Mar 24, 2026

2026-2027 General Catalog

Geography, B.S.

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Without Concentration
Climatology
Disaster Science and Management
Geographic Information Science

Geography, B.S.

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001 and GEOG 1003 ; MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: GEOG 2080 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: GEOG 2040 ; ENGL 2000 .
SEMESTER 8: GEOG 4047 .

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 I (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 and 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)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

CRITICAL: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
GEOG 2080 Humans and the Environment (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (other than ENGL or foreign language) (3)
Approved Elective (3-4)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 4

CRITICAL: GEOG 2080 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition II (3)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
Approved Elective (0-1)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

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

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

GEOG 4047 Geographic Information Systems (3)
GEOG Electives: Technical (3) or
GEOG Electives: General (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

GEOG Electives: Technical (3) or
GEOG Electives: General (3)

Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 8

Critical: GEOG 4047 .

GEOG Electives: Technical (3) or
GEOG Electives: General (3)

Approved Electives (11)

Total Semester Hours: 14

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Area of Concentration

Climatology

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
SEMESTER 2: GEOG 1001  and GEOG 1003 ; MATH 1021
SEMESTER 3: GEOG 2050  and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
SEMESTER 4: GEOG 2080 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
SEMESTER 5: GEOG 2040 ; ENGL 2000 .
SEMESTER 8: GEOG 4047 , GEOG 3013 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4016  or GEOG 4083 .

Semester 1

Critical: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition I (3)
MATH 1021 College Algebra (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)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 2

Critical: GEOG 1001 and 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)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

Critical: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
GEOG 2080 Humans and the Environment (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)
Approved Elective (3-4)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 4

Critical: GEOG 2080 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition II (3)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
Approved Electives (0-1)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

Critical: GEOG 2040 ; ENGL 2000 .
EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
Approved Elective (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (other than GEOG; 2000-level) (3)
General Education Course - Arts (3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than Foreign Language) (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

GEOG 4047 Geographic Information Systems (3)
CLIM Course: GEOG 3013 Meteorology (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

CLIM Course: GEOG 4014 Climatology (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 8

CRITICAL: GEOG 4047 ,GEOG 3013 , GEOG 4014 , GEOG 4016 , or GEOG 4083 .

CLIM Course: GEOG 4016 Methods of Climatological Analysis (3) or
CLIM Course: GEOG 4083 Environmental Change of the Ice Age (3)
Approved Electives (11)

Total Semester Hours: 15

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Disaster Science and Management

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

Semester 1

Critical: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition I (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 and 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)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

Critical: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
GEOG 2080 Humans and the Environment (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)
Approved Elective (3-4)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 4

Critical: GEOG 2080 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition II (3)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
Approved Electives (0-1)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

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

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

GEOG 4047 Geographic Information Systems (3)
DSM: GEOG 2200 Hazards, Disasters and the Environment (3) or
DSM: GEOG 2210 Fundamentals of Emergency Management (3) or
DSM: GEOG 4200 Hazard Risk Reduction (3)
Approved Electives (9)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 7

DSM: GEOG 2200 Hazards, Disasters and the Environment (3) or
DSM: GEOG 2210 Fundamentals of Emergency Management (3) or
DSM: GEOG 4200 Hazard Risk Reduction (3)
Approved Elective (9)

Total Semester Hours: 12

Semester 8

CRITICAL: GEOG 4047 , GEOG 2210 , GEOG 4200 , GEOG 2200

DSM: GEOG 2200 Hazards, Disasters and the Environment (3) or
DSM: GEOG 2210 Fundamentals of Emergency Management (3) or
DSM: GEOG 4200 Hazard Risk Reduction (3)
Approved Electives (11)

Total Semester Hours: 14

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Geographic Information Science

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

Semester 1

Critical: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .
ENGL 1001 English Composition I (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 and 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)
GEOG 1001 Human Geography: Americas and Europe (3) or
GEOG 1003 Human Geography: Africa and Asia (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 3

Critical: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2051 ; First Course in Foreign Language Sequence; Admission to the College.
CSC 1240 Statistics and Graphics with MATLAB (3)
GEOG 2080 Humans and the Environment (3)
Third Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
General Education Course - Humanities (Other than English or Foreign Language) (3)
MATH 1022 Plane Trigonometry (3)
Approved Elective (0-1)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 4

Critical: GEOG 2080 ; Second Course in Foreign Language Sequence.
ENGL 2000 English Composition II (3)
GEOG 2040 Geospatial Technology (3)
MATH 1550 Differential and Integral Calculus (5)
Fourth Course in Foreign Language Sequence (4-3)
Approved Elective (0-1)

Total Semester Hours: 15

Semester 5

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

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 6

GEOG 4047 Geographic Information Systems (3)
GIS: GEOG 4045 Environmental Remote Sensing (3)
GIS: GEOG 4044 Computer Cartography (3)
GIS: GEOG 4048 Methods of Spatial Analysis (3)
Approved Electives (9)