Physical Geology Laboratory 1.0 UNITS

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Prerequisite: Courses taught at the level of Introduction to College Composition with a grade of "C" or higher or "Pass" or equivalent or appropriate placement based on the college’s multiple measures process with eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E AND courses taught at the level of Elementary Algebra with a grade of "C" or higher or "Pass" or equivalent or appropriate placement based on the college’s multiple measures. This course is intended to be the laboratory component to the Physical Geology Lecture course, GEOL 102 . Activities include rock and mineral identification, using topographic maps to interpret landform features, analyzing mass wasting events, interpreting seismogram records, and determining the relative age of geologic events. Field trips may replace some lab meeting days/times. This course is not open to students with credit or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 101 .