See also UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS for the B.A. degree

CURRICULUM, CREDITS

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Two courses selected from the following physical geography courses:  (7)^M
GEOG 101/111 Physical Geography: Climatic Processes with lab
or
GEOG 152 Climate and Life
GEOG 106 Physical Geography: Land Surface Processes

Two courses selected from the following human geography courses:  (6)
GEOG 102 Human Geography
GEOG 120 World Regional Geography
GEOG 203 Cultural Geography
GEOG 210 Economic Geography

Two courses selected from the following methods courses:  (7)
GEOG 250 Computer Methods for Geographic and Environmental Sciences
or
GEOG 271 Introduction to Geographic Data Analysis

GEOG 372 Geographic Information Systems

Six credits selected from geography courses at the 300- or 400-level.  (6)

Six credits selected from geography courses at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level.  (6)

GEOG 445 Method and Theory in Geography  (3)

ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
ECON 152 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)
POSC 150 The American Political System (3)
HIST 104 World History II (3)
HIST 206 United States History since 1865 (3)

Additional courses as follows:  (12)
3 credits in Economics
6 credits in Political Science
3 credits in History

EDUC 413 Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology  (4)
EDUC 414 Teaching Exceptional Adolescents  (3)
EDUC 419 Diversity in the Secondary Education  (3)
HIST 491 Planning a Course of Instruction  (3)
HIST 493 Seminar: Problems in Teaching History and Social Sciences  (3)
EDUC 420 Reading in the Content Areas  (1)
EDUC 400 Student Teaching  (9)

Grade of C- or better required in all required major, major related, and professional studies courses.

To be eligible to student teach, Geography Education students must have a GPA of 3.0 in their major and an overall GPA of 2.75. Students must also pass a teacher competency test as established by the University Council on Teacher Education (UCTE). Students should consult the teacher education program coordinator (see the list of advisors for teacher education programs) to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF: 124

Updated October 12, 2006