This degree provides students with the foundation from which to understand the impact of scientific issues on contemporary society. Depending on the student's focus, this major offers transfer possibilities in the social sciences, including Economics, Sociology, and Social/Behavioral Sciences, and in more specialized interdisciplinary majors duch as Environmental Economics and Policy, Environmental Analysis and Design, Social Ecology, Community and Regional Development, and Development Studies. Students should work with a counselor to identify the apporpriate mathematics classes and any additional supporting classes for transfer to a particular program and university. Note: most courses listed in this major can also be used to meet the requirements for the California University General Education or IGETC.
Complete General Education and other requirements listed for the Associate degree and
Major requirements: 19 units
A grade of "C" or higher is required for each course that applied to the major.
At least 3 units of courses that link science with society, to be selected from:
| HUM 125 | Technology/Contemporary Society/Human Values | 3.0 units |
| MATH 147 | Mathematics and Global Studies | 4.0 units |
| PHIL 244 | Contemporary Social and Moral Issues | 3.0 units |
At least 7 units of courses in the sciences to be selected fromn the following options:
| BIOL 100 | Introduction to Life Sciences | 3.0 units |
| BIOL 102 | Environmental Conservation | 3.0 units |
| BIOL 110 | General Principles of Biology | 4.0 units |
| BIOL 145 | Plants, People, and Environment | 3.0 units |
| BIOL 184 | Wildlife Biology | 3.0 units |
| BIOL 195 | Biology Field Laboratory | 1.0 unit |
| GEOG 100 | Physical Geography | 3.0 units |
| GEOL 100 | Survey of Geology | 3.0 units |
| GEOL 101 | Geology Laboratory | 1.0 unit |
| METE 100 | Elementary Meteorology | 3.0 units |
| METE 101 | Meteorology Laboratory | 1.0 unit |
| OCEN 100 | Oceanography | 3.0 units |
| OCEN 101 | Oceanography Laboratory / Field Study | 1.0 unit |
At least 9 units of courses in the social sciences to be selected from the following options:
| ANTH 110 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 units |
| ANTH 180 | Magic, Science, and Religion | 3.0 units |
| ECON 100 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 units |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 units |
| GEOG 110 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 units |
| GEOG 150 | World Regional Geography | 3.0 units |
| PLSC 215 | Contemporary Issues in American Politics | 3.0 units |
| PSYC 100 | General Psychology | 3.0 units |
| PSYC 220 | Introduction to Psychobiology | 3.0 units |
| SOCI 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 units |
| SOCI 105 | Social Problems | 3.0 units |
| SOCI 200 | Urban Sociology | 3.0 units |
