Geography (BS)
Program requirements for the Geography (BS) degree.
University Core – 37 credits
Area I: Writing (6)
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II: Research & Argument
Area II: Quantitative Reasoning (7)
- MAT 171 Calculus I (4)
- STA 201 Introduction to Statistics (3)
Area III: Computing & Information Literacy (6)
- UNI 110 Information Literacy & Research (3)
- UNI 120 Data & AI Literacy (3)
Area IV: Communication (3)
- COM 110 Public Speaking / Professional Communication (3)
Area V: Civics/Global/Ethics (9)
- POL 101 American Government (3)
- PHI 120 Ethics (3)
- GEO 120 Global Systems & Cultures (3)
Area VI: Humanities/Social Science/Arts (6)
- Choose any two 3-credit courses from College of Arts & Humanities, College of Social &
- Behavioral Sciences, College of Creative & Performing Arts
ARH Methods Core – 6 credits
- ARH 210 Research Methods in the Humanities (3)
- ARH 220 Writing in the Humanities (3)
Major Requirements – 39 Credits
- GEO 101 Introduction to Geography (3)
- GEO 130 Physical Geography (3)
- GEO 140 Human Geography (3)
- GEO 210 Cartography & GIS I (3)
- GEO 220 Spatial Data Analysis (3)
- GEO 230 Remote Sensing (3)
- GEO 240 Environmental Geography (3)
- GEO 310 Geographic Research Methods (3)
- GEO 320 Urban Geography (3)
- GEO 330 Climate, Hazards & Society (3)
- GEO 340 Economic Geography (3)
- GEO 390 Topics in Geography (3)
- GEO 490 Geography Capstone (3)
Electives – 38 credits
- 12 credits upper-division (300–400 level) GEO courses
- 6 credits upper-division (300–400 level) College of Natural & Mathematical Sciences,
- College of Computing & Data Sciences, or College of Earth, Environment & Sustainability
- courses
- 20 credits free electives