Geography Major, BA – Space, Society, and Culture Concentration (uTrack Requirements)

Term 1

• ¹ Elective 0-1 Credit Hours
• Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours (intermediate level)
• Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• GEOG 131 - Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 137 - Honors: Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours * (intermediate level)

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• GEOG 132 - Landscapes and Environmental Change 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• GEOG 101 - World Geography 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 111 - Our Digital Earth 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 121 - Sustainable Human Geographies 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• Arts and Humanities  (Lit/Phil/Rel Thought ) Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Oral Communications  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Social Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (Not GEOG)

• GEOG 311 - Geovisualization and Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Geography (major concentration) 3 Credit Hours
• Non-U.S. History 3 Credit Hours *
• Written Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ¹ Elective 2 Credit Hours
• Geography (major concentration) 3 Credit Hours
• Non-U.S. History 3 Credit Hours * (continuation of sequence)

• GEOG 415 - Quantitative Methods in Geography 4 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 499 - Practicing Geography and Sustainability 4 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ² Connections 6 Credit Hours
• Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Geography (major concentration) 6 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Applied Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Connections 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Electives 3 Credit Hours
• Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Geography (major concentration) 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹ Electives 3 Credit Hours
• Engaged Inquiries  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Geography (major concentration) 6 Credit Hours
• Global Citizenship – US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Total Credit Hours 120-121

Footnotes

1. All students must complete at least 42 upper-division (300-400 level) hours in order to receive a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.
2. The Connections requirement may be satisfied in one of three ways: (1) by completing 9 hours from one of the approved Connections packages, (2) by completing the requirements for a second major or minor, or (3) by completing 9 hours of study abroad coursework. All students must complete at least 42 upper-division (300-400 level) hours in order to receive a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .