EARTH SCIENCES

2024-2025 Miami Dade College Transfer Guide
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College of Arts, Sciences & Education

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Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Earth Sciences

Course Catalog

Admission Requirements

  • Complete Associate in Arts (AA) degree
  • Complete all prerequisites with grade of C or higher
  • Cumulative Transfer GPA: 2.0 or higher

Special Notes

PREREQUISITES

MDC Course

FIU Course

      1. MAC 1114 Trigonometry
        MAC 1114
      2. OR
      3. MAC 1147 Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry
        MAC 1147
        1. MAC 2311 Calculus and Analytical Geometry 1
          MAC 2311
        2. OR
        3. STA 2023 Statistical Methods
          STA 2023
          1. CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis 1 + Lab
            CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L
          2. CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis 2 + Lab
            CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L
            1. PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus 1 + Lab
              PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L
            2. PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus 2 + Lab
              PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L
          2. OR
            1. PHY 2053 + PHY 2053L Physics (without Calculus) 1 + Lab
              PHY 2053 + PHY 2048L
            2. PHY 2054 + PHY 2054L Physics (without Calculus) 2 + Lab
              PHY 2054 + PHY 2049L
              1. ESC 1000 General Education Earth Science*
                ESC 1000
              2. *Lab not offered at MDC, complete at FIU after transfer.
              3. OR
              4. GLY 1010 + GLY 1010L Physical Geology + Lab
                GLY 1010 + GLY 1010L
          2. ADDITIONAL LOWER DIVISION COURSES
            1. BSC 2011 + BSC 2011L Principles of Biology 2 + Lab
              BSC 2011 + BSC 2011L