# Earth Science Studies (Associate of Science Degree)

San Diego Miramar College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Chemistry

Source: https://sdccd.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/20879/20987/20988/20880/20030

### Summary

The Associate of Science degree with an area of emphasis in Earth Science Studies is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree at a transfer institution in a physical or earth science related major.

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 degree should be selected with the assistance of a Miramar College counselor.

**Award Note:**
The Associate Degree requires a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

**Learning Outcome(s): Students who complete the Earth Science Studies Program will be able to:**

1.  Visualize important physical features of a given physical phenomenon
2.  Demonstrate understanding of a physical phenomenon using scientific theory.
3.  Interpret scientific results collected by others and/or assess the validity of results collected in a physical science laboratory
4.  Solve problems related to concepts in the physical sciences

### Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR:** | | 4 |
| GEOL 100 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| **SELECT AT LEAST EIGHT (8) UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSES:** | | 8 |
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 111 | Astronomy Laboratory | 1 |
| AVIA 115 | Aviation Weather | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | Chemistry in Society | 3 |
| 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 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101L | Physical Geography Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOL 104 | Earth Science | 3 |
| GEOL 111 | Dinosaurs, Mass Extinctions, and Earth History | 4 |
| OCEA 101 | The Oceans | 3 |
| PHYN 100 | Survey of Physical Science | 3 |
| PHYN 114 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| PHYS 125 | General Physics | 5 |
| PHYS 180A | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 195 | Mechanics | 5 |
| **SELECT AT LEAST THREE (3) UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE COURSES:** | | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 104 | Laboratory in Biological Anthropology | 1 |
| BIOL 100 | Natural History - Environmental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 107 | General Biology-Lecture and Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 115 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 130 | Human Heredity | 3 |
| BIOL 180 | Plants and People | 3 |
| PSYC 260 | Introduction to Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| **SELECT AT LEAST THREE (3) UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING MATHEMATICS COURSES:** | | 3 |
| BUSE 115 | Statistics for Business | 3 |
| MATH 116 | College and Matrix Algebra | 3 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 121 | Basic Techniques of Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 122 | Basic Techniques of Calculus II | 3 |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus | 5 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MATH 252 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | 4 |
| PSYC 258 | Behavioral Science Statistics | 3 |