ntroduction to earth materials (minerals, rocks, soils), earth's interior structure, and internal and external geological processes that shape the earth's surface. Topics include weathering and erosion, deformation and earth structures, plate tectonics, ground and surface water, glaciers, wind and deserts, and volcanic-plutonic processes.
Laboratory introduction to topographic and geologic maps, and earth materials (minerals, rocks, fossils). Exercises emphasize interpretation of geological processes, history, and structure.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Physical Geology is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.