General office/clerical. Prepares individuals to provide basic administrative support under the supervision of office managers. Includes instruction in typing, keyboarding, filing, general business correspondence, and office equipment operation.

Genetics,

plant and animal. The study of biological inheritance and variation in organisms and of the mechanisms of gene behavior. Includes instruction in molecular genetics, mutation, cloning, breeding, genetic biochemistry and biophysics, and gene transference and modification.

Geochemistry. The study of the chemical properties and behavior of the silicates and other substances forming, and formed by, geomorphological processes of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in chemical thermodynamics, equilibria in silicate systems, atomic bonding, isotropic fractionation, and geochemical modeling.

Geography. The study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, and plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical, political, cultural, economic, and physical geography; cartographic methods; remote sensing; and applications to such areas as land-use planning and development studies.

Geological engineering. Prepares individuals to apply mathematical and geological principles to the analysis of engineering problems, including the geological evaluation of construction sites, the analysis of geological forces acting on structures and systems, and the analysis of potential natural resource recovery sites.

Geology. The study of the earth, the forces acting upon it, and the behavior of the solids, liquids, and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, geostatistics, volcanology, and glaciology.

Geophysical engineering. Prepares individuals to apply mathematical, geophysical, and planetary principles to the analysis and evaluation of engineering problems, including gravitational and magnetic forces, time and space factors, and celestial mass and motion.

Geophysics and seismology. The study of the physics of solids and its application, to the study of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in gravimetry, seismology, earthquake forecasting, magnetometry, electrical properties of solid bodies, plate tectonics, thermodynamics, and remote sensing.

German. The study of the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, including related dialects, such as Low German, Swiss-German, and Old or Middle German.

German language teacher education. Prepares individuals to teach German language programs at various education levels.

Germanic languages other than German. Programs in Germanic languages, such as Yiddish, Dutch, Flemish, Old German, Frisian, Gothic, and Saxon.

Gerontology. The study of the aging process in individuals and human populations, using the knowledge and methodologies of the social sciences, psychology, and the biological and health sciences.

Global studies. Program that examines world patterns of interaction and the trend toward increasing interdependence of nations and peoples through cross-cultural comparisons. Includes instruction in anthropology, foreign cultures, economics, geography, and politics.

Graphic and printing equipment operation. Prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan and execute visual images and print products using mechanical, electronic, and digital graphic and printing equipment.

Graphic design, commercial arts, and illustration. Prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to communicate information effectively to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of printed media. Includes instruction in concept design and such techniques as engraving, etching, lithography, offset, painting, collage, and computer graphics.

Greek, ancient. The study of the language, literature, and culture of ancient and medieval Greece, including archaic Greece, classical Greece, the Hellenistic world, and Byzantium.

Greek, modern. The study of the language, literature, and culture of modern Greece, generally comprising the period from the fall of Byzantium in 1453 to the present.

Greenhouse management. Prepares individuals to produce commercial plant species in controlled environments and to manage commercial and experimental greenhouse operations.