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Area 5A: Physical Science

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  • General Education
  • 3 units

Choose a course from Area 5A. At least one course in Area 5A or Area 5B must be a laboratory course. 3 semester units or 4 quarter units. Cal-GETC

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ASTR 0002Introduction to Planetary SystemsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0005Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and the UniverseGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0007Life in the UniverseGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0010Elementary AstronomyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ASTR 0025Frontiers in AstronomyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
CHEM 0001AGeneral Chemistry IGeneral Education- n/a
5 units162 hours
CHEM 0001BGeneral Chemistry IIGeneral Education- n/a
5 units162 hours
CHEM 0002AIntroduction to Chemistry IGeneral Education- n/a
5 units126 hours
CHEM 0002BIntroduction to Chemistry IIGeneral Education- n/a
5 units126 hours
CHEM 0003AGeneral Chemistry I - Part 1General Education- n/a
3 units90 hours
CHEM 0003BGeneral Chemistry I - Part 2General Education- n/a
3 units90 hours
CHEM 0140Survey of Chemistry and PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
ESCI 0001Physical GeologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESCI 0002California GeologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESCI 0003Historical GeologyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESCI 0007Energy, Environment, and ClimateGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESCI 0010Introduction to Earth ScienceGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESCI 0015Introduction to OceanographyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESCI 0050Geology National Parks and MonumentsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units
ESS 0001Introduction to Environmental Sciences and SustainabilityGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESS 0007Energy, Environment and ClimateGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
ESS 0008California WaterGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
GEOG 0001Physical GeographyGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
GEOG 0004Weather and ClimateGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0010Basic Concepts in PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0105General Physics IGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
PHYS 0110General Physics IIGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
PHYS 0140Survey of Chemistry and PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
4 units108 hours
PHYS 0205Principles of Physics - MechanicsGeneral Education- n/a
4 units72 hours
PHYS 0210Principles of Physics: Electricity and MagnetismGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours
PHYS 0215Principles of Physics: Heat, Waves and Modern PhysicsGeneral Education- n/a
3 units54 hours

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