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Program checklist · PhD

Geography, PhD

Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
PhD
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP
45.0701
Total credits (published)
86-96
Credits (computed from items)
86-96
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196413
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196413_f67c9cbf
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    Required Course

    2 items
    1. GEO 602
      3
    2. GEO 603
      3

    Specific Course Requirements

    1 item
    1. Choose either Option A or Option B. Other geography classes may count toward the methods requirement, but must be approved by the Graduate Director, the course instructor, and the student’s advisor. To count a course not in the list, students must submit a petition to the faculty form.
      Not resolved to a course
      9

    Option A

    20 items
    1. Select two Seminars (at the 700-level or above) from different Geography faculty, and one spacial methods/techniques course.
      Not resolved to a course
      1-6
    2. GEO 573
      3
    3. GEO 606
      3
    4. GEO 622
      3
    5. GEO 700
      1-6
    6. GEO 755
      3
    7. GEO 810
      3
    8. Select one Methods course from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. GEO 605
      3
    10. GEO 610
      3
    11. GEO 676
      3
    12. GEO 681
      3
    13. GEO 682
      3-4
    14. GEO 683
      3-4
    15. GEO 684
      3
    16. GEO 685
      3
    17. GEO 686
      3
    18. GEO 687
      3
    19. GEO 688
      3
    20. GEO 758
      3

    Option B

    21 items
    1. Select one Seminar (at the 700-level or above) and two spacial methods/techniques courses:
      Not resolved to a course
      1-6
    2. GEO 573
      3
    3. GEO 606
      3
    4. GEO 622
      3
    5. GEO 700
      1-6
    6. GEO 755
      3
    7. GEO 758
      3
    8. GEO 810
      3
    9. Select two Method classes from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    10. GEO 605
      3
    11. GEO 610
      3
    12. GEO 676
      3
    13. GEO 681
      3
    14. GEO 682
      3-4
    15. GEO 683
      3-4
    16. GEO 684
      3
    17. GEO 685
      3
    18. GEO 686
      3
    19. GEO 687
      3
    20. GEO 688
      3
    21. GEO 758
      3

    Graduate Coursework

    1 item
    1. Select 45 credits at the 600 level or above. Graduate courses outside of the Geography and the Environment Department must be approved by the Graduate Director, the course instructor, and the student's advisor.
      Not resolved to a course
      45

    Dissertation

    1 item
    1. 12 credits required
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    Source. Syracuse University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://coursecatalog.syracuse.edu/graduate/citizenship-public-affairs/geography-phd/. Captured page pages/0456.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.