GEOSCIENCES

2022-2023 Miami Dade College Transfer Guide
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Degree

Bachelor of Science in Geosciences
Majors: Geological Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences 

 

Course Catalog

Advising Information

https://earthenvironment.fiu.edu/advisors/

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of Associate in Arts (AA) degree
  • Cumulative Transfer GPA: 2.0 
  • All prerequisites completed with a grade of C or better

Special Notes

PREREQUISITES

MDC Course

FIU Course

    1. GLY 1010 + GLY1010L Physical Geology
      GLY 1010 + Lab
    2. OR
    3. ESC 1000* General Education Earth Science
      ESC 1000 + Lab
    1. CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L General Chem & Qual. Analysis 1 + Lab
      CHM 1045 + Lab
    1. CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L General Chem & Qual. Analysis 2 + Lab
      CHM 1046 + Lab
    1. MAC 2311 Calculus & Analytical Geometry 1
      MAC 2311
      1. PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus 1 + Lab
        PHY 2048 + Lab
      2. AND
      3. PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus 2 + Lab
        PHY 2049 + Lab
    2. OR
      1. PHY 2053 + PHY 2053L Physics (w/out Calculus) 1 + Lab
        PHY 2053 + Lab
      2. AND
      3. PHY 2054 + PHY 2054L Physics (w/out Calculus) 2 + Lab
        PHY 2054 + Lab
  6. *Lab not offered at MDC. Students must enroll in lab at FIU after transfer.
  7. ADDITIONAL LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENT
    1. MAC 2312 Calculus & Analytical Geometry 2
      MAC 2312
  9. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES MAJOR ONLY
    1. GLY 1100 + GLY 1100L Historical Geology + Lab
      GLY 1101 + Lab
    2. OR
    3. **BSC 2011 + BSC 2011 L Principles of Biology 2 + Lab
      BSC 2011 + Lab
  11. **BSC 2010 is a prerequisite for this course at MDC.
  12. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES MAJOR ONLY
    1. MAC 2313 Calculus and Analytical Geometry 3
      MAC 2313
    1. MAP 2302 Introduction to Differential Equations
      MAP 2302