Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Geography

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
  2. This major requires students to select a minor area of study from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors offered at Texas State. Recommended minors are Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Anthropology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Plant and Soil Science, and Physics; however, other minors may be appropriate depending on a student's interests and career goals. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor to review minor options and degree requirements.
  3. To satisfy graduation requirements, students must have at least a 2.50 Geography major GPA and at least a 2.25 Texas State GPA. Students must make a grade of "C" or better in all Geography courses that are to be counted for credit toward their major.
  4. Geography required elective courses (22 hours) are to be selected in consultation with an academic advisor.
  5. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  6. The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of free elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 120 total or 36 advanced hours.
  7. Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.

Course Requirements 

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Communication Component Code 0103Communication Component Code 0103
Mathematics Component Code 02013American History Component Code 0603
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303Government/Political Science Component Code 0703
Government/Political Science Component Code 0703Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 (not to include GEO 1310)3
GEO 1309 or 1310 (TCCN GEOG 1302 or 1303)3GEO 24104
US 11001 
 16 16
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 0403Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Creative Arts Component Code 0503ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)23
American History Component Code 0603Modern Language 1420 (if required) or Elective4
Modern Language 1410 (if required) or Elective4GEO 24264
GEO 33013 
 16 14
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Component Area Option Code 090/0913GEO Electives7
ENG 3303 (BS Literature or Technical Writing)3Minor6
GEO Electives6Elective (as needed)3
Minor3 
 15 16
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
GEO Electives6GEO Elective3
Minor3Minor6
Electives (as needed)6Elective (as needed)3
 15 12
Total Hours: 120
1

One course from the following may be chosen to satisfy the Mathematics Component Code 020: MATH 1315 (TCCN 1314), MATH 1317 (TCCN 1316), MATH 1319 (TCCN 1324), MATH 1329 (TCCN 1325), MATH 2321 (TCCN 2313), MATH 2417 (TCCN 2412), or MATH 2471 (TCCN 2413).

2

An ENG Literature course may be selected from the following: ENG 2310 (TCCN ENGL 2322), ENG 2320 (TCCN ENGL 2323), ENG 2330 (TCCN ENGL 2332), ENG 2340 (TCCN ENGL 2333), ENG 2359 (TCCN ENGL 2327), ENG 2360 (TCCN ENGL 2328), ENG 2371