Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Geography Urban and Regional Planning

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 from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors offered at Texas State. Students interested in entering the professional planning field are strongly advised to consider a minor in Public Administration, Business Administration, or Construction Science and Management; 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. This major requires a minimum of 36 semester credit hours of Geography courses.
  4. To satisfy graduation requirements, students must have at least a 2.50 major GPA for Geography 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.
  5. Required major courses include the following:
    GEO 1309Introduction to Cultural Geography3
    or GEO 1310 World Geography
    GEO 2410Introduction to Physical Geography4
    GEO 2426Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems4
    GEO 3301Research Methods in Geography3
  6. Required Urban and Regional Planning core courses include the following:
    GEO 3310Urban Geography3
    GEO 3320Community and Regional Planning3
    GEO 3411Maps and Mapmaking4
    GEO 4321Cities and Urban Design3
    GEO 4338Planning Practicum3
  7. Required Geography techniques courses include at least one course from the following:
    Select one of the following:
    GEO 3411
    		Maps and Mapmaking
    GEO 3416
    		Remote Sensing and Earth Observation
    GEO 3426
    		Advanced GIS
    GEO 4380
    		Internship in Geography
    GEO 4430
    		Field Methods
  8. This major also requires an additional three hours of ENG 3303 with a grade of “C” or higher.
  9. Geography electives to bring the required Geography hours to 36 should be selected in consultation with an advisor from the following courses:
    GEO 3303Economic Geography3
    GEO 3323Researching the City3
    GEO 3340Political Geography3
    GEO 3416Remote Sensing and Earth Observation4
    GEO 3426Advanced GIS4
    GEO 4336Transportation Systems3
    GEO 4356Urban Infrastructure Management3
    GEO 4380Internship in Geography3
    GEO 4393ERace, Class, and the American City3
    GEO 4430Field Methods4
  10. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  11. 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.
  12. 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 02013Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303American History Component Code 0603
Government/Political Science Component Code 0703Government/Political Science Component Code 0703
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 0403ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)23
American History Component Code 0603Modern Language 1420 (if required) or Elective4
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 (not including GEO 1310)3GEO 24264
Modern Language 1410 (if required) or Elective4GEO 33103
GEO 33013 
 16 14
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Creative Arts Component Code 0503Component Area Option Code 090/0913
ENG 33033GEO 3411, 3416, 3426, 4380, or 44304
GEO 33203GEO Elective3
GEO Elective3Minor6
Minor3 
 15 16
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
GEO 43213GEO 43383
GEO Elective (as needed)3Minor3
Minor6Electives (as needed)6
Elective (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