Bachelor of Arts in Earth Sciences Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and ENG 114
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 49
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| MATH 197 | Prelude to Calculus I (Prerequisite for CHEM 115, MATH 226) | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHEM 115 | General Chemistry I: Essential Concepts of Chemistry (Major Science and Math Foundation) | 5 |
| MATH 198 | Prelude to Calculus II (Prerequiste for MATH 226) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| MATH 226 | Calculus I (Major Science and Math Foundation, B4) 3,4 | 4 |
| Science and Math Foundation Elective 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Select One: | 3-4 | |
| Calculus II (if selecting PHYS 220/PHYS 222) | ||
| Select One Set of Courses (Major Science and Math Foundation): | 4 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory (B1, B3) |
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| General Physics with Calculus I and General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory (B1, B3) |
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| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 13-14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| ERTH 400 | Earth Systems I (Major Earth Sciences Foundation) | 3 |
| Earth Sciences Elective (19 units) - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| ERTH 205 | Techniques in Earth Sciences (Major Earth Sciences Foundation) | 2 |
| ERTH 500 | Earth Systems II (Major Earth Sciences Foundation) | 3 |
| Earth Sciences Elective (19 units) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective 7 | 4 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| ERTH 600GW | Earth's Climate History - GWAR | 3 |
| Earth Sciences Elective (19 units) - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Culminating Experience): | 4 | |
| Geoscience Partners in K-12 Education | ||
| Earth Sciences Capstone Presentation and Senior Project |
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| Earth Sciences Elective (19 units) - Take One 6 | 4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 7 | 9 | |
| Units | 17 | |
| Total Units | 120-121 | |
| 1 | ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses. |
| 2 | To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) and Ethnic Studies requirements within your GE or major. |
| 3 | Depending on courses completed through Early Start, students in Pathway/Category III or IV may be required to enroll in a support course to complement their Quantitative Reasoning/B4 requirement. There are multiple course options for this pathway. Before enrolling in a B4 course, students should verify their MATH Pathway/Category in their Student Center. Information regarding the courses that correspond with your MATH Pathway/Category can be found on the Developmental Studies Office Website. |
| 4 | or ERTH 505 |
| 5 | Chemistry, physics, or mathematics elective (may not be a course designed primarily to satisfy a General Education requirement.) |
| 6 | Earth Sciences Electives (19 Units)
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| 7 | Complementary Studies Students in all Bachelor of Arts programs at SF State must complete at least 12 units of Complementary Studies, comprising coursework with a prefix outside of the primary prefix for the major. For the B.A. program in Earth Sciences, that prefix is ERTH. Students who complete the Earth Sciences BA program will have met the Complementary Studies requirement automatically by completing the mathematics, physics, and chemistry coursework required for the degree. Transfer students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill Complementary Studies requirements for their major only if these courses are included in the minimum units required for the major. |