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Academic Course Map for Geography (B.A.)

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  Program Overview

Student pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Geography (GEOG) at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ become able and ready to help shape the world, in part by knowing how people are shaped by the world; they have a wide range of career choices, including indigenous mapping, fire ecology, GIS, landscapes of war and recovery, and environmental change.  Geography students gain field-oriented, hands-on experience engaging in topics that include biogeography, snow hydrology, glaciology and ethnography, explore concepts that can hold the key to many global issues, and learn practical skills for working in the field, such as GIS and GPS, conducting surveys, and taking water samples.

Geographers strive to understand how people are shaped by, and in turn help shape, our world. Our top-ranked geography program allows students to combine fields of inquiry in both physical and human geography.  Geographers often work in interdisciplinary teams to focus on environmental change; global development and other social and economic issues; and resource use in an increasingly complex and interdependent world.

Admission Requirements

Students who begin at a Colorado Community College can transfer directly to ��ƷSM����ӰƬ to finish their degree in any of the programs offered by the College of Arts and Sciences. Please see the ��ƷSM����ӰƬ College of Arts & Sciences’ Colorado Community College webpage for more information detailed information admissions requirements for students transfering from a Colorado Community College. 

Transfer Recommendations

To graduate in a 4-year time frame, it is important that students follow the recommended schedule. Students who wish to continue their education at the community college beyond the number of credits specified below should explore with both community college and ��ƷSM����ӰƬ staff how their graduation timeline, COF stipend, and financial aid will be affected. 

Suggested Four-Year Course Plan for the Geography (GEOG) major

This is a suggested guide of coursework only and is subject to change. Always consult your academic advisor for graduation planning purposes. Depending on a student’s situation, a different plan might be more applicable. 

Your community college must offer an Associate of Arts degree with Designation (DwD) in Geography to use this transfer guide. 

Community College (first two years)

Fall Semester 1

Spring Semester 1

Fall Semester 2

Spring Semester 2

Total credits at community college: 60

Completion of these four semesters of coursework fulfills the requirements for an Associate of Arts Degree with a Designation in Geography (DwD) at most Colorado community colleges and fulfills the General Education requirements at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ.

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Fall Semester 3

Spring Semester 3

Fall Semester 4

Spring Semester 4

Total credits at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ: 60

Completion of all eight semesters of the coursework fulfills the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in with a major Geography at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ.

There are five possible concentrations in the Geography major at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ – 1) General, 2) Environment & Society, 3) Geographic Information Systems, 4) Human, and 5) Physical.  Students following this course map can complete any one of the first three concentrations in 60 credits at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ by selecting courses for that concentration as their “GEOG Upper-division elective courses.” The Physical Geography concentration requires additional coursework in calculus, physics and chemistry and the Human Geography concentration requires the completion of six semesters of a foreign language.  So, students following this course map cannot complete either of those two tracks in 60 credits at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ.

*For community college courses, the first course number is previous to summer 2022, and the second course number is the new number starting in summer 2022.