Liberal Arts and Sciences: Scientific Studies Physical and Earth Sciences Specialization
Associate of Arts Degree Chemistry · San Diego City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The specialization in Physical and Earth Sciences is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree at a transfer institution in a physical and earth science-related major.
Common university majors in this field include: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Engineering Physics, Geographic Information Science, Geology, Hydrologic Sciences, Meteorology, Natural Sciences, Oceanography, Physical Geography, Physical Science and Physics.
This degree is designed to accommodate the differing requirements of a wide variety of transfer institutions and major options. Because admission and major preparation requirements vary at each transfer institution, courses used to complete this major should be selected with the assistance of a San Diego City College counselor.
Liberal Arts and Sciences associate degrees require a minimum of 60 transferable units to a California State University, University of California, or a private/independent college or university.
Award Note: The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR: | 18 | |
| Complete a minimum of 18 units from the courses listed below: | ||
| AGRI 100 | Principles of Sustainable Agriculture | 3 |
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 109 | Practice in Observing | 1 |
| ASTR 111 | Astronomy Laboratory | 1 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| orPSYC 258 | Behavioral Science Statistics | 3 |
| CHEM 100 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 100L | Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 111 | Chemistry in Society | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | Chemistry in Society Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 130 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 130L | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 152 | Introduction to General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 152L | Introduction to General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 200 | General Chemistry I - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 200L | General Chemistry I - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 201 | General Chemistry II - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 201L | General Chemistry II - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 231L | Organic Chemistry I - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry I - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 233 | Organic Chemistry II - Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM 233L | Organic Chemistry II - Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 251 | Quantitative Analytical Chemistry | 5 |
| CISC 181 | Principles of Information Systems | 4 |
| CISC 190 | Java Programming | 4 |
| CISC 192 | C/C++ Programming | 4 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101L | Physical Geography Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOL 100 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 104 | Earth Science | 3 |
| GISG 104 | Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning | 3 |
| GISG 110 | Introduction to Mapping and Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 252 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| PHYN 100 | Survey of Physical Science | 3 |
| PHYN 101 | Survey of Physical Science Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 100 | Introductory Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 125 | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 126 | General Physics II | 5 |
| PHYS 180A | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 180B | General Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 181A | General Physics Laboratory I | 1 |
| PHYS 181B | General Physics Laboratory II | 1 |
| PHYS 195 | Mechanics | 5 |
| PHYS 196 | Electricity and Magnetism | 5 |
| PHYS 197 | Waves, Optics and Modern Physics | 5 |
| SUST 101 | Introduction to Sustainability | 3 |