Major+Requirements

=Major Requirements - Fall 2009= Please note that most majors are still under the old requirements, which can be found [|here].

See the side menu for the link to School of Education Geography requirements.

The L&S Major declaration form is here:

**Geography**
Minimum of 30 credits in geography and must meet three requirements:

1. Breadth of Study At least one course in each of: a. Physical Geography b. People-Environment Interaction c. Human Geography d. Area Studies

2. Skills, Techniques, and Methodology Each of the following, or an equivalent approved by the advisor: a. 170 Map Reading and Interpretation, **or** 370 Introduction to Cartography **or** 377 Introduction to Cartography/GIS b. 360 Quantitative Methods in Geographical Analysis (Spring semester only) c. 565 Colloquium (Fall semester only as of Fall 09)

3. Depth and Quality of Study a. Complete the L&S requirement of at least 15 credits of upper-level work in the major completed in residence (courses in the department identified as intermediate or advanced). b. A concentration, approved by the advisor, consisting of at least three related intermediate or advanced level courses (including at least one advanced level course). Either: (1) A concentration from one of the following three groups: Physical Geography; People-Environment; Human Geography; OR (2) An individual concentration proposed by the student and approved by the advisor. c. A grade point average of 2.0 or higher for the courses in the major.

**Cartography/GIS**
Minimum of 30 credits in geography which must include:

1. Core (required) 360 Quantitative Methods in Geographical Analysis (Spring semester only) 370 Introduction to Cartography 377 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Geog 370 and 377 should be taken before electives.) 565 Colloquium (Fall semester only)

2. Electives Three of the following courses: 570 Problems in Cartography 572 Graphic Design in Cartography 575 Animated and Web-based Mapping 576 Map Transformations and Coordinate Systems 577 Environmental Modeling with GIS 578 GIS Applications 579 GIS and Spatial Analysis

3. Topical Breadth One course in each of the following groups: Physical Geography; People-Environment Interaction; Human Geography; and Area Studies and Global Systems (see website for a full listing of courses in each area).

4. Other Required Courses · At least 11 credits including eight credits of college-level mathematics and Comp Sci 302 Introduction to Programming (or Geog 676 taught by Burt) · At least 5 credits from the following courses: Remote Sensing: Envir St 401 fall (Schneider, intro ); Envir St 401 spring (Schneider, intermediate); Envir St 556; Forestry 875 (when related to RS) GPS: Geol 444


 * Notes:**

Until a new course has been created, Schneider's Remote Sensing courses, taught under IES 401 or Geog 676, must have "Any Student" DARS Exceptions done for each semester. Likewise for Forestry 875 whenever it's applicable.

560 is not really a cart/GIS course and should only be used as an exception for a graduating senior with absolutely no other alternatives.

**General** **Notes**:

 * Crosslisted classes** count automatically under the 30 cr of Geog classes required. (For example, Anthro 277, Geology 420, History 460.) **Meets-with classes require a DARS Exception.** Crosslisted classes should work the same for **other majors** (for example, a double History major will have a Geog-crosslisted class count for both majors).

602, 698, and 699 (and any other **independent studies**) are counted automatically toward the 30 cr. Internships (602) should not count under area concentrations, but in some cases a 698-99 might. Classes that are graded CR/NC will still show up under the 30 cr.

Majors can take a class **Pass-Fail** only if they have satisfied all the rest of their requirements.


 * Double-majors**

For students pursuing a double major in Geography and Cartography/GIS, Geog 360, 370, and 565 are considered double-counted courses. The 15 credit upper-level requirement may include Cartography major coursework.