Geography Major, BA

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This major of 65 credits offers students the greatest flexibility and is suited for students with interests outside of the specializations listed below. In consultation with a departmental advisor, students may choose a specialization and design a program of component courses which best fits specific career goals and aspirations. In addition to the core requirements, students pursuing this option must take a set of department approved electives that includes an upper-division course from each of five subfields. To satisfy the overall major requirement, at least 8 of the credits must be in 400-level geography courses in addition to Geography 489 - Geography Capstone.

(NOTE: Students seeking a BA degree must complete one year college or university study or two years high school study of a single world language.)

Geography Core

Admission to the Major

All students who wish to major in geography must:

Have a 2.25 minimum GPA in all coursework taken up to the time of admission
Apply for acceptance into the geography major
Upon acceptance into the program, meet with their assigned advisor to develop a major contract
Earn a C- or higher grade in each of the courses in their major contract

Core Requirements

GEOG 101 - World Regional Geography Credits: (5)
GEOG 107 - Our Dynamic Earth Credits: (5)
GEOG 208 - Our Human World Credits: (5)
GEOG 301 - Introduction to GIS and Maps Credits: (4)
GEOG 250 - Resource Exploitation and Conservation Credits: (4)
GEOG 489 - Geography Capstone Credits: (2)

Total Core Requirement Credits: 25

Department-approved Electives

Must include one upper-division geography course in each of the five subfields: regional, physical, human, resource, and techniques.

Total Electives Credits: 40

Total Credits: 65

College and Department Information

Geography Department
College of the Sciences