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General Education

The following is fulfilled by this course:

  • Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
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Additional Information
Status: Active
SUNY ID: 171200
Full Title: HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
Level: Lower Division (UG)
CIP: 1313 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject A

GES 102 | HISTOR GEOLOGY

3 credits

Introduction to principles and methods of delineating Earth history from the rock record first locally then through correlation and dating techniques worldwide. The role of plate tectonics in changing continental configurations. Survey of the history of the Earth and from the fossil record its life forms through geologic time. Offered every year