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PHYSICAL SCIENCE

A minimum of 18 units from courses chosen from at least 2 of the following 3 categories is required.

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR		UNITS
	CATEGORY 1
PHYS 105 or high school physics with a "C" or better and MATH 103; MATH 104 (may be taken concurrently)	PHYS 101	Engineering Physics I	5
PHYS 101 and MATH 104	PHYS 102	Engineering Physics II	4
PHYS 101 and MATH 104	PHYS 103	Engineering Physics III	5
Algebra and trigonometry (MATH 102, 110, or equivalent)	PHYS 105	General Physics I	4
PHYS 105	PHYS 106	General Physics II	4
	CATEGORY 2
All three of the following must be satisfied: 1. Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ESL 151 2. One of the following: MATH 101 or 1½ years of algebra in high school with a grade of "C" or better 3. One of the following: CHEM 110 or 1 year of high school chemistry (with lab) with a grade of "C" or better and a satisfactory composite of test scores for the Mathematics and Chemistry Placement Exams.	CHEM 101	General Chemistry I	5
CHEM 101	CHEM 102	General Chemistry II	5
CHEM 102	CHEM 103	Quantitative Analysis	4
CHEM 102	CHEM 105	Organic Chemistry I	5
CHEM 105 or an equivalent course with 6 weekly hours of lab discussion	CHEM 106	Organic Chemistry II	5
	CATEGORY 3
ASTRO 110 or 120	ASTRO 102	Observational Astronomy	2
ASTRO 110 or 120	ASTRO 103	Topics in Modern Astronomy	3
	ASTRO 110	Astronomy of the Solar System	3
	ASTRO 120	Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies	3
	GEOL 101	Physical Geology	3
	GEOL 102	Environmental Geology	3
	GEOL 103	Geology of California	3
GEOL 101, 102, 103, 105, OCEAN 115, PALEO 101 or equivalent	GEOL 104	Field Geology	2-6
GEOL 101, 102, 103, OCEAN 115, PALEO 101 or equivalent	GEOL 105	Historical Earth Science	4
GEOL 101 (may be taken concurrently)	GEOL 111	Physical Geology Laboratory	1
GEOL 102 (may be taken concurrently)	GEOL 112	Environmental Geology Laboratory	1
	GEOL 120	Earthquakes	3
	OCEAN 115	Oceanography	3
	PALEO 101	General Paleontology	3
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		18

NOTE: All courses used to satisfy the major for the Associate in Arts degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

August 2008	GCC CATALOG 2008-2009
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.