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  Collin College offers four unique types of learning opportunities for students. Credit and Non-credit options are available. Different people, different choices. One is right for you!
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About
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  Since offering its first classes at area high schools in 1985, Collin College has expanded to serve more than 59,000 credit and continuing education students each year. The only public college in Collin County, the college offers more than 100 degrees and certificates in a wide range of disciplines, including new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity degrees. Collin College is guided by its mission to be a student and community-centered institution committed to developing skills, strengthening character and challenging the intellect. The college operates with a vision of delivering a brighter future for its students and communities. Click the "About" button below to read the college’s Core Values and its Purpose Statement
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Collin College - 3452 Spur 399 - McKinney, Texas 75069 - 972.548.6790

All campuses are open and ready to serve students virtually, blended, or in person.
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Learn about the physical processes that have shaped the earth over billions of years with coursework in geology. This coursework will provide you with a background for careers in natural resources, meteorology, energy, engineering, geophysics, environmental studies and education.

More than that, an Associate of Science degree with coursework in geology can prepare you for a Bachelor of Science degree at a university.

Recommended Electives
GEOL	1305	Environmental Science – Natural Disasters
GEOL	1403	Physical Geology
GEOL	1404	Historical Geology
GEOL	1445	Oceanography
GEOL	1447	Introduction to Meteorology
BIOL	2406	Environmental Biology
CHEM	1411	General Chemistry I
CHEM	1412	General Chemistry II
ENGL	2311	Technical and Business Writing
ENVR	1401	Environmental Science I
ENVR	1402	Environmental Science II
MATH	1342	Elementary Statistical Methods
MATH	2413	Calculus I
MATH	2414	Calculus II
PHYS	2425	University Physics I
PHYS	2426	University Physics II

Department Website

www.collin.edu/department/geology/index.html

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