Geography
A.A. Degree for Transfer Geography and the Environment · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
The Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer degree provides students with an interdisciplinary background for entry into a curriculum at a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree with career opportunities in a wide range of jobs in government, such as Bureau of Census, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Department of State, and in private industry, such as planning market research, land use analysis, transportation, travel and tourism, and education.
Program Courses & Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Geography, AA-T: Complete all of the following | 19 | |
| Major requirements | 7 | |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101H | Honors Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101L | Physical Geography Laboratory | 1 |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 102H | Honors Cultural Geography | 3 |
| Select two (2) courses from the following (List A) | 6 | |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 100H | Honors World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 160 | Regional Field Studies | 1 |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| GEOG 130 | Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| GEOG 130H | Honors Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| : Complete all of the following | 6 | |
| GEOG 140 | California Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 150 | Exploring Maps and Geographic Technologies | 3 |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| GEOG 155 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| SURV 155 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Select two (2) courses from the following (List B) | 6 | |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| ANTH 100 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 100H | Honors Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| An additional course from List A (Total 3) Complete the following number of credits: 3 | ||
| : Complete all of the following | 6 | |
| ERTH 100 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| POLT 220 | International Politics | 3 |
| : Complete at least one of the following rules | 3-6 | |
| BIOL 109 | Fundamentals of Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 109H | Honors Fundamentals of Biology | 3 |
| : Complete all of the following | 6 | |
| ERTH 160 | Oceanography | 3 |
| SOC 150 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
Learning Outcomes
- Communicate using basic terminology, interpret spatial patterns as inidicated on maps, graphs and charts, and utilize tabular and textual information as a means to produce basic maps.
- Apply knowledge of the fundamentals of global and regional political, economic, social, and cultural systems to academic, professional and everyday endeavors.
- Integrate fundamentals of physical and social sciences within a spatial network of human-environment interactions.