The Department of Geography offers a BS degree in two tracks; Physical-Environmental and Geographic Information Sciences.  Track requirements for each is described below.

Physical Environmental Geography Requirements

 A. Majors must complete 54 hours of geography courses.  All majors must complete the required distribution requirements (1-5) as noted below.  Majors must take both the 15 hour introductory physical sequence, and the 15 hour introductory human/regional geography sequence.  Human/regional geography may be counted toward A&S requirements.
 
All courses are three hours unless otherwise indicated (4 hours; 2 hours). Courses with prerequisites are indicated by [+].
 
B. Geography required courses:
        

(1) Physical Geography	Required: 15 hours	Electives
Physical Geography Lecture	101, 102, 103
Physical Geography Lab	111, 112, 113
(2) Human/Regional Geography	Required: 9 hours
Intro Human Geography	104, 105, 106
(3) Regional Geography	Required: 6 hours
Regional Geography		123—126, 211—237
(4)  Environmental Physical Geography	Required: 12 hours
Physical Geography	301, 302, 303 & 570
(5) Spatial Techniques	15 Geog hrs
Intro Computer Cartography	574
Intro GIS	580  [574 or PI]
Intro to Remote Sensing	576
Spatial Statistics	585 or 586 [math 147-149]
(6) Mathematics	Required: 9-12 hr
Calculus	225, 226, 227 (9 hr) or 251, 252, 256 (12hr)
7)  Chemistry	15 hours
Chemistry Lecture	101, 102, 103
Chemistry Lab	111, 112, 113
(8) Physics or Biology	9 hours
Physics	101, 102, 103
Biology	101, 102, 103
(9) Capstone Experience	4  hours
Capstone	500	507, 508, 509

C.   Geography Elective Course: Sufficient elective geography courses for minimum of 54 hrs.
 
D.   The following courses are also required for the BS degree in Geography.

1. Calculus, 225-226-227 (9hrs.) or 251-252, 256 (9 hrs.). Calculus may be used to satisfy A&S Mathematics requirements

2. Chemistry (15 hrs.) 101, 102, 103; lab 111, 112, 113. Chemistry may be used to satisfy A&S Natural Sciences requirement.

3. Physics/Biology option (9 hrs.)  Physics 101-103; or Biology 101-103.