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2010-2011 University Catalog

Geography, BA

Banner Code:  SC-BA-GEOG

Students must fulfill all requirements for bachelor’s degrees , including university general education  requirements. Students majoring in geography must complete additional college requirements for the BA degree  in COS. Candidates for a degree in geography must also complete 28 credits of approved GGS geography courses with a minimum GPA of 2.00 in addition to 18 credits of electives.

This program of study is offered by the College of Science .

Degree Requirements

Core courses (16 credits):

Systematics, applications, and regional courses (12 credits):

Choose four courses from the following, including at least one systematic geography (GGS 301, 303, 304, 305) and one regional geography course (e.g. Geography of Latin America):

Electives (at least 18 credits):

  • 18 or more credits consisting of an approved double major, disciplinary minor, interdisciplinary minor, or certificate, or any other coherent 18-credit (minimum) package of courses approved by the advisor and the department chair. No more than 7 credits used to meet the 28-credit requirement may be used to meet this requirement. (Some of these courses may fulfill university-wide general education or college-level requirements.)