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Bachelor of Arts: Geography*

Required Courses:                                Hours
  ENVSC 110R  Understanding the Earth
   ENVSC 110L    w/Lab                               5
  GEOG 200    World Geography I                      3
    -or- 
  GEOG 202    World Geography II                     3
  GEOG 203    Intro to GIS                           3
  GEOG 317    Cartography                            4
  GEOG 398    Field Trip                             1
  GEOG 499WI  Senior Seminar                         3

Any Four Courses (Human and Regional Geography):
  GEOG 210    Human Geography                        3
  GEOG 309    Urban Geography                        3
  GEOG 311    Economic Geography                     3
  GEOG 329    World Political Geography              3
  GEOG 332    Cultural Geography                     3
  GEOG 333    Introduction to Urban Planning         3
  GEOG 340    Regional Geography of the US
                and Canada                           3
  GEOG 341    Regional Geography of
                South America                        3
  GEOG 342    Regional Geography of Mexico,
                Central America & the Caribbean      3
  GEOG 403    History and Philosophy Geography       3
  GEOG 437    Population Geography                   3
  GEOG 460    Transportation Geography               3  
  Regional Courses: One or two 300-level courses   3-6

Any Three Courses (Physical Geography): 
  GEOG 215    Intro to Weather and Climate           4
  GEOG 314    Principles of Geomorphology            4
  GEOG 319    Descriptive and Synoptic
                Meteorology                          4
  GEOG 336    Principles of Soil Science             3
  GEOG 360    Principles of Biogeography             3 
  GEOG 402    Environmental Remote Sensing
                & Digital Image Analysis(NS)         3
  GEOG 404    Biogeography and Landscape
                Ecology                              3  
  GEOG 435    Geoarchaeology                         3 
  GEOG 442    Quaternary Environments                3
  GEOG 444    Geo-computation for Earth
                and Environmental Sciences           3
  GEOG 448    Satellite Climatology                  3

Supporting Requisites (3 Hours):
  A fourth semester of a foreign language**          3

*For a B.S. degree, a minimum of 60 hours of physical sciences and mathematics is required. A minimum of 26 hours of courses in the major at the 300-level or above is required for all programs in the Department of Geosciences leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree.
**B.S. students in the Department of Geosciences are not required to take foreign languages.

Bachelor of Science: Geography*

Required Courses:                                Hours
  ENVSC 110R  Understanding the Earth
   ENVSC 110L    w/Lab                               5
  GEOG 200    World Geography I                      3
    -or- 
  GEOG 202    World Geography II                     3
  GEOG 203    Intro to GIS                           3
  GEOG 317    Cartography                            4
  GEOG 398    Field Trip                             1
  GEOG 499WI  Senior Seminar                         3

Any Three Courses (Human and Regional Geography):
  GEOG 210    Human Geography                        3
  GEOG 309    Urban Geography                        3
  GEOG 311    Economic Geography                     3
  GEOG 329    World Political Geography              3
  GEOG 332    Cultural Geography                     3
  GEOG 333    Introduction to Urban Planning         3
  GEOG 341    Regional Geography of
                South America                        3
  GEOG 403    History and Philosophy Geography       3
  GEOG 437    Population Geography                   3
  GEOG 460    Transportation Geography               3  
  Regional Courses: One or two 300-level courses   3-6

Any Four Courses (Physical Geography): 
  GEOG 215    Intro to Weather and Climate           4
  GEOG 314    Principles of Geomorphology            4
  GEOG 319    Descriptive and Synoptic
                Meteorology                          4
  GEOG 336    Principles of Soil Science             3
  GEOG 360    Principles of Biogeography             3 
  GEOG 402    Environmental Remote Sensing
                & Digital Image Analysis(NS)         3
  GEOG 404    Biogeography and Landscape
                Ecology                              3  
  GEOG 435    Geoarchaeology                         3 
  GEOG 442    Quaternary Environments                3
  GEOG 444    Geo-computation for Earth
                and Environmental Sciences           3
  GEOG 448    Satellite Climatology                  3

Supporting Requisites (3 Hours):**
  MATH 235    Statistics                             3

*For a B.S. degree, a minimum of 60 hours of physical sciences and mathematics is required. A minimum of 26 hours of courses in the major at the 300-level or above is required for all programs in the Department of Geosciences leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree.
**B.S. students in the Department of Geosciences are not required to take foreign languages.

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