Dec 23, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Geography, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Geography requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
UK 101 - Academic Orientation 1 - 2 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

GEO 200 - Orientation in Geography 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
300+ GEO Track Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
GEO Track Elective Credit(s): 3
300+ GEO Track Course Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

GEO 309 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit Hours
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
GEO Track Course Credit(s): 3
300+ GEO Track Course Credit(s): 3
A&S Elective/Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Lab Credit(s): 3
A&S - Elective/Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
300+ Breadth Elective Credit(s): 3
300+ Breadth Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
Breadth Elective Credit(s): 3
Breadth Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective/Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Elective/Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

GEO 499 - Senior Research Seminar 3 Credit Hours
GEO Track Elective Credit(s): 3
GEO Track Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective/Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3
Elective/Natural Science Course Credit(s): 3