GEO 1110 Physical Geology  -  3 credits     GEO 1225 Historical Geology Lab  -  1 credits    
GEO 1115 Physical Geology Lab  -  1 credits     GEO 2350 Field Studies in Geology  -  3 credits    
CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I  -  4 credits     GEOG 2100 Cartographic Principles  -  4 credits    
CHEM 1215 General Chemistry Lab I  -  1 credits     Lifelong Wellness (LW) - 1 credits    
       
► Progress Check: Log in and check your Degree Audit via MySLCC   ► Progress Check: Meet with Academic Program Advisor  

Third Year

Fall Semester (12 credits)    
GEOG 2500 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems  -  4 credits        
GEOG 1180 Programming using Python  -  3 credits        
ATMO 1020 Climate Change (PS)  -  3 credits        
Fine Arts (FA) - 3 credits        
       
► Progress Check: Apply for Graduation

Advising Notes

Two of the three majors-level geology classes are only offered once per year so students should prepare for that. GEO 1110/GEO 1115 are only offered in the fall semester, GEO 1220/GEO 1225 are  only offered in the spring semester. Although not required for the degree at SLCC, geology programs at four-year institutions require these allied science classes - CHEM 1220/CHEM 1225, MATH 1210 and MATH 1220, PHYS 2010/PHYS 2015 and PHYS 2020/PHYS 2025.  Students should prioritize degree electives at SLCC to emphasize the allied sciences as much as possible. For students who are behind in their progress through the allied sciences, they can take geography and atmospheric science classes. These classes are mostly geographic information systems (GIS) classes which provide a skill used by geologists in industry. Further, GEOG 2100 and GEOG 2500 at SLCC together articulate to GEOG 3100 at the University of Utah, so these two classes may be accepted by the U of U Geology Dept. as an upper level elective.