Bachelor of Arts, Major in Geography (Environmental Geography)

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Bachelor of Arts, Major in Geography (Environmental Geography)
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Degree Specific Requirements
FOLG 1411
FOLG 1412
Beginning Foreign Language I
and Beginning Foreign Language II
8
FOLG 2311
FOLG 2312
Intermediate Foreign Language
and Intermed Foreign Language II 1
6
HIST 1301
HIST 1302
United States History To 1876
and United States History Sn 1876 2
6
MATH 1369Elementary Statistics3
MAJOR
Environmental Geography10
Weather and Climate
Physical Geography
Environmental Geography
Human Geography - Select one of the following:3
People, Place and the Envrnmt
World Reg Geo-Eur Asia Aust
Reg Geo-Lat Am Africa So Asia
Core of Concentration - Select three of the following:9-10
Sustainable Development
Environmental Geology
Conservatn Of Naturl Resources
Geomorphology
Geographical Techniques - Select one of the following:3-4
Intro to Geographic Info Sys
Geographic Information Systems for Public Health
Applied Geographic Info Systms
Remote Sensing
Advanced Human Geography6
Tourism Geography
Economic Geography
Urban Geography
Population Geography
Transportation Geography
Advanced Geography Electives3
Geography Elective3
Minor (required)18
Electives12
Total Hours120-122
1

FOLG 2311FOLG 2312 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture), three semester credit hours of Component Area IX (Component Area Option), and the Degree Specific requirement. 

2

HIST 1301 & HIST 1302 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History) and the Degree Specific requirement

3

GEOG 1401 satisfies four semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) and Degree Specific requirement.

First Year
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
Component Area VIII3Component Area III4ENGL 130213
Component Area IX1FOLG 14114 
ENGL 130113HIST 130143 
GEOG 140124MATH 13693 
Human GEOG Course33  
 14 14 3
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours 
Component Area V3Component Area II3 
FOLG 14124FOLG 231163 
GEOG 23413GEOG Techniques Course73-4 
HIST 130243Minor Course3 
POLS 230553POLS 230653 
 16 15-16 
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
FOLG 231283GEOG Concentration Core96-7Minor3
GEOG 33013Advanced GEOG elective3 
GEOG Concentration Core Course93Minor Course3 
Minor Course6Component Area IV3 
 15 15-16 3
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours 
Electives103GEOG Advanced Human Geography116 
Electives107Geography Elective3 
Minor Course3Minor3 
 13 12 
Total Hours: 120-122
1

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).

2

Satisfies four semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science).

3

HUMAN GEOG Courses: GEOG 1321, GEOG 2355, GEOG 2356. GEOG 1321 also satisfies Core Curriculum Component Area VIII, GEOG 2355 and GEOG 2356 also satisfy Core Curriculum Component Area IV.

4

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).

5

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).

6

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture).

7

 Geographic Techniques Courses: GEOG 2464GEOG 4361, GEOG 4365, GEOG 4468.

8

Satisfies three semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option).

9

 Environmental GEOG Concentration Courses: GEOG 3310, GEOG 4331, GEOG 4432, GEOL 3326

10

Electives should be used to satisfy the 120 SCH requirement and the 42 advanced hours requirement.

11

 Advanced HUMAN geography include GEOG 3352, GEOG 4351, GEOG 4356, GEOG 4357, or GEOG 4359