# Geography for Transfer (Associate in Arts Degree)

MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Geography

Source: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/geography/

Students completing this associate degree will have completed lower-division major preparation requirements for a geography degree, an emphasis or option within a geography degree, or a degree considered similar to geography at a participating California State University (CSU) campus.

Following transfer to a participating CSU campus, students will be required to complete no more than 60 units to obtain a bachelor’s degree; however, some CSU campuses may require additional lower-division major preparation.

This degree may not be appropriate preparation for students transferring to a CSU campus not accepting this degree or to a university or college that is not part of the CSU system. Students should consult with a MiraCosta counselor for further information regarding the most efficient pathway to transfer as a geography major and to determine which CSU campuses are participating in this program.

##### Graduation Requirements

-   Complete 60 semester CSU-transferable units.
-   Complete all courses in the major with a “C” or "P" or better.
-   Complete the Cal-GETC general education pattern. 
-   Obtain a minimum CSU transferable grade point average of 2.0.
-   Complete a minimum of 12 semester units in residence at MiraCosta College.

##### Program Student Learning Outcome

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to employ spatial reasoning to ascertain, analyze, and compare spatial patterns.

**Course Requirements**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required courses:** | |  |
| ↳ GEOG 101 & GEOG 101L | Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geographyand Earth's Dynamic Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography Lab * | 4 |
| GEOG 102 | People, Place, and Time: Introduction to Human Geography * | 3 |
| **List A: Two courses (7 units).** | | 7 |
| GEOG 104 | World Geography * |  |
| GEOG 155 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Techniques with Lab |  |
| **List B: Select two courses (6-8 units).** | | 6-8 |
| GEOG 108 | Environmental Sustainability and Society * |  |
| BTEC 180 | Biostatistics * |  |
| or BUS 204 | Business Statistics |  |
| or PSYC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science |  |
| or PSYC 104H | Statistics for Behavioral Science (Honors) |  |
| or SOCI 125 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology |  |
| or STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics |  |
| or STAT C1000E | Introduction to Statistics (Embedded Support) |  |
| or STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics (Honors) |  |
| **Total Units** | | **20-22** |

*. Course satisfies a general education requirement on the Cal-GETC general education (GE) pattern. To ensure this degree is completed with no more than 60 units, students should select courses that will also satisfy a GE requirement. Note: All of the statistics courses listed are GE courses.