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General Education Courses

To view upcoming offerings of our GE courses, visit our 2-year course schedule.

GE Foundations

To fulfill your GE Foundation: Natural Sciences requirement, combine one of the following courses with our 1-unit laboratory course.

  1. EARTHSC 1105: Geology of the National Parks
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Level 1 College Credit Plus course
      2. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      3. New GE Foundation: Natural Sciences
  2. EARTHSC 1108: Gemstones
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Foundation: Natural Sciences
  3. EARTHSC 1121: The Dynamic Earth
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Level 1 College Credit Plus course
      2. EM test administered by the Office of Testing
      3. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      4. TAG - Physical Geology with Lab
      5. New GE Foundation: Natural Sciences
    3. Note: 1121H: Honors The Dynamic Earth is available and has a combined laboratory course – 4 units.
  4. EARTHSC 1151: Natural Hazards
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Foundation: Natural Sciences

1-unit laboratory course

  1. EARTHSC 1200: Introduction to Earth Science Laboratory
    1. 1 unit
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Foundation: Natural Sciences

GE Themes

  1. EARTHSC 2204: Exploring Water Issues
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Theme: Lived Environments
  2. EARTHSC 2206: Principles of Oceanography
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Theme: Lived Environments
  3. EARTHSC 2911: The Climate Crisis: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Mitigation
    1. 4 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Historical Study
      2. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Biological Science
      3. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      4. New GE High-Impact Practices: Interdisciplinary and Integrated Collaborative Teaching
      5. New GE Theme: Lived Environments
      6. New GE Theme: Sustainability
  4. EARTHSC 5242: Exploring the Natural History of The Bahamas
    1. 4 units
    2. Additional information
      1. The study of the geology and natural history of the small Bahamian island of San Salvador, including an international 7-day field trip to the island during spring break.
      2. Prereq: 1100, 1105, 1108, 1110, 1121, 1151, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206(S), 2210, 2122, or 2155, or equivalent AND permission of instructor.
      3. Add Consent: Instructor Consent Required.
      4. New GE Theme: Lived Environments
  1. EARTHSC 2205: The Planets
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Theme: Origins and Evolution
  1. EARTHSC 2203: Environmental Geoscience
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Level 1 College Credit Plus course
      2. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      3. Ohio Transfer 36 - Natural Sciences
      4. New GE Theme: Sustainability
  2. EARTHSC 2210: Energy, Mineral Resources, and Society
    1. 3 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      2. New GE Theme: Sustainability
  3. EARTHSC 2911: The Climate Crisis: Mechanisms, Impacts, and Mitigation
    1. 4 units
    2. Additional information:
      1. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Historical Study
      2. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Biological Science
      3. Legacy GE (for students enrolled pre-2022) Natural Science: Physical Science
      4. New GE High-Impact Practices: Interdisciplinary and Integrated Collaborative Teaching
      5. New GE Theme: Lived Environments
      6. New GE Theme: Sustainability