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Geography for Transfer

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The Associate Degree for Transfer in Geography is intended to satisfy the lower division requirements for a bachelor's in geographic 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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The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Geography program allows students to complete lower division courses in preparation to pursue a bachelor's.

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Choose the courses that fulfill your transfer and educational goals. Suggested courses may vary to fulfill general education (GE) pattern requirements.

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Moreno Valley College offers associate degrees for transfer, guaranteeing admission as a junior to a local CSU with an aligned bachelor degree program.

Overview

This is a 19 to 20 unit program of study, not counting general education transfer requirements. Students may choose to fulfill the CSUGE or IGETC general education pattern requirements depending on where they plan to transfer to.

About Program Maps College Catalog

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 upon 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 figure out how to maintain a work/life/school balance.

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.

Core Courses (7 Units)

Total Units Required: 19-20

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

6-7

List B

6

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

Associate Degree Program Map

Program maps provide suggested courses to take term-by-term based on your desired degree or certificate award. Academic counselors can customize your educational plans to meet your transfer and career goals.
Course Information
Course Credit Area
GEG 1/1H – Physical Geography / Honors
3 units
  • Major
  • CSUGE B1
  • IGETC 5A
GEG 1L – Physical Geography Laboratory
1 unit
  • Major
  • CSUGE B3
  • IGETC 5C
ENG 1A/1AH – English Composition/Honors
4 units
  • CSUGE A2
  • IGETC 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
  • CSUGE A1
  • IGETC 1C
AHS 6/6H – Art Appreciation/Honors
3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • CSUGE C1
  • IGETC 3A

Student Tasks

Course Information
Course Credit Area

Choose one:

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

MAT 12/12H – Statistics/Honors

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

PHI 12 – Intro. to Ethics: Contemporary Moral Issues

3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • CSUGE C2
  • IGETC 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.
  • Major

GEG 30A – Field Studies in Geography

1 unit
  • Major

ANT 1/1H – Physical Anthropology

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

Choose one:

  • MUS 19/19H – Music Appreciation/Honors
  • Any Arts or Humanities course from IGETC 3A/3B or CSUGE C1/C2
3 units
  • CSUGE C
  • IGETC 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
  • CSUGE F
  • IGETC 7

PSY 9 – Developmental Psychology

3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • CSUGE E
  • IGETC 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.
  • Major
GEG 30B – Field Studies in Geography
1 unit
  • Major
  • IGETC 5A
GEG 2 or 3 – Human Geography or World Regional Geography
3 units
  • Major
ANT 2/2H – Cultural Anthropology/Honors
3 units. May be substituted with another class fulfilling the same requirements.
  • CSUGE D
  • IGETC 4
POL 1/1H – American Politics/Honors
3 units. Also fulfills CSU graduation requirement in US government.
  • CSUGE D
  • IGETC 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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