Requirements for Major
A minimum of 32 geography semester hours, which must include
Geography 101, 310, and either 304 or 305. More than one
Geography 250 may be counted toward the major.
Students may choose an Environmental, Urban Planning, or GIS
track within the major. Curricula for each are listed below.
Environmental:
Geography 120, 220, 222, 305 and a statistics course. Recommended cognate courses
include Biology 142 and 346, Geology 220, 240 and 290.
GIS:
Geography 220, 230, 290, 304, 305, 390 and a statistics course.
Urban Planning:
Geography 230, 330, 305, 390, 491 and statistics. Recommended
courses are Urban Studies 171, Political Science 221 and 222,
Economics 250, Sociology 296 and Geology 220.
Geography majors may also design a regional emphasis in Third
World Development, Latin America, Southeast Asia, or the Russian
Realm in consultation with their adviser.