Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Geography
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Geography required elective courses (22 hours) are to be selected in consultation with an academic advisor.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- 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.
- Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 |
| Mathematics Component Code 0201 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 |
| Government/Political Science Component Code 070 | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 (not to include GEO 1310) | 3 |
| GEO 1309 or 1310 (TCCN GEOG 1302 or 1303) | 3 | GEO 2410 | 4 |
| US 1100 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 | ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)2 | 3 |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | Modern Language 1420 (if required) or Elective | 4 |
| Modern Language 1410 (if required) or Elective | 4 | GEO 2426 | 4 |
| GEO 3301 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Component Area Option Code 090/091 | 3 | GEO Electives | 7 |
| ENG 3303 (BS Literature or Technical Writing) | 3 | Minor | 6 |
| GEO Electives | 6 | Elective (as needed) | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | ||
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| GEO Electives | 6 | GEO Elective | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 6 |
| Electives (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
