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
    2. MAC 2312 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2*
      MAC 2312
    3. *MAC 2312 is not an official prerequisite, but it is required for the degree.
    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
      3. Atmospheric Sciences majors are strongly recommended to complete the Physics with Calculus sequence.
    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 (lab not offered, complete at FIU after transfer).
      ESC 1000
    2. OR
    3. GLY 2030C Environmental Geology
      GLY 1010 + GLY 1010L
    4. Geological Sciences majors are strongly recommended to complete GLY 2030C.
  8. ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES MAJOR
    1. MAC 2313 Calculus with Analytic Geometry 3
      MAC 2313
    2. MAP 2302 Differential Equations
      MAP 2302
  10. ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR GEOINFORMATICS MAJOR
    1. STA 2023 Statistics
      STA 2023
  12. 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)