- 2009-2010 B.S. in Physical Geography
- Preparation for the Major
- Geography 3A Oceans and Atmosphere
- Geography 3B Land, Water and Life
- Chadwick
- Roberts
- Smith
- Still
- Geography 5 People, Place and Environment
- Math 3A Calculus with Applications
- Math 3B Calculus with Applications
- Math 3C Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
- Physics
- Physics 6A,B,C Introductory Physics
- Physics 1,2,3-3L, 4-4L Basic Physics
- One of the following Statistics courses
- PSTAT 5A Statistics
- PSTAT 5LS Statistics
- EEMB 30 Concepts in Statistics
- One of the following Chemistry courses
- Chemistry 1A/AL General Chemistry
- Chemistry 2A/AC Introduction to Chemistry, honors
- 12 Elective units from:
- Chemistry
- 1B/BL, 1C/CL Introduction to Chemistry
- 2B, 2C/CC Introduction to Chemistry-honors
- 95 Global Energy Sources
- Biology
- MCDB 1A/AL, B/BL, EEMB 2/2L, 3/3L Introduction to Biology
- EEMB 21 General Botany
- EEMB 24 Aquatic Ecology
- Geology
- 2 Principles of Physical Geology
- 3 Principles of Historical Geology
- 14 Mineralogy
- 15 Optical Mineralogy
- Math
- 5A introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
- 5B Vector Calculus
- 5C Differential Equations and Fourier Series
- 8 A Transition to Higher Mathematics
- Physics
- Astronomy 1 Basic Astronomy
- Astronomy 2 History of the Universe
- Strongly Recomended: Computer Science 12; Geography 12; any additional courses from the above elective selection
- 44-50 Upper division units are required, distributed as follows:
- A. One class from Statistical Analysis:
- Geog 172 Intermediate Geographical Data Analysis
- PSTAT 120A Probability and Statistics
- EEMB 146 Biometry
- Geology 134 Introduction to Geological and Geophysical Data Analysis
- B. Four classes from Introductory Physical Geography Courses:
- Geog 102 Introduction to Environmental Optics in Physical Geography
- Geog 104 Physical Geography of the World's Oceans
- Geog 110 Intro to Meteorology
- Geog 112 Environmental Hydrology
- Geog 114A Soil Science
- Geog 134 Earth System Science
- Geog 167 Biogeography: The Study of Plant and Animal Distributions
- C. Three classes from Specialized Physical Geographic Courses:
- Geog 114B Soil Genesis and Classification
- Geog 116 Groundwater Hydrology
- Geog 123 Contaminant Hydrology
- Geog 133 Tropical Meteorology
- Geog 135 Mock Environmental Summit
- Geog 135S Mock Environmental Summit (Summer)
- Geog 144 Forms, Process and Human Use of Rivers
- Geog 149 The California Channel Islands
- Geog 158 Geography of the California Current
- Geog 162 Environmental Water Quality
- Geog 163 Ocean Circulation
- Geog 165 Waves and Tides in the Ocean
- Geog 170 Intro to Vegetation Analysis
- Geog 175 Environmental Data Analysis
- Geog 185D Urban and Environmental Systems Analysis
- D. Three classes from Geographical Techniques:
- Geog 115A Geographic Photo Interpretation
- Geog 115B Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques
- Geog 115C Intermediate Geographic Remote Sensing Techniques
- Geog 117 Research Methods in Geography
- Geog 118 Cartographic Design
- Geog 126 History of Cartography: Maps in Science and Society
- Geog 128 Analytical and Computer Cartography
- Geog 168 Field Studies in Biogeography
- Geog 176A Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
- Geog 176B/BL Technical Issues in Geographic Information Systems
- Geog 176C GIS Design and Application
- Geog 183 Cartographic Design and Geovisualization
- Geog 184 Introduction to Cartographic Programming
- Geog 191/191L Introduction to Optimization Methods for Geographic Problems