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Geography and The Environment Degree Requirements

​​Associate in Arts Geography for Transfer Degree (SCC 32364)

The associate degree curriculum in geography 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 (C.I.A.), Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) , United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.), Department of Immigration and Naturalization, Department of State; and in private industry, such as planning market research, land use analysis, transportation, travel and tourism, and education.

Major Course Requirements:

Geography 101/ 101H, Physical Geography

Geography 101L, Physical Geography  Laboratory

Geography 102/ 102H, Cultural Geography


Select two (2) courses from the following (List A):​

Geography 100/100H, World Regional Geography

Geography 130/130H, Introduction to Weather and Climate

Geography 140, California Geography

Geography 150, Map Interpretation and Analysis

Geography 155, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

   OR

Survey 155, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Geography 160, Regional Field Studies


Select two (2) courses from the following (List B):

Anthropology 100/100H, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology​

Earth Sciences 100, Physical Geology

Political Science 220 - International Politics

Earth Sciences 160 - Oceanography

Sociology 150 - Introduction to Race and Ethnicity 

Biology 109/ 109H - Fundamentals of Biology 

An additional course from List A  (may not be used to satisfy the requirements of List A)

TOTAL 

Units

3

1

3


Units

3

3

3

3

3


3

1


Units

3

3

3

3

3

3


3

19


For more information, please contact Vanessa Engstrom at engstrom_vanessa@sccollege.edu.