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Updated 2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

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Geography, B.S. major
Physical Geography Emphasis

Required Credits: 55
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

II PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY EMPHASIS

REQUIRED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

NATURAL/EARTH SCIENCE ELECTIVES
SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

SPATIAL METHODS ELECTIVES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

III CAPSTONE PROJECT

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR GEOGRAPHY MAJORS, B.S. (PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY EMPHASIS)   

The following is a list of Geography Major courses arranged by year. This suggested schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion. Some courses or course sequences may appear more than once. Geography majors and minors are strongly encouraged to meet with advisors in the Geography program prior to selecting courses as all courses are not offered each year. Given that the study of Geography is inherently interdisciplinary, all Geography students in this major are required to take courses outside of the Geography Curriculum. The 6-8 credits of Natural/Earth Science electives include courses in Geology and Biology and may be selected in any year, provided all prerequisites for those specific courses are met.

Freshman
•    ENGL 2150 Technical Writing (3 credits)
     or ENGL 3150 Writing In The Disciplines (3 credits)
•    GEOG 1400 World Regional Geography (3 credits) (recommended)
•    GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
•    GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography (3 credits)
•    GEOG 3231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
•    GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
•    Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore
•    BUAD 2231 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
     or PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)
     or STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
•    GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
•    GEOG 3125 Weather and Climate (3 credits)
•    Spatial Methods Electives (more than one is recommended, though not required)
•    Complete Liberal Education requirements

Junior
•    Natural/Earth Science Electives
•    Regional Geography Electives
•    Human Geography Electives
•    GEOG 4130 Biogeography (3 credits)
•    GEOG 4140 Landscape Ecology (3 credits)

Senior
•    Capstone Project
•    GEOG 4190 Qualitative Methods in Geographic Research (3 credits)
•    GEOG 4265 Spatial Analysis (3 credits)