GEOSCIENCES

2022-2023 Palm Beach State College Transfer Guide
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Degree

Bachelor of Science in Geoscience
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

PBSC Course

FIU Course

    1. GLY 1000 + GLY 1000L Descriptive Geology
      GLY 1010 + Lab
    2. OR
    3. ESC 1000 Earth Science*
      ESC 1000 + Lab
    1. CHM 1045 + CHM 1045L General Chemistry 1 + Lab
      CHM 1045 + Lab
    1. CHM 1046 + CHM 1046L General Chemistry 2 + Lab
      CHM 1046 + Lab
    1. MAC 2311 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 1
      MAC 2311
      1. PHY 2048 + PHY 2048L General Physics with Calculus 1 + Lab
        PHY 2048 + Lab
      2. AND
      3. PHY 2049 + PHY 2049L General Physics with Calculus 2 + Lab
        PHY 2049 + Lab
    2. OR
      1. PHY 2053 + PHY 2048L General Physics w/o Calculus 1 + Lab
        PHY 2053 + Lab
      2. AND
      3. PHY 2054 + PHY 2049L General Physics w/o Calculus 2 + Lab
        PHY 2054 + Lab
  6. *ESC 1000 lab is not offered at PBSC. Students must enroll in lab at FIU after transfer.
  7. ADDITIONAL LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENT
    1. MAC 2312 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 2
      MAC 2312
  9. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES MAJOR ONLY
    1. MAC 2313 Calculus with Analytical Geometry 3
      MAC 2313
    1. MAP 2302 Differential Equations
      MAP 2302
  12. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES MAJOR ONLY
    1. *BSC 1011 + BSC 1011L Principles of Biology 2 + Lab
      BSC 2011 + Lab
  14. *BSC 1010 is a prerequisite for this course at PBSC.