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
- B.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 45.0701
- Total credits (published)
- 24
- Credits (computed from items)
- 196
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232423
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232423_032e68e0
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Core Courses
major core · 8 items
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Advanced Sequence GEOG 400-level (selected in consultation with the advisor) 1,2Not resolved to a course6
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course23
Statistics Requirement
2 items
- or: MATH 220 Elementary Statistics [C3QR]3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Concentration
concentration · 1 item
- Students choose a concentration from the options listed below.Not resolved to a course24
Applied Geographic Information Science (AGIS) Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Applied Geographic Information Science (AGIS) Concentration Courses
concentration · 5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course12
Electives
electives · 0 items
Up to one concentration-related course from another program may be used as an elective with the approval of the student's advisor.
electives · 15 items
- Choose 9 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course9
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3-6
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course9
AGIS Cognate Course
50 items
- Choose 3 credits of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- GEOG/HUMN 301Introduction to Natural Disasters ResponseNot resolved to a course
- 1-4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3
- GEOG/HUMN 360GIS for Humanitarian AssistanceNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- GEOG/ISAT 429Sustainability: An Ecological PerspectiveNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
Geography Custom Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Methods Course
8 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Concentration Electives
electives · 1 item
- Students will choose from a set of courses, approved by a program advisor, on the basis of how they fit together thematically and support the educational objectives of the geography program. Students must take a minimum of 21 credit hours at the 300 level or above (in addition to the methods course). At least 6 of these 21 credit hours must be at the 400 level or above.Not resolved to a course21
Environmental Conservation, Sustainability and Development Concentration
concentration · 0 items
Senior Seminar Course
13 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
ECSD Electives
electives · 0 items
These 300-level courses are identified on the concentration form, which will be reviewed and approved by the student's academic advisor.
concentration · 0 items
In consultation with the academic advisor, a student may select one non-geography course as an elective.
electives · 55 items
- Choose 18 credit of the following:Not resolved to a course18
- 3
- GEOG/HUMN 301Introduction to Natural Disasters ResponseNot resolved to a course
- 1-4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3
- GEOG/HUMN 360GIS for Humanitarian AssistanceNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- GEOG/ISAT 429Sustainability: An Ecological PerspectiveNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- 3-6
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course18
Cognate Course
5 items
- Choose one of the following:Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- SubtotalNot resolved to a course3
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