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Nov 22, 2024
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Geography, B.A.
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Total credits required to complete major: 41
Basic Requirements (20 Credits)
One course from the following:
Intermediate Geography Electives (9 Credits)
One intermediate physical geography course from
One intermediate human geography course from
One internationalization course from
Advanced Geography Electives (12 Credits) **
Four advanced geography courses from
At least one Advanced Geography Elective must be a Senior Seminar course chosen from
Footnotes
*Students who have taken BIOL 250 , ECON 205 , MATH 242 , MATH 262 , PLSC 251 , PSYC 250 , or SOCL 211 will have fulfilled the GEOG 278 requirement but must take an additional 3 credit GEOG course to satisfy the 20 credits of GEOG courses needed for the Core Geography Requirements category.
**A total of 3 credits in any of the following courses may be applied to the Advanced Geography Elective requirement from GEOG 395 , GEOG 397 , GEOG 399
***A maximum of 3 credits of GEOG 386 may be applied to the Advanced Geography Elective requirement.
Minimum Competence Requirement
A grade of C- or better is required for all geography courses used in fulfillment of the major.
Department Writing Requirement
The department’s writing requirement is incorporated into Senior Seminar courses, required of all Geography Major seniors (chosen from GEOG 431 , GEOG 474 or GEOG 487 ). Majors must meet the writing requirement criteria in order to pass the course, so completion of a Senior Seminar course fulfills the Department Writing Requirement.
Study Abroad
The Department offers a semester long study abroad program in The Netherlands. The program, offered at the University of Groningen, is open to junior and senior geography majors. Students receive 12-15 credits. Instruction is in English. Other study abroad opportunities are available. For additional information contact the Geography Department.
Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- GEOG 291 - Cartography Credit(s): 3
- Intermediate GEOG Elective Credit(s): 3
- F/ Credit(s): 3
- M/ Credit(s): 3
- Elective Credit(s): 3
Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- Intermediate GEOG Elective Credit(s): 3
- Advanced GEOG Elective Credit(s): 3
- Elective Credit(s): 3
- Elective Credit(s): 3
- Elective Credit(s): 3
Total Credit Hours: 120
Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information.
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