The Geography Major
Requirements
These requirements apply to students who declared geography in September 2006 or later.
To major in geography, the following course requirements must be fulfilled with a grade of C- or above.
All of the following core courses:
GEOG 401, Regional Geography of the Western World
GEOG 402, Regional Geography of the Non-Western World
GEOG 572, Physical Geography
GEOG 581, Human Geography
GEOG 658, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
and
Any five additional geography courses.
Students who receive more than two grades below C- will be excluded from the program. No course may fulfill both a geography requirement and a general education or Discovery requirement.
The foreign language requirement may be met in any of the following: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Latin, or Greek. Other languages may be considered by petition.
Students interested in majoring or minoring in geography should consult with the chair, Blake Gumprecht.
