1. WELCOME TO D.E. GEOLOGY Mr. Reisener (Room 810)

2. WHAT IS D.E. GEOLOGY? High School & Maricopa Community College Credit Four Classes: Semester 1: a) Physical Geology Lecture (3cr) b) Physical Geology Lab (1cr) Semester 2: c) Historical Geology Lecture (3cr) d) Historical Geology Lab (1cr) Credit transfers to ASU, UofA, and NAU.

3. TOPICS COVERED SEMESTER 1 -Minerals and Rocks -Topographic Maps -Landforms -Groundwater -Internal Processes -Geologic Structures -Geologic Hazards -Economic Geology

4. TOPICS COVERED SEMESTER 2 -Formation of planets. -Fossil identification. -Paleoenvironments. -Stratigraphy. -Plate Tectonics. -Reconstructing Earth history.

6. CSHS Grade = 0.75 * (PVCC Lecture Grade) + 0.25 * (PVCC Lab Grade)
GRADING
Students that register for PVCC credit will receive two grades each semester:
All students will also receive a CSHS grade each semester, weighted according to the credit distribution:
CSHS Grade = 0.75 * (PVCC Lecture Grade) * (PVCC Lab Grade)

7. Cost Analysis for Each Semester of Dual Enrollment Geology*
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
$85 PER CREDIT X 4 = $340
REGISTRATION = $15
BOOKS = FREE
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TOTAL COST = $355
UNIVERSITY
$300 PER CREDIT X 4 = $1200
REGISTRATION = $15
BOOKS = $100
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TOTAL COST = $1300
*These are approximate fees, based on last year’s prices.

8. PVCC REGISTRATION Registration deadline: To be announced.
Payment deadline: To be announced.
Approx. cost = $335 (for 4 credits).
Pay online or by credit card at the Black Mountain Campus.