{"id":4,"date":"2015-06-09T21:57:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T21:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:23:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography, GIS, and Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the geography faculty at Palomar College.\" class=\"wp-image-240\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49272999500915;width:481px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers-264x177.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers-528x354.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/2019\/06\/geographers-1500x1005.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professors Crook, Jain, and Cheung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses and Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"style6\">We offer GE transfer courses in both the physical sciences and the social sciences, along with an expanded range of courses in the following degree and certificate programs:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/Geography-AAT\/Requirements\">Geography, AA-T<\/a> (Associate of Arts for Transfer)<span class=\"style6\"><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/GeographicInformationSystems-CA\/Requirements\">Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Certificate of Achievement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/CreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/AdvancedGeographicInformationSystems-AS-CA\/Requirements\">Advanced GIS, Certificate of Achievement and A.S.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/environmental-studies\/\">Environmental Studies, Certificate of Achievement<\/a> (transfer to CSUSM for B.A. program)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/palomar.curriqunet.com\/catalog\/alias\/college\/iq\/NoncreditPrograms\/Alphabetical\/33517\/33519\">Getting Started with Drone Careers and Drone Applications in Geomatics, Certificate of Competency<\/a> (Non-credit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer field courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GEOG 195 <span class=\"style6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/geography\/uc-california-naturalist-certification\/\">California Naturalist<strong> <\/strong><\/a>certification course<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfer Pathways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"style6\">Aiming for a bachelor&#8217;s degree?&nbsp; Our geography and environmental studies programs prepare you to transfer to CSUSM or other four-year universities. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csusm.edu\/envs\/index.html\">CSUSM Environmental Studies Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csusm.edu\/geography\/index.html\">CSUSM Geography Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geography.sdsu.edu\/\">SDSU Geography Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/pathways\/stem-2\/\">Map Your Pathway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6QoexH2wzcc\">A student&#8217;s perspective&#8230;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courses and Programs We offer GE transfer courses in both the physical sciences and the social sciences, along with an expanded range of courses in the following degree and certificate programs: We also offer field courses. 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