Nov 25, 2024

2016-2017 General Catalog

2016-2017 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography, B.S.

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Without Concentration
Disaster Science and Management
Geographic Information Science

Geography, B.S.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 ; MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: GEOG 2040 ; 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)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
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 ; MATH 1021 .
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 - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)
General Education Course - Life Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 3

CRITICAL: GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
CSC 1250 Introduction to Programming (3) or
CSC 1253 Computer Science I with C++ (3)
MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Social Sciences (other than GEOG; 2000-level) (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (other than ENGL or foreign language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)

Total Semester Hours: 15-14

Semester 5

CRITICAL:GEOG 2040 ; ENGL 2000 .
EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
GEOG Elective: Mapping Sciences or Physical Geography (3)
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)
Approved Elective (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

GEOG Elective(s): Mapping Sciences or Physical Geography (3-6)
Science Elective (3000-level or above and other than GEOG) (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15-18

Semester 7

GEOG Elective(s): Mapping Sciences or Physical Geography (6-3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15-12

Semester 8

GEOG Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical Geography (6)
Approved Electives (8-10)

Total Semester Hours: 14-16

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

GEOG ELECTIVES

– MAPPING SCIENCES: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4041 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4046 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .
– PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY: GEOG 3013 , GEOG 3070 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4015 , GEOG 4016 , GEOG 4018 , GEOG 4022 , GEOG 4024 , GEOG 4029 , GEOG 4083 , GEOG 4221 .

Area of Concentration

Disaster Science and Management

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

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)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (3)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

Critical: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1003 ; MATH 1021 .
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 - Life Sciences Lecture (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.
MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
CSC 1250 Introduction to Programming (3) or
CSC 1253 Computer Science I with C++ (3)
General Education Course - Social Sciences (Other than GEOG; 2000-Level) (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

Critical: Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)

Total Semester Hours: 15-14

Semester 5

Critical: GEOG 2040 ;ENGL 2000 .
EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
Geography Elective: Mapping Sciences or Physical (3)
General Education Course - Arts (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)
DSM Course* (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical (3-6)
Science Elective (3000-level or Above Other Than Geog) (3)
DSM Course* (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15-18

Semester 7

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical (6-3)
DSM Course* (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15-12

Semester 8

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical (6)
DSM Course* (3)
Approved Electives (5-7)

Total Semester Hours: 14-16

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

GEOG ELECTIVES:

Mapping Sciences: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4046 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .

Physical Geography: GEOG 3013 , GEOG 3070 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4015 , GEOG 4016 , GEOG 4018 , GEOG 4022 , GEOG 4024 , GEOG 4029 , GEOG 4041 , GEOG 4083 , GEOG 4221 .

*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 ; MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: GEOG 2040 ; 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)
First Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (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 ; MATH 1021 .
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 - Life Sciences Lecture (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 3

Critical: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
CSC 1250 Introduction to Programming (3) or
CSC 1253 Computer Science I with C++ (3)
General Education Course - Social Sciences (Other than GEOG; 2000-Level) (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

Critical: Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)

Total Semester Hours: 15-14

Semester 5

Critical: GEOG 2040 ;ENGL 2000 .
EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
Geography Elective: Mapping Sciences or Physical (3)
General Education Course - Arts (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)
Approved Elective (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical (6-9)
Science Elective (3000-level or Above Other Than Geog) (3)
Approved Electives (6)

Total Semester Hours: 15-18

Semester 7

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical (6-3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15-12

Semester 8

Geography Electives: Mapping Sciences or Physical (6)
Approved Electives (8-10)

Total Semester Hours: 14-16

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

GEOG ELECTIVES:

Mapping Sciences: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 ,GEOG 4046 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .

Physical Geography: GEOG 3013 ,GEOG 3070 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4015 ,GEOG 4016 , GEOG 4018 , GEOG 4022 , GEOG 4024 , GEOG 4029 , GEOG 4041 , GEOG 4083 ,GEOG 4221 .