GEOSCIENCES

2024-2025 Palm Beach State College Transfer Guide
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Degree

Bachelor of Science in Geoscience
Course Catalog

Majors: Atmospheric Sciences, Geoinformatics, and Geological Sciences

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

PBSC Course

FIU Course

    1. MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1
      MAC 2311
      1. CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L General Chemistry 1 + Lab
        CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L
      2. CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L General Chemistry 2 + Lab
        CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L
      1. PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L General Physics with Calculus 1 + Lab
        PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L
      2. PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L General Physics with Calculus 2 + Lab
        PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L
    2. OR
      1. PHY 2053 + PHY 2048L General Physics 1 + Lab (without Calculus)
        PHY 2053 + PHY 2048L
      2. PHY 2054 + PHY 2049L General Physics 2 + Lab (without Calculus)
        PHY 2054 + PHY 2049L
      1. ESC 1000 Earth Science*
        ESC 1000
      2. *Lab not offered at PBSC, complete at FIU after transfer.
      3. OR
      4. GLY 2030C Environmental Geology
        GLY 1010 + GLY 1010L
  7. ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES MAJOR
    1. MAC 2313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 3
      MAC 2313
    2. MAP 2302 Differential Equations
      MAP 2302
  9. ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR GEOINFORMATICS MAJOR
    1. STA 2023 Statistics
      STA 2023
  11. ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES MAJOR
    1. BSC 1011 + BSC 1011L Principles of Biology 2 + Lab
      BSC 2011 + BSC 2011L
    2. OR
    3. GLY 1101 + GLY 1101L History of Life (complete at FIU)
  13. ADDITIONAL LOWER DIVISION COURSES
    1. MAC 2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2
      MAC 2312