Geography

The Geography major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements (pages xxx-xxx) and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

Required:

  Geography: 970:010; 970:026 (3 or 4 hrs.); 970:040; 970:061; 970:180; 970:181.....16-17 hours

  Methods: one of the following.....3 hours

    Mathematics: 800:072.

    Geography: 970:164.

    Sociology: 980:080.

Electives in geography.....18 hours*

37-38 hours

*Other programs occasionally offer courses appropriate to the geography major. The Department of Geography will approve substituting up to two such courses for electives in Geography. Note that only 3 hours of credit in 970:179 will count toward electives for the major.