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Major in Geography

State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY

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Program
Award
Major in Geography
CIP
45.0701
Total credits (published)
49-54
Catalog edition
2025-2026 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196176
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196176_a9427fd6
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Major in Geography

major core · 0 items

    Required Core Courses (17 Credits)

    major core · 5 items
    1. GEO 201
      3
    2. GEO 202
      3
    3. GEO 213
      3
    4. GEO 341
      4
    5. GEO 342
      4

    Required Statistics Course (3-4 Credits)

    Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 5 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3-4
    2. GEO 344
      3
    3. MAT 145
      3
    4. MAT 241
      3
    5. PSY 201
      Psychological Statistics
      Not resolved to a course

    Required Science Cognate (4 Credits)

    Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 3 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. BIO 340
      4
    3. GLG201& GLG211
      Physical Geologyand Physical Geology Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives (18-20 Credits)

    electives · 1 item
    1. Select six (6) courses in geography, at least four (4) of which must be systematic courses.
      Not resolved to a course
      18-20

    Systematic Courses:

    15 items
    1. GEO 203
      3
    2. GEO 214
      3
    3. GEO 231
      3
    4. GEO 314
      3
    5. GEO 321
      4
    6. GEO 322
      3
    7. GEO 331
      3
    8. GEO 332
      3
    9. GEO 333
      3
    10. GEO 343
      4
    11. GEO 411
      3
    12. GEO 412
      3
    13. GEO 432
      3
    14. GEO 441
      4
    15. GEO480& GEO481
      Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) and Internship Seminar 1
      Not resolved to a course

    Regional Courses:

    5 items
    1. GEO 211
      3
    2. GEO 212
      3
    3. GEO 351
      3
    4. GEO 354
      3
    5. GEO 355
      3

    Major in Geography: Environmental Concentration

    concentration · 0 items

      Required Courses (17 Credits)

      5 items
      1. GEO 201
        3
      2. GEO 202
        3
      3. GEO 213
        3
      4. GEO 341
        4
      5. GEO 342
        4

      Required Environmental Courses (10 Credits)

      3 items
      1. GEO 203
        3
      2. GEO 321
        4
      3. GEO 432
        3

      Required Statistics Course (3 Credits)

      Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 4 items
      1. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. GEO 344
        3
      3. MAT 145
        3
      4. MAT 241
        3

      Required Science Cognate Courses (8 Credits)

      5 items
      1. Select any two (2) of the following lab courses:
        Not resolved to a course
        8
      2. GLG201& GLG211
        Physical Geologyand Physical Geology Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GLG 303
        Geomorphology
        As published: “Geomorphology 2”
        4
      4. BIO201& BIO211
        General Biology I and Gen Bio 1 Lab
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIO202& BIO212
        General Biology II and Gen Bio 2 Lab
        Not resolved to a course

      Electives (10-11 Credits)

      electives · 5 items
      1. Select three (3) of the following systematic geography courses:
        Not resolved to a course
        10-11
      2. GEO 331
        3
      3. GEO 332
        3
      4. GEO 343
        4
      5. GEO480& GEO481
        Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) and Internship Seminar 1, 3
        Not resolved to a course

      Major in Geography: Urban Planning Concentration

      concentration · 0 items

        Required Core Courses (30 Credits)

        major core · 9 items
        1. GEO 201
          3
        2. GEO 202
          3
        3. GEO 213
          3
        4. GEO 214
          3
        5. GEO 314
          3
        6. GEO 341
          4
        7. GEO 342
          4
        8. GEO 344
          3
        9. GEO 441
          4

        Required Cognate Courses (9-11 Credits)

        Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 4 items
        1. Select one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          9-11
        2. CPS 104
          3
        3. CPS 110
          3
        4. CPS 210
          4

        Select one of the following:

        Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 2 items
        1. ECO 206
          3
        2. ECO 207
          3

        Select one of the following:

        Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · 3 items
        1. POL 216
          American Govt and Politics
          Not resolved to a course
        2. POL 316
          American Public Policies
          Not resolved to a course
        3. POL 350
          Introduction to Law
          Not resolved to a course

        Electives (3 Credits)

        Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · electives · 7 items
        1. Select one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. GEO 212
          3
        3. GEO 231
          3
        4. GEO 315
          3
        5. GEO 332
          3
        6. GEO 351
          3
        7. GEO 432
          3

        Required Internship (7-10 Credits)

        3 items
        1. Internship must be 6-9 credits, plus the corequisite seminar:
          Not resolved to a course
          7-10
        2. GEO 480
          3-9
        3. GEO 481
          1
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