Geography - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

The major in geography requires at least 24 hours of geography courses at the 3000-4000 level and must include GEOG 2011-2011L. A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) must be earned in each course. For the A.B. degree, 3000-4000-level course work in the major must include 6 hours of human geography courses, 3 hours of physical geography courses, and 12 additional elective hours in geography; at least 6 hours must comprise 4000-level courses in human geography or techniques. For the B.S. degree, 3000-4000-level course work in the major must include 6 hours of physical geography courses, 3 hours of human geography courses, and 12 additional elective hours in geography; at least 6 hours must be 4000-level courses in physical geography or techniques.

I. FOUNDATION COURSES (9 HOURS)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H  or STAT 2000

II. SCIENCES (7-8 HOURS)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): (GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG(ATSC) 1112 and GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) or (GEOG 2120H and GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) or (GEOG 1113 and GEOG 1113L)

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

III. QUANTITATIVE REASONING (3-4 HOURS)

Preferred Course(s): GEOG 2011-2011L

IV. WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURE, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS (12 HOURS)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Culture (9 hours)

Preferred Course(s): GEOG 1101 or GEOG 2010H

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

V. SOCIAL SCIENCES (9 HOURS)

• Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H.
• A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

Preferred Course(s): GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1103 or GEOG 1125 or GEOG 2010H or GEOG 2130H or GEOG 2250H

VI

1. GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1130 or GEOG 2010H 2.(GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG(ATSC) 1112 and GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) or (GEOG 1113 and GEOG 1113L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG 2120H and GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) 3. GEOG 2011-2011L 4. STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H 5. An additional course from the Core Area V, Social Sciences, list

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives).

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.

Required Courses (25-27 hours)

GEOG 4910 Choose two courses from Group A below Choose one course from Group B below Choose either a third course from Group A, or one course from Group C below  Choose four courses from any of the four groups listed below  (At least three of the eight selected courses must be 4000-level courses from Group A and/or Group C; no more than six (6) credit hours from Group D may be counted towards satisfying the major requirements.)

Group A -- Human/Regional Geography

Systematic Focus				Regional Focus
3000-level	4000-level			3000-level	4000-level
GEOG 3620	GEOG 4610	GEOG 4650		GEOG(AFST) 3650	ANTH(GEOG) 4275
GEOG 3630 / GEOG 3630E	GEOG 4620	GEOG 4660			CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260
GEOG 3640	GEOG 4630	GEOG 4670			GEOG 4290
GEOG 3660	GEOG 4631	GEOG 4680			GEOG 4710
GEOG 3690	GEOG 4632	GEOG 4690			GEOG(LACS) 4720
	GEOG 4633	GEOG(INTL) 4694 -- this is a UGA á Paris course and must be taken in Paris			GEOG 4730
	GEOG(INTL)(HIST) 4634 -- this is a UGA á Paris course and must be taken in Paris	GEOG 4860			GEOG 4740
	GEOG 4640	GEOG 4890			GEOG 4750

 

Group B -- Physical Geography

Geomorphology	Climatology	Biogeography
GEOG 3010	ATSC(GEOG) 3110	GEOG 3210
GEOG 4020	ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L	GEOG 3290
GEOG 4030	ATSC(GEOG) 3130	GEOG(PBIO) 4220
GEOG 4040	GEOG(ATSC) 3180	GEOG(PBIO) 4240
GEOG 4060	ENGR(ATSC) 4111-4111L	FORS(ECOL)(GEOG) 4250 (minimum 3 hours)
WASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L	ATSC(GEOG)(ENGR) 4112	FANR(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG)(INTL) 4271 (minimum 3 hours)
	ATSC 4114	GEOG 4290
	ATSC 4116-4116L	GEOG 4810
	ATSC(GEOG) 4120	CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930
	ATSC(GEOG) 4121	CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4931
	ATSC(GEOG) 4140
	ATSC(GEOG) 4150
	ATSC(GEOG) 4160
	ENGR(ATSC)(GEOG) 4161-4161L
	ATSC(GEOG) 4170-4170L
	ENGR(GEOG) 4180
	GEOG 4911

 

Group C -- Geographic Techniques

3000-level	4000-level
GEOG 3990	GEOG 4300	GEOG 4430-4430L
	GEOG 4305	GEOG 4450
	GEOG 4330-4330L	GEOG 4460
	GEOG 4350-4350L	GEOG 4470-4470L
	GEOG 4370-4370L / GEOG 4370E	GEOG 4570-4570L
	GEOG(CRSS) 4375	GEOG 4571-4571L
	GEOG 4380-4380L	GEOG 4590-4590L
	GEOG 4385S	GEOG 4610
	GEOG 4410-4410L	GEOG 4920 (minimum 3 hours)

 

Group D -- Miscellaneous Geography Courses

*Note: These are all variable hour courses that require a faculty mentor to supervise the course. Please consult your advisor and/or a professor in the department about registering for these courses.
GEOG 3990 - Internship in Geography
GEOG 4921/6921 (minimum 3 hours) -- Directed Topics in Independent Research
GEOG 4960R -- Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I
GEOG 4970R -- Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II
GEOG 4980R -- Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III
GEOG 4990R -- Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)