| GEOGRAPHY (A.B.)
Semester Degree Requirements
Entrance Requirements for the Major
Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
College-wide
requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate
with this major.
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120
Area A - Essential Skills (9
hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing
nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL
1101 and ENGL
1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation
with an academic advisor.
Area B - Institutional Options (4-5
hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected
by the student with approval of an academic advisor.
Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6
hours)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the
following courses. Students may select one course from the
Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students
may select two courses from different departments in the
Humanities list.
Area D - Science, Mathematics, and
Technology (10-11 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES:
( GEOG
1111 , GEOG
1111L ) or [( GEOG
1112 , GEOG
1112L and GEOG
1113 , GEOG
1113L )] - (take under general electives if not taken
in Area D).
Area D for Non-Science Majors (including Sociology and Psychology)
-- ten or eleven hours
- Select one course from the four-hour science
course list and one course from the three-hour science
course list or select two courses from the four-hour science
course list.
- Select one course from the mathematics,
science, or technology course list.
Area E - Social Sciences (12
hours)
PREFERRED COURSE: GEOG
1101 - (take under general electives if not taken
in Area E).
Students will select four courses from at least two departments
from the list below:
(Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution
requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)
(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United
States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United
States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons
receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless
exempted by one of the following courses: HIST
2111, HIST
2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation
and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination
is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule
of Classes.)
Entrance
Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E and Area F.
Area F - Courses Related to Major (18
hours)
- GEOG
2300 or STAT
2000
- Foreign Language (third semester)
- Choose four courses from any of the following (not taken
in Area E):
No more than two courses from the following:
GEOG
1103
GEOG
1125
GEOG(ANTH)(CMLT)(HIST)(SOCI)
2100
GEOG
2610
AFAM
2000
ECON
2105
ECON
2106
PHIL
1500
SOCI
1600
WMST
2010
No more than one from the following:
Fourth semester foreign language
One 2000-level SOCI course
not listed above
One 2000-level HIST course
beyond the course taken in Area E
- If items 1 or 2 above have been satisfied elsewhere in
the core, students may make up their 18 semester hours with
additional options listed under item 3.
Major
Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester
hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least
39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses - 24-26 hours
(A minimum grade of C must be earned in each upper-division
course.)
GEOG
3510-3510L
Choose two courses from Group A listed below
Choose one course from Group B listed below
Choose four courses from the three groups listed below
(At least two of the seven selected courses must be 4000-level
courses from Group A and/or Group C)
Major Electives - 0 hours
None
General Electives - 34-36 hours
(Refer to College-wide
requirements when selecting general electives.)
Upper division (19-30 hours)
Any level (4-17 hours)
Total hours required -- 120

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