Campus
Cayuga County
197 Franklin Street Auburn, NY 13021-3099
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Active
General Education
The following is fulfilled by this course:
- Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
SUNY Transfer Paths
Cayuga County has listed this a core course in the following categories:
The core course can be applied to following SUNY Transfer Paths:
GEOL 111
Historical Geology
Recommended background: GEOL 101 or high school earth science. General survey of the basic principles of historical geology, focusing on the sequence of events and geologic forces influencing the formation of the earth and the evolution of life forms. Topics include plate tectonics, sedimentation, stratigraphy, evolution, and paleontology. Laboratory exercises focus on evolution, regional and local strata, stratigraphy, geologic maps, fossil identification and collection.