Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography
The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level. At least 33 semester credit hours of geography coursework are required to fulfill the geography major. The 33-hour total is considered a minimum, and students are encouraged to deepen and broaden their grasp of their major through careful allocation of their elective semester credit hours. Students are required to complete at least 6 semester credit hours of support work. These courses, which require advance approval from advisors, should serve to introduce students to other social sciences in addition to those entailed in the coursework within students’ major discipline.
All candidates for this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.
Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.
| Core Curriculum Component Area | Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements |
|---|---|
Communications |
English Rhetoric/Composition (6 semester credit hours) |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (3 semester credit hours) |
Natural Sciences |
Science (6 semester credit hours) |
Humanities & Visual and Performing Arts |
Literature (3 semester credit hours) |
Social and Behavioral Sciences |
United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours) |
World Society and Issues |
(3 semester credit hours) |
Degree Requirements
- 34 semester credit hours in the major, 24 of which must be at the upper-division level:
- 19 semester credit hours:
13 required semester credit hours: GRG 2613 Physical Geography GRG 2623 Human Geography GRG 3314 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems GRG 3323 Spatial Analysis 6 additional semester credit hours selected from the following: GRG 3113 Geography of the United States and Canada GRG 3123 Geography of Latin America GRG 3133 Geography of Europe GRG 3143 Geography of Mexico GRG 3153 Geography of Texas GRG 3423 Geopolitics of Russia and Eurasia GRG 3433 The Geography and Politics of the Asian Rim - 15 additional semester credit hours of geography electives chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor. A maximum of 6 of these hours, as approved by the student’s advisor, may be applied to the major from selected courses in the following three areas:
urban and economic studies
international studies
earth science and resources
- 19 semester credit hours:
- 6 semester credit hours of courses in the social sciences outside the major, chosen with the consent of the advisor
- 6 semester credit hours of a single language other than English
- 32 semester credit hours of electives