Major Guide for Transfer Advising
Available Concentrations: Environmental and Engineering Geology; Life, Ocean, and Climate; Solid Earth and Tectonics; General Geology
Transfer Pathways for this Major
View the B.S. Geology Transfer Advising Guide, which shows the courses to take at your community college for the best 2-year plus 2-year pathway to your major at JMU.
If you are earning a transferable associate degree from VCCS or Richard Bland other than the degree listed in the transfer guide above, your time to graduation may or may not be impacted. You will still qualify for the general education waiver at JMU. In addition, you may want to consider following the guidance for equivalent courses in this major.
- Not sure if the degree you're pursing is transferable? Learn about transferable degrees
- JMU Next Transfer Advisors are available to assist you in selecting courses and planning to transfer to JMU.
You should choose courses at your current school that satisfy specific general education AND major requirements at JMU. In addition, to be considered a competitive student for admission, you should have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and successfully completed college course work in these core subject areas: English, mathematics, social science and lab science.
- View VCCS & RBC courses that satisfy JMU General Education requirements
- Learn more about the transfer admission process
Equivalent Courses for this Major:
The following courses can help toward your major at JMU. The list below shows all possible courses offered that fulfill requirements towards this major. Not all courses may be offered at your community college, and you are not required to complete these courses in order to transfer. We recommend meeting with a JMU Next Transfer Advisor as you schedule courses at your community college.
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VCCS |
RBC |
JMU Course Equivalent |
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GOL 105 or GOL 110 |
None |
GEOL 110/L, Physical Geology or GEOL 115/L, Earth Systems and Climate Change |
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MTH 263 |
MATH 251 |
MATH 235, Calculus I |
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MTH 155 or 245 or 264 |
MATH 217 or 252 |
MATH 220, Elementary Statistics or MATH 236, Calculus II |
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CHM 111 and 112 |
CHEM 101/L and 102/L |
CHEM 131/L and 132/L, General Chemistry I and II |
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PHY 201 and 202 or PHY 241 and 242 |
PHYS 101 and 102 or PHYS 201 and 202 |
PHYS 140/L and 150/L, College Physics I and II or PHYS 240/L and 250/L, University Physics I and II |
Additional Notes:
- The ideal pathway from VCCS to this major is the A.S. in Environmental Science (consult the B.S. Geology Transfer Advising Guide). If your community college doesn't offer an A.S. in Environmental Science, you may complete the A.S. Science with the appropriate math and science courses listed on the B.S. Geology Transfer Advising Guide.
- Not sure if the degree you're pursing is transferable? Learn about transferable degrees
- JMU Next Transfer Advisors are available to assist you in select courses and planning to transfer to JMU.
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