GEOL 120 - Introduction to Oceanography

Units: 3 ; G.E./G.R. Area: B1; Sustainability
Origin of ocean basins, nature of the sea floor, physical/chemical characteristics of sea water, formation of water waves, ocean currents, marine life, relationships between humans and the sea.

Credit Restrictions: Not for Environmental Sciences major credit; not for Geology major or minor credit
Equivalent Quarter Course: GEOL 1201.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
G.E./G.R. Area Satisfied: B1 - Lower Division Physical Science, Overlay - Sustainability
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring