Geography (GEOG) Major

Freshman Year:

• SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
  *(Fall and Spring)
• SGR Goal 5: Mathematics Credits: 3
  *(Fall or Spring)
• Geography Electives Credits: 3
  (Fall and Spring)

• ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3

• * (Fall or Spring)

• GEOG 131 - Physical Geography I Credits: 4

• * (Fall)

• GEOG 131L - Physical Geography I Lab Credits: 0

• * (Fall)

• GEOG 132 - Physical Geography II Credits: 4

• * (Spring)

• GEOG 132L - Physical Geography II Lab Credits: 0

• * (Spring)

• GEOG 200 - Introduction to Human Geography (G) Credits: 3

• * (Fall or Spring)

• SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3

• * (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

• Biological Science (Arts and Science Core) Credits: 3
  (Fall or Spring)
• Humanities and Arts (Arts and Science Core) Credits: 3
  (Fall)
• SGR Goal 3: Social Science (not GEOG) Credits: 3
  *(Fall or Spring)
• IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2
  **(Fall or Spring)
• Geography Electives (upper division) Credits: 3
  (Fall and Spring)

• ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3

• * (Spring)

• GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography (COM) (G) Credits: 3

• ** (Spring)

• GEOG 382 - Geographic Research Methods (AW) Credits: 3

• (Spring)

Junior Year:

• IGR Goal 1: Land and Natural Resources Credits: 3
  **(Fall)
• IGR Goal 3: Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness (not GEOG) Credits: 3
  **(Fall)
• Geography Electives (upper division) Credits: 3
  (Fall or Spring)
• Free Electives Credits: 8-10 in Fall and 9 in Spring

• GEOG 487 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 3

• (Spring)

Senior Year:

• Geography/Other Electives Credits: 15-16

Greater Emphasis

For those students wishing to pursue a greater emphasis in planning, the upper division hours should be selected from the following courses:

• GEOG 365 - Land Use Planning Credits: 3
• GEOG 461 - Urban Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 464 - Local and Regional Planning Credits: 3
• GEOG 483 - Air Photo Interpretation Credits: 3
• GEOG 484 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3
• GEOG 488-588 - Geographic Information Systems II Credits: 3
• GEOG 489-589 - Geographic Information Systems III Credits: 3

Electives

Recommended electives outside of the Department:

• PLAN 471-571 - Principles of State, Regional and Community Planning Credits: 3
• PLAN 472-572 - Techniques of State, Regional and Community Planning Credits: 3