Requirements for The Major

Earth and geographic science majors may graduate with either the BA or the BS degree.

Majors pursuing the BA concentrate on courses focusing on urban and environmental concerns, and those which introduce more specialized aspects of the discipline. Majors pursuing the BS focus on courses in the physical environment: these include geographic information systems, geology, hydrogeology, oceanography, and weather/climate.

Please note: Each student's program must be planned with the assistance of a departmental advisor and approved by that advisor.

BA requirements include:

1. E&GSci 101 (Global Environment) and 102 (World Regional Geography),

2. At least one designated skills course from the following list:
E&GSci 200 (Geographic Skills)
E&GSci 265 (Computer Applications in Geography)
E&GSci 370 (Remote Sensing)
E&GSci 380 (Geographic Information Systems)
Geog 401 (Field Methods)

3. Seven other departmental courses, of which two must be at or above the 300 level and one must be at the 400 level.

The student seeking to graduate with the BS degree must complete the departmental requirements listed above, and the following additional requirements:
1. At least one departmental laboratory course at or above the 300 level,
2. Math 125 (Introductory Statistics),
3. Either Math 130 (Precalculus) or Math 135 (Survey of Calculus), and
4. Six other courses from among those offered by the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science (above the level of Math 135), and Physics. These must be courses designed for science majors.

Advanced Course Requirements

All departmental majors and minors must consult their departmental advisors regarding mathematics, statistics, and computer science requirements for advanced courses.

Certificate Programs

The department offers two certificate programs: one in geographic information technologies, and the other in hydrogeology.

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