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GEL 101: Introductory Physical Geology
    5 credits, fulfills lab science requirement for AA degree, usually 4 days per week
    Earth as a planet, plate tectonics, earthquakes, minerals, rocks, glaciers, rivers, beaches, landslides
    Optional field trips to giant earthquake faults, landslides, rivers, etc.
    No pre-reqs except MAT 081 (qualification for MAT 084)

GEO-PHYS:  GEL 101 with PHY 100
    10 credits, fulfills lab science requirement for AA and 2 science prefixes
    fulfills 10 credits of Integrated Studies required for graduation
   Geology used to illustrate Physics, Physics used to understand Geology
    No pre-reqs except MAT 081 (qualification for MAT 084)

GEL 105:  Introductory Field Geology
    5 credits, fulfills lab science requirement for AA degree, usually 2 weeks (compressed format)
    No pre-reqs except MAT 081 (qualification for MAT 084)
    emphasis on field exercises; active learning, hands-on approach

    three versions of this course:
       GEL 105A:  Introductory Field Geology of Washington
            no overnights, day trips from Seattle
       GEL 105B:  Introductory Field Geology of the North Cascades
            stay two 3-day weekends at cabins in Mountain Loop area
        GEL 105C:  Introductory Field Geology of Hawaii
            14 days on the Big Island in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

GEL 115:  Geology Field Day (same course as SCI 115)
    1 credit, counts as lab science course, 5 hours of lecture and 1 all day field trip
    No pre-reqs except MAT 081 (qualification for MAT 084)
    extra transportation fee required (variable fee, depending upon trip)
    many different versions of this course:
       Landslides of Seattle
       The Great Seattle Fault and Earthquakes
       Columbia River Lavas and Fossil Forest
       Ancient Glaciers of Puget Sound
       The Raging River

GEL 118:  Volcano Field Day (same course as SCI 118)
    1 credit, counts as lab science course, 5 hours of lecture and 1 all day field trip
    No pre-reqs except MAT 081 (qualification for MAT 084)
    extra transportation fee required (variable fee, depending upon trip)
    many different versions of this course:
       Mt. Rainier: Southern Exposures
       Mt. St. Helens: The Teardrop Explodes
       Glacier Peak:  Silent But Deadly

GEL 208:  Geology of the Pacific Northwest
    5 credits, lab science course, 4 hours of lecture plus 2 all day field trips (minimum)
    Pre-requisite:  GEL 101.  I don't waive this pre-requisite, unless you've taken a similar course.
    No laboratories in this course, all day field trips instead.  Field trip dates are arranged.
    Topics include:
        plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers past and present, Olympic Mountains,
        rocks of the Puget Lowland, Columbia River Plateau lavas and fossils, North Cascades,
        San Juan Islands, Okanagon Country, and the Inland Empire.  plus adjacent areas.
    Field trips include:
        Seattle Fault, Glacier Peak volcano, Columbia River at Vantage, Lopez Island in the San Juans,
        North Cascades along the Mountain Loop Highway, and others.

6 Billion People and Counting:   Environment and College Level Math
    A co-ordinated studies course, combining ENV 150 or GEL 102 and MAT 107
    10 credits, satisfies Q and IS requirements for the AA degree.
    ENV can be used different ways for the AA degree (science, humanities)
    Pre-requisite:  2.0 or better in MAT 098

    This course is fully integrated, using mathematics to understand and solve environmental problems.
    Finish your AA degree with the first integrated course at SCCC to apply mathematics to the real world!

    Practical, problem-oriented mathematics: a great course for science majors too.
    Weekly group work projects; weekly quizzes (no examinations!); weekly math homework sets.
    Two one-day field trips to rivers and forests to gather your own environmental data

    Math topics include:
        graphing, linear exponential and power functions, difference equations, statistics
    Environmental topics include:
        Ecosystems, population, water pollution and resources, toxic waste, air pollution, energy, etc.  

Environmental Science 150:  Environmental Issues and Problems
    5 credits, lecture (no laboratory), no pre-requisites.  meets only 4 days per week (MTWTh), Fridays off!
    includes 1 mandatory all-day field trip (usually a Saturday or Sunday)
    can be used as either a Humanities/Social Science course or a Natural Science course!
    also counts as a Global Studies course!

    Topics include: Ecosystems, population, water pollution and resources, toxic waste, air pollution, energy, etc.

Science 100:  Introduction to Science
    5 credits, lecture (no laboratory), no pre-requisites (I eliminated the  MAT 081  requirement).
    meets only 4 days per week (MTWTh), Fridays off!
    includes 1 mandatory all-day field trip (usually a Saturday or Sunday)-a cruise on Puget Sound
     2 weeks each on 5 topics:  physics, chemistry, biology, geology, oceanography
    designed for students who need help/refresher before taking science classes     

    SCI 115:  see GEL 115

    SCI 118:  see GEL 118
 

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