Geology

Geology is a semester course offering learners a fundamental understanding of Earth system science as well as the general geology of Pennsylvania. It will lead the learners toward a clear perspective of the Earth’s internal structure. The nature, origin, and distribution of Earth’s resources such as energy, mineral, and water technologies used to locate, extract, and process these resources are also highlighted. This course will include the formation and identification of rocks and minerals; types of volcanoes and how and why they erupt; glaciers, deserts, beaches, mountains, islands and the ocean floor. Human influence on Earth’s spheres, processes, resources will also be explored.

*NCAA Eligibility Center approved course