Geography B.A./B.S.
Geography majors must complete at least 52 credits, including 8 credits in each of the following areas: geographic techniques, physical geography, and human geography—as detailed below. Of the 52 credits, 12 credits are to be earned by taking the required courses, and at least 36 credit hours must be at the upper division, including 16 hours at the 400-level. Out of 36 upper division credits, students may use up to 12 Anth, EES, ESM, G, or SySc credits. Out of the required 16 400-level credits to graduate, 8-16 must be Geog credits. Students who wish to earn a B.S. degree must take Geog 496, or Stat 243Z and Stat 244, or equivalent; students who have completed Geog 496 can count the course to partially meet the 16-credit 400-level and geographic techniques (8 credits) program requirement. To help achieve graduation goals on time, we strongly encourage regular consultations with a faculty or pathway advisor.
Requirements
Required Courses (12 credits)
| Geog 210 | Physical Geography | 4 |
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| Geog 210L | Lab for Geog 210 | 0 |
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| G 201 | Dynamic Earth: Interior | 3 |
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| G 204 | Geology Laboratory | 1 |
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| G 202 | Dynamic Earth: Surface | 3 |
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| G 205 | Geology Laboratory | 1 |
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| Geog 230 | Environment and Society: Global Perspectives | 4 |
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| Anth 103 | Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology | 4 |
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| Geog 380U | Maps and Geographic Information | 4 |
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| Geog 380L | Lab for Geog 380 | 0 |
Physical Geography: (8 credits)
Human Geography: (8 credits)
Geographic Techniques: (8 credits)
| Geog 407 | Seminar in Research Skills | 4 |
| Geog 420 | Field Methods in Physical Geography | 4 |
| Geog 425 | Field Methods in Human Geography | 4 |
| Geog 472 | Critical GIS | 2 |
| Geog 475 | Spatial Database Design and Applications | 4 |
| Geog 476 | 3D Terrain Analysis & Visualization | 2 |
| Geog 477 | Photogrammetry and LiDAR | 2 |
| Geog 480 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 4 |
| Geog 481 | Digital Image Analysis I: Introduction | 4 |
| Geog 482 | Digital Image Analysis II: Advanced Remote Sensing | 4 |
| Geog 484 | Cartographic Applications of GIS | 4 |
| Geog 485 | Map Design and Production | 4 |
| Geog 488 | Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction | 4 |
| Geog 488L | GIS Lab | 0 |
| Geog 490 | GIS Programming | 4 |
| Geog 492 | Geographic Information Systems II: Advanced GIS | 4 |
| Geog 492L | GIS II Lab | 0 |
| Geog 494 | GIS for Water Resources | 4 |
| Geog 496 | Introduction to Spatial Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
| Geog 497 | Advanced Spatial Quantitative Analysis | 4 |
The courses in the above lists that can be used for the BS lab science requirement are the following: Geog 210, Geog 320, Geog 380U, Geog 475, Geog 476, Geog 477, Geog 480, Geog 481, Geog 488, Geog 490, and Geog 492.
Electives (16 credits)
To fulfill the electives requirement, students can count up to 12 upper-division Anth, ESM, G, and SySc credits.
Total Credit Hours: 52
Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) will not be accepted toward fulfilling the School major requirements.
All courses used to satisfy the School major requirements must be graded C- or above.