Geography, B.S.

Freshman Year (29-31 Sem. Hrs.)

• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• Foreign language courses (8-10)
• GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3)
• GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)
• MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
• General education natural sciences sequence (6)
• General education humanities course (other than English or foreign language) (3)

Sophomore Year (34-32 Sem. Hrs.)

• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• Foreign language courses (8-6)
• GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3)
• GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
• GEOG 2055 Map Reading (3)
• MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
• MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)

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• CSC 1253 Computer Science I with C++ (3) or
• CSC 1250 Introduction to Programming (3)

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• General education natural sciences course (3) **

Junior Year (28-31 Sem. Hrs.)

• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• General education arts course (3)
• General education humanities course (other than foreign language) (3)
• Science elective (3000+ level other than geography) (3)
• Approved electives (6)

Senior Year (29-26 Sem. Hrs.)

• General education social sciences courses (other than geography, 3 hours must be 2000 level or above) (6)
• General education humanities course (other than foreign language) (3)
• Approved electives (8)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Consult “Degree Requirements of the College ” in this section of the catalog for specific instructions regarding electives and the general education natural sciences, literature, mathematics, and social sciences requirements.

*If sequence is taken in life sciences, then alternate science should be in the physical sciences category and vice versa.

**Students emphasizing mapping sciences should select 12 hours from the junior year geography courses and nine hours from the senior year geography courses. Students emphasizing physical geography should select nine hours from the junior year geography courses and 12 hours from the senior-year geography courses.