| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (17 Credits) | ||
| GEO252 | 3 | |
| GEO273 | 3 | |
| GEO274 | 3 | |
| GEO381 | 4 | |
| GEO383 | 4 | |
| Required Cognate Courses (7-8 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
MAT185 | ||
MAT241 | ||
PSY275 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
BIO340 | ||
GLG201 & GLG211 | and | |
| Electives (18-20 Credits) | ||
| Select six elective courses in geography, at least four of which must be systematic courses, from the following: | 18-20 | |
| Systematic Courses: | ||
GEO272 | ||
GEO285 | ||
GEO310 | ||
GEO330 | ||
GEO382 | ||
GEO405 | ||
GEO406 | ||
GEO480 & GEO481 | and 1 | |
GEO483 | ||
| Regional Courses: | ||
GEO207 | ||
GEO240 | ||
GEO301 | ||
GEO307 | ||
| Total Credits | 42-45 | |
| 1 | The internship and corequisite seminar may only be taken with the chair's permission and after the major has been completed or nearly so. Students may take GEO480 Internship in Geography for 3, 6 or 9 credits. |
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide a first-year student through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between a student and his/her academic adviser. In consultation, the student and adviser will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | |
| GEO274 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | |
| GEO273 | 3 | |
| Regional Elective (WRLD) 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| GEO252 | 3 | |
| Statistics Cognate 2 | 3 | |
| GEO381 | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | |
| GEO301 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEO383 | 4 | |
| Systemic Geography Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Upper-division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Systemic Geography Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Science Cognate 4 | 3-4 | |
| Upper-division Elective | 3 | |
| Upper-division Elective | 3 | |
| Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Systemic Geography Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Systemic Geography Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Upper-division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEO480 | 3-9 | |
| GEO481 | 1 | |
| Upper-division Elective | 3 | |
| Elective credits (if needed) | 6 | |
| Credits | 13-19 | |
| Total Credits | 120-127 | |
| 1 | Regional Electives (excluding GEO301 Geography of the United States and Canada that is already listed in the eight-semester plan):GEO240 World Geography (WRLD), GEO245 Cities of the World (WRLD). |
| 2 | Statistics Cognate - must take one of the following courses:MAT185 Stats and Public Policy (MATH), MAT241 Introduction to Statistics (MATH), PSY275 Psychological Statistics (MATH). |
| 3 | Systematic Electives (excluding the Internship/Seminar that is already listed in the 8-semester plan):GEO272 People-Environment Relations I (SSCI), GEO285 Geography of Hazards (NSCI), GEO310 Gender and Environment (SSCI), GEO330 Geography of Soils, GEO340 Geography, Health and Environment, GEO382 Remote Sensing, GEO405 Political Geography, GEO406 Natural Resources: Utilization and Management, GEO483 Geographic Information Systems Applications. |
| 4 | Science Cognate - must take one of the following courses (please note that BIO340 Ecology has prerequisites BIO201 and BIO202):BIO340 Ecology, GLG201 Physical Geology (NSCI), GLG211 Physical Geology Laboratory. |
