Program Information:
This suggested listing of courses fulfills the AS degree requirements and prepares students for transfer to four-year schools to pursue bachelor’s degrees in geology, earth science, and other closely related majors.
- This program is appropriate for those students interested in further study of Geology or Earth Sciences at a four-year institution.
- Students pursuing a B.S. degree in this discipline should find this program will transfer for the first two years to most colleges and universities.
- Since program requirements vary among the four-year schools, the courses listed are only suggested guidelines. Students are strongly encouraged to explore the specific program requirements of the four-year schools they are considering for their transfer, as they make their course selections for their first two years of study at LLCC. Additionally, LLCC advisors, faculty members, and deans are also sources of helpful advice.
For Program Information Contact:
Department of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at 217-786-4987 or 217-786-4990 or see a Student Success Coach.
Course Requirements:
Required General Education Courses
Please see your Student Success Coach for course planning.
Recommended General Education Courses
| BIO 101 | General Biology | 4 |
| CHE 101 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| GEG 102 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEO 101 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| MAT 131 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MAT 141 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| Fine Arts Selection | 3 |
| Humanities Selection | 3 |
| Social Science Selection | 3 |
| Social Science Selection | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
A minimum of ten (10) credits must be earned in both the life and physical science areas; must be selected from the list of General Education Core Curriculum courses and must include one laboratory course.
Social science credits must be earned in at least two areas; see catalog or advisor for options.
Recommended Program Courses
| GEO 102 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| GEG 105 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
Recommended Program Support Courses
GEG 105, PHY 201: IMPORTANT NOTE – If you intend to complete the first half of a sequenced science offering (such as CHE 201/CHE 202 or PHY 101/PHY 102) at LLCC, and the second half at your transfer school, you run the risk of having to repeat the course at your transfer school, if the content split in the sequence at LLCC varies enough from the content split at the transfer school. Therefore, it might be in your best interest to finish out the sequence or not start the sequence before transferring.
Total Credit Hours: 60