Nov 25, 2024

2016-2017 General Catalog

2016-2017 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography, B.A.

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Without Concentration
Disaster Science and Management
Geographic Information Science

Geography, B.A.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001  or GEOG 1003 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050  or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: GEOG 2010  or GEOG 2040 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: ENGL 2000 .

Consult “Degree Requirements of the College ” in this section of the catalog for specific instructions regarding electives and the “General Education Requirements ” section of the catalog.

Semester 1

CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education course - Analytical Reasoning (from mathematics) (3)
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

CRITICAL: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 .
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education Course - Analytical Reasoning (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 3

GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
GEOG 2010 Human Geography (3)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)
General Education Course - Life Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

GEOG 2010 or GEOG 2040 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
Approved Electives (5-7)

Total Semester Hours: 15-16

Semester 5

CRITICAL: ENGL 2000 .

General Education Course - Arts (3)
GEOG Elective: Regional Group (3)²
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 6

GEOG Elective: Mapping Sciences (3)¹
GEOG Elective: Systematic Group (3)³
General Education Course - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

Upper Division Geography Elective (3)
Approved Electives (12)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8

GEOG Elective: Systematic Group (3)³
Approved Electives (12)

Total Semester Hours: 15

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹- MAPPING SCIENCES: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4041 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4046 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .

²- REGIONAL GROUP: ANTH 4051 ; GEOG 3001 , GEOG 4002 , GEOG 4031 , GEOG 4037 , GEOG 4052 , or other approved regional course.

3 - SYSTEMATIC GROUP: GEOG 3070 , GEOG 4012 , GEOG 4061 , GEOG 4073 , GEOG 4074 , GEOG 4077 , GEOG 4078 , GEOG 4079 , GEOG 4080 , GEOG 4086 , GEOG 4087 , GEOG 4090 , or other approved systematic geography course

Area of Concentration

Disaster Science and Management

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: GEOG 2010 /GEOG 2040 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: ENGL 2000 .

Semester 1

Critical: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education Course - Analytical Reasoning (From Mathematics) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

Critical: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 .
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education Course - Analytical Reasoning (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 3

Critical: GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
GEOG 2010 Human Geography (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Life Sciences Lecture (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

Critical: GEOG 2010 /GEOG 2040 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
Approved Electives (5-7)

Total Semester Hours: 15-16

Semester 5

Critical: ENGL 2000 .

General Education Course - Arts (3)
Geography Elective: Regional Group² (3)
DSM Course* (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 6

DSM Course*: One of the three Mapping Sciences (3)
Geography Electives: Systematic Group (3)³
General Education Course- Humanities (Other Than Foreign Language) (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

Upper Division Geography Elective (3)
DSM Course* (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8

Geography Electives: Systematic Group³ (3)
DSM Course* (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

GEOG ELECTIVES:

¹- MAPPING SCIENCES: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4046 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .

²- REGIONAL GROUP: ANTH 4051 ; GEOG 3001 ,GEOG 4002 , GEOG 4031 , GEOG 4037 , GEOG 4052 , or other approved regional course.

*DSM Courses: GEOG 2200 , GEOG 2210 , GEOG 4200 ; and one of the three mapping sciences classes (GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4047 )

Geographic Information Science

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: GEOG 2010 /GEOG 2040 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: ENGL 2000 .

Semester 1

Critical: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education Course - Analytical Reasoning (From Mathematics) (3)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

Critical: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 .
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education Course - Analytical Reasoning (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 3

Critical: GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
GEOG 2010 Human Geography (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)
General Education Course - Life Sciences Lecture (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

Critical: GEOG 2010 /GEOG 2040 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Social Sciences (2000-level) (3)
Approved Electives (5-7)

Total Semester Hours: 15-16

Semester 5

Critical: ENGL 2000 .

General Education Course - Arts (3)
Geography Elective: Regional Group² (3)
Geography Elective: Mapping Sciences¹ (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 6

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences¹ (6)
Geography Electives: Systematic Group³ (3)
General Education Course- Humanities (Other Than Foreign Language) (3)
Approved Electives (3)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

Upper Division Geography Elective (3)
Geography Elective: Mapping Sciences¹ (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 8

Geography Electives: Systematic Group³ (3)
Approved Electives (12)

Total Semester Hours: 15

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

GEOG ELECTIVES:

¹- MAPPING SCIENCES: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4046 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .

²- REGIONAL GROUP: ANTH 4051 ; GEOG 3001 ,GEOG 4002 , GEOG 4031 ,GEOG 4037 , GEOG 4052 , or other approved regional course.

3 - SYSTEMATIC GROUP: GEOG 3070 , GEOG 4012 , GEOG 4061 , GEOG 4073 ,GEOG 4074 , GEOG 4077 , GEOG 4078 , GEOG 4079 ,GEOG 4080 , GEOG 4086 , GEOG 4087 ,GEOG 4090 or other approved systematic geography course