UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY

Geography Major (B.A.)

A. University General Education Program (48 - 51 hours)
See Graduation from the University General Education Program requirements.

B. College and Degree (B.A.) Requirements (18-19 hours)
The College and Bachelor of Arts requirements are in addition to the University General Education Program requirements.

C. The Major (35 hours)
1. Core Requirements (20 hours):
a. Environmental and Earth Science: GEOG 1010/1011, 1020/1021 (8)
b. Human: GEOG 1401 or 3430 (3)
c. Regional: GEOG 1301 or any 43_numbered course (3)
d. Geographic Techniques: GEOG 4502 (3)
e. GEOG 4801(3) [I, W]
2. Concentration (15 hours):
a. Geography: Choose 15 semester hours of geography with a minimum of 12 upper division hours.
b. Environmental and Earth Science: 15 semester hours, with a minimum of 12 hours selected from GEOG 3221, 4120, 4122, 4201, 4211, 4231, 4241, 4251.
c. Geographic Techniques: 15 semester hours, with a minimum of 12 hours selected from GEOG 3501, 4510, 4511, 4515, 4521, 4525, 4531.
d. Urban Planning: (1) Required core (9 semester hours): GEOG 3451, 4431, 4551; (2) Guided electives (6 semester hours): two of the following: GEOG 3430, 4201, 4231, 4443, 4531, 4700.

D. Electives
Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 124.

E. Computer Literacy
This requirement may be satisfied by taking COMP 1200, by a course of study approved by the dean, or by passing the University-approved computer literacy examination.

Typical 4-Year Geography (B.A.) Sequence
Freshman Year
GEOG 1010/1011 4 GEOG 1020/1021 4
MATH* 3-4 MATH* (if needed) 3
ENGL 1010 3 ENGL 1020 3
HMSE 1100 2 PHED* 2
Foreign Language/B.A. 3 Foreign Language/B.A. 3

Semester Totals 15-16 hrs 15 hrs
Sophomore Year
GEOG 1301 or 43xx 3 Nat. Sci./Math/B.A. 3-4
Literary Heritage* 3 COMM 2381 3
Hist/Phil Heritage* 3 Hist/Phil Heritage* 3
Fine Arts Heritage* 3 Fine Arts Heritage/B.A. 3
COMP 1200 4 American Heritage* 3

Semester Totals 16 hrs 15-16 hrs
Junior Year
GEOG 1401 or 3430 3 American Heritage* 3
GEOG 4502 3 GEOG conc. elective 3
Computational Intensive [C] 3 GEOG conc. elective 3
Social Science* 3 Humanities/B.A. 3
Elective 3 Social Science/B.A. 3

Semester Totals 15 hrs 18 hrs
Senior Year
GEOG conc. elective 3 GEOG 4801 [I,W] 3
GEOG conc. elective 3 Upper division elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Upper division elective 3 Upper division elective 3
GEOG conc. elective 3 GEOG conc. elective 3

Semester Totals 15 hrs 15 hrs
Total Hours: 124-126
Total Hours Required for Graduation: 124
*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

Geography Major (B.S.)

A. University General Education Program (48 - 49 hours)
See Graduation from the University General Education Program requirements. Note that MATH 1830 or 1910 is required for the B.S. degree.

B. College and Degree Requirements (15-16 hours)
The College and Bachelor of Science requirements are in addition to the University General Education Program requirements and are listed above.

C. The Major (35 hours)
1. Core Requirements (20 hours):
a. Environmental and Earth Science: GEOG 1010/1011, 1020/1021 (8)
b. Human: GEOG 1401 or 3430 (3)
c. Regional: GEOG 1301 or any 43_numbered course (3)
d. Geographic Techniques: GEOG 4502 (3)
e. GEOG 4801(3) [I, W]
2. Concentration (15 hours):
a. Geography: Choose 15 semester hours of geography with a minimum of 12 upper division hours.
b. Environmental and Earth Science: 15 semester hours, with a minimum of 12 hours selected from GEOG 3221, 4120, 4122, 4131, 4201, 4211, 4231, 4241, 4251. In lieu of a minor, students in this concentration may opt to take the following three science sequences (24 hours):
BIOL/MMCS 1110/1111, BIOL 1120, and 1121.
CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121.
PHYS 2010/2011, 2020/2021.
c. Geographic Techniques: 15 semester hours, with a minimum of 12 hours selected from GEOG 3501, 4510, 4511, 4515, 4521, 4525, 4531.
d. Urban Planning: (1) Required core (9 semester hours): GEOG 3451, 4431, 4551; (2) Guided electives (6 semester hours): two of the following: GEOG 3430, 4201, 4231, 4442, 4443, 4531, 4700.
3. Minor
Students majoring in geography for the Bachelor of Science degree must complete a minor in either biology, chemistry, computer science, geological sciences, mathematical sciences, or physics. This requirement does not apply to geography majors in the environmental or earth science concentrations who opt to take 24 credit hours in natural sciences, 8 hours from each of the following: biological sciences, chemistry, and physics.

D. Electives
Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 124.

E. Computer Literacy
This requirement may be satisfied by taking COMP 1200, by a course of study approved by the dean, or by passing the University-approved computer literacy examination.
Geography Minor Completion of 20 semester hours in geography courses, at least 9 of which must be upper division hours.

Park Ranger Training
GEOG 4271 and 4272 compose an eight-month training program in park resource protection and visitor management that prepares students for seasonal employment as rangers in the National Park Service and state park service. The program is coordinated by the Department of Geography.

Typical 4-Year Geography (B.S.) Sequence
Freshman Year
GEOG 1010/1011 4 GEOG 1020/1021 4
MATH 1830 or 1910 3-4 COMM 2381 3
ENGL 1010 3 ENGL 1020 3
Foreign Language/B.S. 3 Foreign Language/B.S 3
HMSE 1100 2 PHED* 2

Semester Totals 15-16 hrs 15 hrs
Sophomore Year
GEOG 1301 or 43xx 3 American Heritage* 3
Literary Heritage* 3 Hist/Phil Heritage*. 3
Hist/Phil Heritage* 3 GEOG minor elective 3
Fine Arts Heritage* 3 Humanities/B.S. 3
COMP 1200 4 Nat. Sci./Math/B.S. 3-4

Semester Totals 16 hrs 15-16 hrs
Junior Year
GEOG 1410 or 3430 3 GEOG conc. elective 3
GEOG 4502 3 GEOG conc. elective 3
GEOG conc. elective 3 Social Science* 3
American Heritage* 3 Social Science/B.S. 3
GEOG minor elective 3-4 GEOG minor elective 3-4

Semester Totals 15-16 hrs 15-16 hrs
Senior Year
Computational Intensive [C] 3 GEOG 4801 [W,I] 3
GEOG conc. elective 3 GEOG conc. elective 3
GEOG minor elective 3 GEOG minor elective 3
GEOG minor elective 3 Upper division elective 3
Upper division elective 3 Upper division elective 3
GEOG elective 3

Semester Totals 15 hrs 18 hrs
Total Hours: 124-128
Total Hours Required for Graduation: 124
*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Geological Sciences Major (B.S.)

A. University General Education Program (48 - 49 hours)
See Graduation from the University General Education Program requirements. Note that MATH 1830 or MATH 1910 is required for the B.S. degree.

B. College and Degree Requirements (18-19 hours)
The College and Bachelor of Science requirements are in addition to the University General Education Program requirements and are listed above.

C. The Major ( 40-51 hours in addition to University General Education Program and B.S. degree requirements)
1. Core Requirements (22 hours): Completion of GEOL 1040, 3311, 3312, 3512 [C], and 4622 [I].
2. Concentration:
a. Geology (18 hours) : GEOL 1050 or 1103 (4), 3211 [W], 3712, and additional upper division semester hours as approved by the advisor to a total of 36 semester hours in Geological Sciences; CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121; MATH 1910 (these courses are included in the University General Education Program requirements); PHYS 2010/2011, 2020/2021 or PHYS 2110/2111, 2120/2121 (four hours of these courses are included in the B.S. degree requirements).
b. Geophysics (29 hours): GEOP 4101, 4201, 4401 and additional upper division semester hours to total 36 semester hours in Geological Sciences; MATH 1910 (this course is included in the University General Education Program requirements), MATH 1920, 2110, 3120; PHYS 2110/2111, 2120/2121 (four hours of these courses are included in the B.S. degree requirements).

D. Electives
Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 124.

E. Computer Literacy
This requirement may be satisfied by taking COMP 1200, by a course of study approved by the dean, or by passing the University-approved computer literacy examination.

Geological Sciences Minor
A minimum of 18 semester hours in geology courses, including GEOL 1050 or GEOL 1103. Six of these hours must be selected from upper division courses.

Typical 4-Year Geology Concentration Sequence Freshman Year
GEOL 1040 4 GEOL 105 0or 1103 4
COMP 1200 4 MATH 1910 4
ENGL 1010 3 ENGL 1020 3
HMSE 1100 2 PHED* 2
Foreign Language/B.S. 3 Foreign Language/B.S. 3

Semester Totals 16 hrs 16 hrs
Sophomore Year
CHEM 1110/1111 4 CHEM 1120/1120 4
GEOL 3311 4 GEOL 3312 4
COMM 2381 3 Literary Heritage* 3
Hist/Phil Heritage* 3 Hist/Phil Heritage* 3
Fine Arts Heritage* 3

Semester Totals 14 hrs 17 hrs
Junior Year
American Heritage* 3 American Heritage* 3
PHYS 2010 or 2110 3 PHYS 2020 or 2120 3
PHYS 2011or 2111 1 PHYS 2021 or 2121 1
GEOL 3712 4 GEOL 3512 [C] 4
Humanities/B.S. 3 Social Science* 3

Semester Totals 14 hrs 14 hrs
Summer
GEOL 4622 [I] 6
Senior Year
Upper division elective 3 Social Science/B.S. 3
GEOL 3211 [W] 4 Upper division GEOL 3-4
Social Science* 3 Upper division elective 3
Upper division GEOL 3-4 Upper division elective 3
Elective 3

Semester Totals 13-14 hrs 15-16 hrs
Total Hours: 125-127
Total Hours Required for Graduation: 124
*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement






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