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GEOL 211A: Physical Geology Review
This is a laboratory-only course for students who wish to enter the Geology major or minor, or take upper division Geology courses, and have had a general introduction to geology. It is recommended that a general geology course have been taken within the past year. Emphasis on rock and mineral identification, geologic structures, map interpretation. Successful completion of both GEOL 101 and GEOL 211A or SCED 202 and GEOL 211A may substitute for GEOL 211 in all Geology Department requirements. Geology 211A may not be used to fulfill general education requirements.
Offered in 22 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2021 to Spring 2027).
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Prerequisites
(MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65) and (GEOL 101 (minimum grade B-) or HNRS 158 or HNRS 212 or SCED 202 (minimum grade B-))
Prerequisite tree
Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.
- MATH 114 Precalculus I
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
- MATH 115 Precalculus II
requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70 - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80 - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3) - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 - GEOL 101 Introduction to Geology
requires MATH 107 or MATH 108 or MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Statistics AP Exam, score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30- MATH 107 Mathematical Reasoning and Its Applications
requires MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or MATH 112 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 145 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 25 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 - MATH 108 Math Applications & Reasoning
requires MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or MATH 112 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 145 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 25 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 107 Mathematical Reasoning and Its Applications
- HNRS 212 Colloquium in Geology
requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149- MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
- MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
- SCED 202 Matter and Energy in Earth Systems
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
Required by (33)
ENVS 392, ESCI 392, ESCI 393, GEOL 212, GEOL 213, GEOL 303, GEOL 306, GEOL 308, GEOL 309, GEOL 310, GEOL 311, GEOL 314, GEOL 315, GEOL 318, GEOL 340, GEOL 352, GEOL 397H, GEOL 401A, GEOL 414, GEOL 431, GEOL 433, GEOL 445, GEOL 465, GEOL 472, GEOL 473, GEOL 497Y, GEOL 531, GEOL 533, GEOL 545, GEOL 565, GEOL 597Y, MACS 418, MACS 497C
What it leads to
Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.
- ENVS 392 Introduction to Climate Change
- ESCI 361 Water Quality (continues on its page)
- ESCI 392 Introduction to Climate Change
- ESCI 393 Our Coastal Seas and Climate Change
- GEOL 212 Historical Geology
- GEOL 316 Paleontology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 318 Structural Geology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 397E Justice and Equity in the Geosciences
- GEOL 397G Geological Field Methods
- GEOL 409 Field Methods and Theory
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (continues on its page)
- GEOL 497A Lab Camp: Marine Sedimentary Processes
- GEOL 497B Lab Camp: Quaternary Geomorphic Processes
- GEOL 497C Lab Camp: Tectonics Processes
- GEOL 497Z Geoculture and Geoethics
- GEOL 597Z Geoculture and Geoethics
- GEOL 213 GIS in Geology
- GEOL 310 Geomorphology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 411 Digital Geological Maps
- GEOL 452 Applied Geophysics
- GEOL 465 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
- GEOL 497O Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 497T Marine Geohazards
- GEOL 565 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
- GEOL 597O Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 597T Marine Geohazards
- GEOL 303 Dinosaurs and Their Environment
- GEOL 306 Mineralogy
- GEOL 312 Environmental Geochemistry
- GEOL 397J Environmental Geochemistry
- GEOL 406 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (continues on its page)
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (shown above)
- GEOL 432 Ore Deposits
- GEOL 454 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes
- GEOL 457 Practical Paleomagnetism
- GEOL 460 Laser Ablation ICP-MS Theory and Applications in the Sciences
- GEOL 469 Cosmochemistry
- GEOL 485 Geothermal Energy
- GEOL 497W Geochem. of the solar sys.
- GEOL 532 Ore Deposits
- GEOL 554 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes
- GEOL 557 Practical Paleomagnetism
- GEOL 569 Cosmochemistry
- GEOL 585 Geothermal Energy
- GEOL 597W Geochemistry of the Solar System
- GEOL 308 Earthquakes
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite
- GEOL 309 Volcanology
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- GEOL 310 Geomorphology
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- GEOL 412 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (shown above)
- GEOL 416 Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 430 Image Interpretation
- GEOL 440 Glacial Geology
- GEOL 451 Active Tectonics Seminar
- GEOL 470 Landslides and Slope Stability
- GEOL 497O Modeling the Earth's Surface (shown above)
- GEOL 512 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOL 516 Modeling the Earth's Surface
- GEOL 597O Modeling the Earth's Surface (shown above)
- GEOL 311 Earth Materials
- GEOL 301 Geology Writing Co-Requisite (shown above)
- GEOL 312 Environmental Geochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 318 Structural Geology (shown above)
- GEOL 397J Environmental Geochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 415 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (shown above)
- GEOL 422 Convergent Margins Seminar
- GEOL 460 Laser Ablation ICP-MS Theory and Applications in the Sciences (shown above)
- GEOL 469 Cosmochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 497W Geochem. of the solar sys. (shown above)
- GEOL 522 Convergent Margins Seminar
- GEOL 569 Cosmochemistry (shown above)
- GEOL 597W Geochemistry of the Solar System (shown above)
- GEOL 314 Engineering Geology
- GEOL 315 Minerals, Energy and Society
- GEOL 318 Structural Geology
- GEOL 397G Geological Field Methods (shown above)
- GEOL 409 Field Methods and Theory (shown above)
- GEOL 412 Tectonic Geomorphology (shown above)
- GEOL 425 Advanced Metamorphic Petrology
- GEOL 450 Advanced Structural Geology
- GEOL 451 Active Tectonics Seminar (shown above)
- GEOL 454 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 456 Orogenic Belts
- GEOL 457 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 463 Introduction to Seismology
- GEOL 470 Landslides and Slope Stability (shown above)
- GEOL 497A Lab Camp: Marine Sedimentary Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 497B Lab Camp: Quaternary Geomorphic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 497C Lab Camp: Tectonics Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 512 Tectonic Geomorphology (shown above)
- GEOL 525 Advanced Metamorphic Petrology
- GEOL 550 Advanced Structural Geology
- GEOL 554 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 556 Orogenic Belts
- GEOL 557 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 340 Geological Oceanography
- GEOL 352 Introduction to Geophysics
- GEOL 445 Planetary Geology
- GEOL 451 Active Tectonics Seminar (shown above)
- GEOL 452 Applied Geophysics (shown above)
- GEOL 454 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 456 Orogenic Belts (shown above)
- GEOL 457 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 463 Introduction to Seismology (shown above)
- GEOL 464 The Deep Earth
- GEOL 497T Marine Geohazards (shown above)
- GEOL 545 Planetary Geology
- GEOL 554 Magnetic Fabrics and Geologic Processes (shown above)
- GEOL 556 Orogenic Belts (shown above)
- GEOL 557 Practical Paleomagnetism (shown above)
- GEOL 564 The Deep Earth
- GEOL 597T Marine Geohazards (shown above)
- PHYS 419 Professional Writing for Physicists
- GEOL 397H The Planet Mars
- GEOL 401A Teaching Practicum
- GEOL 414 Geology of Washington
- GEOL 431 Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- GEOL 433 The Carbon Cycle
- GEOL 445 Planetary Geology
- GEOL 465 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
- GEOL 472 Surface Water Hydrology
- GEOL 473 Hydrogeology
- GEOL 497Y Paleoceanography
- GEOL 531 Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- GEOL 533 The Carbon Cycle
- GEOL 545 Planetary Geology
- GEOL 565 Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
- GEOL 597Y Paleoceanography
- MACS 418 Paleoceanography
- MACS 497C Paleoceanography
Syllabi and course websites
None listed yet.
Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Ponton, Camilo | 10 | Winter 2021 to Winter 2027 |
| Mulcahy, Sean | 4 | Spring 2023 to Spring 2027 |
| Saenger, Casey | 3 | Winter 2022 to Fall 2024 |
| Pfeiffer, Allison | 2 | Winter 2023 to Spring 2024 |
| Betka, Paul | 1 | Fall 2026 |
| Housen, Bernard | 1 | Fall 2025 |
| Thomas, Paul | 1 | Summer 2021 |
Every offering in the listed terms (22 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | 0 | 20848 | Lab | WF 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118 | Mulcahy, Sean | 0/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2027 | W17 | 10335 | Lab | WF 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118 | Ponton, Camilo | 0/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2026 | 0 | 41931 | Lab | WF 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 | Betka, Paul | 21/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2026 | 0 | 20927 | Lab | WF 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118 | Mulcahy, Sean | 8/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2026 | W17 | 10368 | Lab | WF 10:00am-11:50am · ES 118 | Ponton, Camilo | 14/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2025 | 0 | 42139 | Lab | WF 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 | Housen, Bernard | 20/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2025 | 0 | 20991 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Mulcahy, Sean | 12/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2025 | W17 | 10383 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Ponton, Camilo | 24/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 42395 | Lab | WF 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 | Saenger, Casey | 16/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2024 | 0 | 21170 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Pfeiffer, Allison | 15/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2024 | W17 | 10435 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Ponton, Camilo | 19/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | 0 | 42864 | Lab | WF 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 | Saenger, Casey | 16/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2023 | 0 | 21229 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Mulcahy, Sean | 14/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2023 | W17 | 10456 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Pfeiffer, Allison | 15/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 43387 | Lab | WF 2:00pm-3:50pm · ES 118 | Ponton, Camilo | 16/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2022 | SOL | 30388 | Lab | WRF 10:00am-11:50am · ONLINE SYNC | Ponton, Camilo | 5/10 | Distance Instr-OnLine |
| Spring 2022 | 0 | 21329 | Lab | WF 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 118 | Ponton, Camilo | 11/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2022 | W17 | 10506 | Lab | WF 9:00am-10:50am · ES 118 | Saenger, Casey | 9/22 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 44480 | Lab | WF 1:00pm-2:50pm · REMOTE SYNC | Ponton, Camilo | 12/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Summer 2021 | S01 | 30427 | Lab | MWF 11:00am-12:50pm · REMOTE SYNC | Thomas, Paul | 5/10 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Spring 2021 | 0 | 21425 | Lab | WF 12:00pm-1:50pm · REMOTE SYNC | Ponton, Camilo | 12/25 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Winter 2021 | W17 | 10533 | Lab | WF 10:00am-11:50am · REMOTE SYNC | Ponton, Camilo | 7/25 | Face to Face Instruction |