Geography Major
Geography and GIScience
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 27
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:
- Major Option = 36
- Minor or 2nd Major = 24
- For specific requirements see
#3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or
greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 108
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 12
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Geography and GIScience = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees
must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
- Geography Core Requirements (33 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- GEOG 101GS*, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4 hours
- GEOG 102GS*, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4 hours
- GEOG 104GS*, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
- GEOG 106GS*, Human Geography - 3 hours
- GEOG 206GS*, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
- GEOG 310, Cartography - 3 hours
- GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours
- GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours
- GEOG 317, Remote Sensing of Environment - 3 hours
- GEOG 416, Applications of Geographic Information Systems - 3 hours
- *Coursework may fulfill some General Studies requirements. Work closely with advisor.
- Geography Requirements (3 hours required)
22 Dec 2011
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