EPS SCI

Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences

84 courses on record · 11 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

84 courses

Lower division 18

Lower division courses in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
1	Introduction to Earth Science GE	3.37 n=1,107	1 section
2	Science in the Movies GE	3.76 n=334	—
3	Astrobiology GE	3.51 n=1,634	1 section
5	Environmental Geology of Los Angeles GE	no grade history	—
M7	Perils of Space: Introduction to Space Weather GE	3.68 n=176	1 section
8	Earthquakes and Volcanoes GE	3.28 n=748	1 section
9	Solar System and Planets GE	3.73 n=2,070	1 section
10	Exploring Mars, Red Planet GE	3.67 n=306	1 section
13	Natural Disasters GE	3.33 n=647	—
15	Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography GE	3.47 n=2,157	—
16	Major Events in History of Life GE	3.18 n=350	—
17	Dinosaurs and Their Relatives GE	3.82 n=817	1 section
19	Signs of Glaciers Past	no letter grades	5 sections
20	Natural History of Southern California GE	no grade history	—
51	Mineralogy: Earth and Planetary Materials	3.32 n=99	—
61	Geologic Maps	3.21 n=113	1 section
M71	Introduction to Computing for Geoscientists	3.44 n=64	—
88S	Applied Astrobiology: Design Your Own Alien Microbe	no letter grades	—

Upper division 30

Upper division courses in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
101	Earth's Energy: Diminishing Fossil Resources and Prospects for Sustainable Future	3.12 n=186	—
103A	Igneous Petrology	3.24 n=67	—
103B	Sedimentary Petrology	3.66 n=67	1 section
103C	Metamorphic Petrology	3.55 n=8 small sample	—
C106	Physical Geochemistry	3.36 n=12 small sample	—
C107	Geochemistry	3.53 n=70	—
C109	Isotope Geochemistry	3.51 n=60	—
111	Stratigraphic and Field Geology	3.64 n=55	—
112	Structural Geology	3.34 n=82	—
C113	Biological and Environmental Geochemistry	3.69 n=26	—
116	Paleontology	3.64 n=56	—
119	Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics	3.53 n=66	—
121	Advanced Field Geology	3.54 n=38	—
121F	Advanced Field Geology: Fieldwork	3.63 n=30	—
133	Historical and Regional Geology	3.72 n=76	—
136A	Applied Geophysics	3.66 n=47	—
150	Remote Sensing for Earth Sciences	3.57 n=153	—
152	Physics of Earth	3.10 n=12 small sample	—
153	Oceans and Atmospheres	3.79 n=33	—
155	Planetary Physics	3.78 n=30	—
M156	Introduction to Plasmas in the Laboratory, Space, and Engineering	no grade history	—
C166	Tectonic Geomorphology	3.48 n=10 small sample	—
171	Advanced Computing in Geosciences	3.77 n=11 small sample	—
M171	Advanced Computing in Geosciences	3.56 n=9 small sample	—
CM173	Earth Process and Evolutionary History	no grade history	—
C179	Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Theory and Applications	3.66 n=62	—
M187	Careers in Earth System, Environment, and Space Sciences	no letter grades	—
188	Special Topics in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	3.86 n=23	—
C193A	Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no grade history	—
193B	Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no letter grades	—

Graduate 36

Graduate courses in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
200A	Introduction to Geophysics and Space Physics I: Solid Earth and Planets	3.55 n=20	1 section
200D	Planetary Surfaces	3.66 n=12 small sample	—
201	Classical Mechanics	no grade history	—
C206	Physical Geochemistry	no grade history	—
C207	Geochemistry	3.69 n=7 small sample	—
225	Physics and Chemistry of Planetary Interiors	3.65 n=9 small sample	—
227	Mars	3.76 n=10 small sample	—
228	Introduction to Planetary Dynamos	no grade history	—
235A	Current Research in Geochemistry	no letter grades	—
235B	Current Research in Geochemistry	no letter grades	—
235C	Current Research in Geochemistry	no letter grades	—
M263A	Solar System Magnetohydrodynamics	no grade history	—
264	Order of Magnitude Earth and Planetary Sciences	3.66 n=9 small sample	—
CM273	Earth Process and Evolutionary History	no grade history	—
283A	Space Physics Journal Club	no grade history	—
286A	Current Research in Planetary Sciences	no letter grades	—
286B	Current Research in Planetary Sciences	no letter grades	—
286C	Current Research in Planetary Sciences	no letter grades	—
287A	Current Research in Geophysics	no letter grades	—
287B	Current Research in Geophysics	no letter grades	—
287C	Current Research in Geophysics	no letter grades	—
M288A	Seminar: Space Physics	no letter grades	—
M288B	Current Research in Space Physics	no letter grades	—
M288C	Current Research in Space Physics	no letter grades	—
291A	Current Research in Geology	no grade history	—
292A	Current Research in Planetary Sciences	no grade history	—
293A	Space Physics Journal Club	no letter grades	—
C293A	Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no grade history	—
293B	Space Physics Journal Club	no letter grades	—
293C	Space Physics Journal Club	no letter grades	—
M294A	Current Research in Space Physics	no grade history	—
295A	Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no letter grades	—
295B	Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no letter grades	—
295C	Current Research in Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no letter grades	—
298	Advanced Topics in Earth and Space Sciences	3.80 n=15 small sample	—
495	Teaching Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences	no letter grades	—

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.