Department Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Geography

GEOG 391, 392, 393 and 494 are required courses for all majors. In addition, students are required to complete one lower division course and four upper division courses within a single stream for a total of 36 units. The streams available to geography majors are: Urban Environment (GEOG 205, 281L, 310, 324, 326, 410); Human Environment (GEOG 205, 281L, 300, 305, 320, 419); or Natural Environment (GEOG 160L, 360, 365L, 370, 466, 477). With the approval of the department advisor, students may substitute one related upper division course.

Minor in Geography Requirements

GEOG 160L or 205 and four upper division courses in geography with at least one course in each stream described above, are required.

Minor in Geographic Information Science Requirements

The department offers a Geographic Information Science minor for students majoring in other disciplines. For the lower division, GEOG 281L or PLDV 265 is required (4 units). For the upper division, GEOG 381L, GEOG 392, GEOG 481, and one of CE 409ab, GEOG 483ab or GEOG 485ab (4-6 units) is required.

Honors Program

The department offers an honors program involving a year of study culminating in the preparation of an honors thesis. Interested students take GEOG 495ab under the direction of a faculty member. To graduate "with departmental honors," a student must receive at least a B or better in 495ab and have an overall 3.6 GPA in the major (including 495ab).

Advisement

All geography majors should consult with the departmental undergraduate coordinator. Students should meet with the advisor every semester. An advisement file will be established for each student and updated at least once a semester.

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