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Geology
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Geology is a dynamic discipline, intimately related to the proper management of earth resources and the human environment. The program prepares the student to function upon graduation as a professional geologist or to continue studies at the graduate level. In addition, geology majors may prepare for careers as high-school science teachers or as specialists in the field of environmental protection. Knowledge of the earth has assumed critical importance because of the imminent depletion of many natural resources and the rapid deterioration of the physical environment. Demand for fossil fuels, metals, and industrial minerals, and the development of alternative sources of energy; have opened excellent job opportunities for graduates with a Geology degree. In addition, Federal and State environmental regulations are requiring more geological information than ever before. Oil and mining companies, consulting firms, federal, state and city agencies employ our graduates at present. The objectives of the geology curriculum are to provide the student with a scientific understanding of earth materials, their properties, arrangement, and distribution, as well as the dynamic processes that affect them; the historical dimension of the earth and its inhabitants, the evolutionary processes that shaped them; the geologists role in the proper planning for use of earth resources and the maintenance of the quality of the environment.
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Choose one from the list above under advisement according to the major program of study.
Choose one from the list above under advisement according to the major program of study.
All Geology majors must take CHEM 108, CHEM 109 and MATH 121 to fulfill General Education Requirements. Transfer students majoring in Geology must complete these courses even if they have earned an Associate degree where all general education/Pathways requirements have been waived. MATH 119/120 is a prerequisite to MATH 121.
To meet the requirements of the Flexible Core, students must take a total of six courses among the selections . Students must take at least one course from each of the five domains and no more than two courses in any discipline or interdisciplinary field.
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For transfer students, York College will decide whether any courses taken at the original college fulfill the College Option requirements.
CUNY Associate to CUNY Bachelor's or Non-CUNY Associate to CUNY Bachelor's Students who transfer from a CUNY associate to a CUNY bachelor's degree program:
Earned Associate Degree: 6 College Option credits required
Earned More than 30 Credits: 9 College Option credits required
Earned 30 or Fewer Credits: 12 College Option credits required
CUNY Bachelor's Students pursuing a bachelor's degree at one CUNY college (without transferring):
12 College Option credits required
(specified by their college).
CUNY Bachelor's to CUNY Bachelor's Students who transfer between CUNY bachelor's degree programs
12 College Option credits are required; HOWEVER, students can transfer the College Option credits they earn in a bachelor's degree program at one CUNY college toward their College Option requirement at any other CUNY college.
Second Bachelor's Degree Students Students with earned bachelor's degrees from institutions that are accredited and recognized by a regional accrediting U.S. agency, as well as students from international universities with degrees that are equivalent to a baccalaureate degree as determined by CUNY
No College Option credits required; these students are deemed to have automatically fulfilled the College Option.
Students must complete three WI courses, at least one of which must be in the upper division of the curriculum (at the 300 level or above) within the major. Transfer students with a prior A.A., A.S., or Bachelor's degree must only complete one WI course, which must be in the upper division (at the 300 level or above) within the major). Every student, including transfer students, is required to complete one upper division WI course within each declared major. If the major has no upper division WI course, the student must complete a WI course (outside of their major) chosen in consultation with their major advisor. The department chair will need to notify Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) of this advised course that will satisfy the upper WI requirement. Writing Across the Curriculum, as part of its charge from the York College Senate, will make case-by-case determinations of the requirement only for students who present special circumstances that make it impossible for them to meet these guidelines.
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Geology 110 and 207 may be substituted for Geology 140.
Geology 213 and 305 may be substituted for Geology 217.
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Geology majors may use Physics 151 and Physics 152 instead of Physics 113, 114, 117 and 118 to satisfy the Physics Track requirement.
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