Geography B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Core IMPACTS Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the Core IMPACTS general education requirements, as listed in the Core IMPACTS (General Education Curriculum) section of this catalog.

Subtotal: 42

Field of Study Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives.

Required Courses

GEOG 1101 Intro to Human Geography
GEOG 1102 World Regional Geography
GEOG 1112 Intro to Weather & Climate
GEOG 1112L Intro to Weather & Climate Lab
GEOG 1113 Intro to Landforms
GEOG 1113L Intro to Landforms Lab
Foreign Language 2002 Credit Hours: 3

Note:

GEOG 1101 , GEOG 1102 - unless completed in Area E. GEOG 1112 , GEOG 1112L , GEOG 1113 , GEOG 1113L - unless completed in Area D. Foreign language requirement options include FREN 2002 , GRMN 2002 , ITAL 2002 , and SPAN 2002 . Up to three courses (1002, 2001, 2002) used to complete this requirement may be used in Area F.

Seminar

Satisfactorily complete 1 hour from the following courses:

GEOG 2920 Honors Seminar
GEOG 2990 Geographic Research Seminar

Additional Courses

Additional courses as required to complete 18 hours in Area F:

Note:

Additional courses may be selected pending approval by the Geography coordinator.

Major Requirements

Physical/Environmental Geography

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:

Human Geography

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:

Regional Geography

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:

Geographic Techniques

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:

Foreign Language Requirement

Demonstrate competence in one foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Additional courses required to complete this requirements will count toward general elective hours.

Subtotal: 0-12

Electives

Subtotal: 24-33

Senior Capstone

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:

Subtotal: 66-87

Total Credit Hours: 120

NOTES:

GEOG 4940 Independent Study or GEOG 4950 Special Topics may be applied to the most appropriate category above for sections 1-4 with permission of the geography coordinator.
At least one geography course must be taken from each of thematic sections 1-4 above. Any other upper-division geography courses may be used to satisfy the remaining hours (0-12) as long as no more than 9 hours are applied from any one section. Students may petition for one non-geography course to be used as a substitute for an upper-division geography elective with permission of the geography coordinator.
Any transfer student who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at Georgia College.
A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses that count toward the major.
A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade (credit does not count toward minimum credit hour requirement for graduation.