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The Associate Degree for Transfer in Geography is intended to satisfy the lower division requirements for a bachelor's in computer science at a CSU by developing an in-depth awareness and understanding of Earth’s natural environment and processes, culture,
politics and economics for the globalized world in which we live.

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Overview

Completion of the Associate in Arts for Transfer in Geography degree guarantees admission for students to transfer to a CSU with junior standing. This degree allows students to complete various lower division courses in preparation for obtaining a baccalaureate degree in geography studies at a California State University. Students may choose to fulfill the CSUGE or IGETC general education patterns. Learn more about general education patterns

  • With CSUGE Requirements: MAA758
  • With IGETC Requirements: MAA759

California Community Colleges offer associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. These may include Associate in Arts (AA-T) or Associate in Science (AS-T) degrees. These degrees are designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. California Community College students who are awarded an AA-T or AS-T degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to their community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses.

Students who have been awarded an AA-T or AS-T are able to complete their remaining requirements for the 120-unit baccalaureate degree within 60 semester or 90 quarter units. To view the most current list of Moreno Valley College Associate Degrees for Transfer and to find out which CSU campuses accept each degree, visit I Can Go to College. Students are encouraged to meet with a MVC counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  •  Identify and understand critical environmental, cultural, and social challenges of the past, present and future, at a variety of scales and use that knowledge to navigate life and career.
  • Utilize resources, field equipment, spatial technology, and map data to research and identify various ways of understanding geographic patterns, challenges, problems and solutions.
  • Analyze culture, society and the natural environment from a geographic perspective, with emphasis placed on regional patterns and the geographic theme of location.

Total Units Required: 19-20

Core Courses (7 Units)

Course Number Course Name Units
GEG 1/1H Physical Geography / Honors 3
GEG 1L Physical Geography Laboratory 1

GEG 2
or
GEG 3

Human Geography
or
World Regional Geography
3

List A

Choose 6 to 7 units from list A.

Course Number Course Name Units
GEG 4 Geography of California 3
GEG 7 Map Interpretation and Analysis 3
GEG 8 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems with Lab  3
GEG 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D Field Studies in Geography 1

List B

Choose 6 units from list B or any courses not used above.

Course Number Course Name Units
ANT 2/2H Cultural Anthropology / Honors 3
GEG 2 Human Geography 3
GEG 3 World Regional Geography 3

Not all courses may be available in every term. Plan out your classes according to when they are offered.

Course Summer Fall Winter Spring
GEG 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes
GEG 1L Yes Yes Yes Yes
GEG 2   Yes    
GEG 3   Yes    
GEG 4       Yes
GEG 7   Yes    
GEG 8   Yes    
GEG 30A       Yes
GEG 30B       Yes

Suggested Schedule by Term

Major and transfer course credit areas

Ensure you know how recommended classes satisfy your graduation and transfer goals.

  • Major
  • RCCD GE
  • CSUGE
  • IGETC

This program can be completed in 2 years, or 4 semesters (fall/spring). Students can decrease their semester course load by taking some required classes during the winter and summer terms instead. Some courses are only offered in the spring or fall terms.

Program completion within this time frame is dependent math placement, the number of units enrolled per term, and course availability. Full-time students are recommended to take 12-15 units per term. Meet with a counselor to develop your Student Educational Plan (SEP), determine the appropriate general education pattern and work/life/school balance.

Course Information
Course Credit Area
GEG 1/1H – Physical Geography / Honors
3 units
  • M
  • B1
  • 5A
GEG 1L – Physical Geography Laboratory
1 unit
  • M
  • B3
  • 5C
ENG 1A/1AH – English Composition/Honors
4 units
  • A2
  • 1A

Choose one:

  • COM 1/1H – Public Speaking/Honors
  • COM 2 – Persuasion in Rhetorical Perspective
  • COM 6 – Dynamics of Small Group Communication
  • COM 9/9H – Interpersonal Communication/Honors
3 units. Optional elective for UC transfer, requirement for CSU general education and transfer.
  • A1
  • 1C
AHS 6/6H – Art Appreciation/Honors
3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • C1
  • 3A

Student Tasks

Course Information
Course Credit Area

Choose one:

  • GEG 2 – Human Geography 
  • GEG 3 – World Regional Geography
3 units
  • M
  • D
  • 4
ENG 1B/1BH – Critical Thinking and Writing/Honors
4 units
  • A3
  • 1B

MAT 12/12H – Statistics/Honors

4 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • B4
  • 2

PHI 12 – Intro. to Ethics: Contemporary Moral Issues

3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • C2
  • 3B

Student Tasks

Course Information
Course Credit Area

Choose one:

  • GEG 4 – Geography of California
  • GEG 7 – Map Interpretation and Analysis
  • GEG 8 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems with Lab
3 units. GEG 4 also fulfills IGETC Area 4 and CSUGE Area D.
  • M

GEG 30A – Field Studies in Geography

1 unit
  • M

ANT 1/1H – Physical Anthropology

3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • B2
  • 5B

Choose one:

  • MUS 19/19H – Music Appreciation/Honors
  • Any Arts or Humanities course from IGETC 3A/3B or CSUGE C1/C2
3 units
  • C
  • 3

Choose one:

  • ETS 14 – African American History I
  • ETS 15 – African American History II
  • ETS 21 – Latinx Politics
  • ETS 23 – Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in Americ
3 units. Optional elective for UC transfer, requirement for CSU graduation (fulfills Ethnic Studies requirement).
  • F

PSY 9 – Developmental Psychology

3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • E
  • 4

Student Tasks

Course Information
Course Credit Area

Choose one:

  • GEG 4 – Geography of California
  • GEG 7 – Map Interpretation and Analysis
  • GEG 8 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems with Lab
3 units. Choose a course not taken in semester 3.
  • M
GEG 30B – Field Studies in Geography
1 unit
  • M
  • 5A
GEG 2 or 3 – Human Geography or World Regional Geography
3 units
  • M
ANT 2/2H – Cultural Anthropology/Honors
3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • D
  • 4
POL 1/1H – American Politics/Honors
3 units. Also fulfills CSU graduation requirement in US government.
  • D
  • 4

Any 3 unit course that fulfills IGETC or CSUGE requirements

3 units. Units this course to get a head start on UC or CSU graduation requirements or fill in missing transfer electives.

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