Geography, B.A.

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Degree Requirements: 124 Credit Hours

See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.

General Requirements (Core A - E) [Credit Hours: 42]

Additional Requirements [Credit Hours: 4]

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major [Credit Hours: 18]

Foreign Language 2002 - Intermediate II
STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Select 12 credit hours of the following:

Foreign Language through 2001
ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
HIST 1111 - World History I: Development of World Civilization (3 Credit Hours)
INTS 2130 - Introduction to International Studies (3 Credit Hours)
PHIL 2020 - Critical Thinking (3 Credit Hours)
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credit Hours)
If any of the above are used to satisfy other Areas in the Core, additional advisor-approved courses in Science, Math, Computers, or Foreign Language courses may be substituted

Major Requirements

Select one of the following [4 Credit Hours]

Select one of the following [3 Credit Hours]

Additional Requirements [18 Credit Hours]

Students must complete 18 additional hours of upperlevel geography coursework (3000-level and above), not to include more than 2 hours of GEOL 3790 - Teaching Internship in Geology (1-3 Credit Hours) and 6 hours of GEOG 5890 - Directed Study (1-4 Credit Hours) .
- Alternatively, students may choose to complete 3 credit hours of upper-level geography coursework (3000-level and above) along with one of the following 15 credit hour Areas of Emphasis.

Environmental Studies Emphasis

Students will choose 15 hours from the following. At least 14 hours must be GEOG courses.

Global Studies Emphasis

Students will choose 15 hours from the following

Minor [Credit Hours: 15]

Select 15 credit hours of Minor (Strongly recommend minor in GIS)

*must be approved by advisor

Electives [Credit Hours: 14]

Select 14 credit hours of elective coursework (Must include 5-8 hours of upper-division (3000+ level) in order to meet the 39 hours of upper division coursework requirement).

Total Credit Hours: 124

Program Requirements

Geography majors must maintain an overall 2.0 GPA across all Geography coursework (any course with GEOG prefix).

Honors in Geography

Students majoring in Geography (BS or BA) may pursue an Honors in Geography program. Students are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.2 after 45 credit hours of coursework and approval of Geology and Geography faculty to commence the Honors program.

To graduate with Honors in Geography, a student must:

Be admitted to the Honor College;
Complete GEOG 4831 with a grade of B or higher;
Complete GEOG 4120 (with a grade of B or higher), GEOG 4830 , and GEOG 4831 for a total of 8 credit hours;
Successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
Be in good standing in the Honor College at the time of graduation.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit Academic Advisement .