Geography, B.S.

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Geography, B.S.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001 /GEOG 1003 ; MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 1001 /GEOG 1003 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: GEOG 2050 /GEOG 2051 /GEOG 2055 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: GEOG 2050 /GEOG 2051 /GEOG 2055 ; 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)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

CRITICAL: GEOG 1001 /GEOG 1003 ; MATH 1021 .
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)
Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4)
General Education course - Natural Sciences (3)¹
General Education course - Humanities (other than English or foreign language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 13

Semester 3

CRITICAL: GEOG 1001 /GEOG 1003 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
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 - Natural Sciences (3)¹

Total Semester Hours: 16-15

Semester 4

CRITICAL: GEOG 2050 /GEOG 2051 /GEOG 2055 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
GEOG 2050 Physical Geography: The Atmosphere (3) or
GEOG 2051 Physical Geography: Land and Water Surfaces, Plant and Animal Realms (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
GEOG 2055 Map Reading (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)

Total Semester Hours: 18-17

Semester 5

CRITICAL: GEOG 2050 /GEOG 2051 /GEOG 2055 ; ENGL 2000 .
EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
GEOG Electives: Group A (6)²
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

GEOG Elective(s): Group A (3-6)²
Science Elective (3000-level or above and other than GEOG) (3)
Approved Electives (6-8)

Total Semester Hours: 12-17

Semester 7

GEOG Elective(s): Group B (6-3)²
General Education course - Social Sciences (other than GEOG) (3)
Approved Electives (8)

Total Semester Hours: 17-14

Semester 8

GEOG Electives: Group B (6)²
General Education course - Humanities (other than foreign language) (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (other than GEOG and at the 2000-level) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 12

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - If two course sequence is taken in the physical sciences, the additional three hour course must be taken from the life sciences, and vice versa.

² - If emphasizing MAPPING SCIENCES: select 12 hours from Group A; 9 hours from Group B. If emphasizing PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY: select 9 hours from Group A, 12 hours from Group B.

– Group A: GEOG 2039 , GEOG 4019 , GEOG 4020 , GEOG 4041 , GEOG 4044 , GEOG 4045 , GEOG 4047 , GEOG 4048 .
– Group B: GEOG 4013 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4015 , GEOG 4016 , GEOG 4018 , GEOG 4022 , GEOG 4024 , GEOG 4029 , GEOG 4070 , GEOG 4083 .