University of Central Oklahoma

Major Requirements for BA in Geography

  Minimum Required Hours
Geography...................................................................... 54-62
   
1. Geography....................................................................................... 36 hrs
    ▪ Geography Core:............................................................................ 15 hrs
         GEO 1403 Cultural Geography OR  
              GEO 1103 Introduction to Geography OR  
              GEO 1203 Physical Geography  
         GEO 2303 Regional Geography of the World  
         GEO 3013 Geographic Skills  
         GEO 3113 Intro to Geographic Information Systems  
         GEO 4893 Geographic Thought and Research  
    ▪ Regional Core (selected from the following):............................... 9 hrs
         GEO 3123 Geography of Europe  
         GEO 3143 Geography of Latin America  
         GEO 3153 Geography of Middle East and North Africa  
         GEO 3163 Geography of Africa  
         GEO 3173 Geo of Australia &the Major Pacific Islands  
         GEO 3183 Geography of South Asia  
         GEO 3193 Geography of the Developing World  
         GEO 3203 Geography of North America  
         GEO 3303 Geography of Russia and Central Asia  
         GEO 3403 Geography of the Western Pacific  
         GEO 3803 Geography of Oklahoma  
         GEO 4940 Field Study in Geography (1-6 hours)  
    ▪ Topical Core:................................................................................... 12 hrs
         GEO 2403 Weather and Climate  
         GEO 3103 Map Analysis and Cartography  
         GEO 3503 World Political Geography  
         GEO 3703 Conservation of Natural Resources  
         GEO 4013 Economic Geography  
         GEO 4513 Historical Geography of North America  
         GEO 4603 Urban Geography  
         GEO 4613 World Geopolitical Hot Spots  
         GEO 4703 Geo. Information Systems for K-12 Educ  
         GEO 4713 Advanced GIS  
   
2. Other Social Studies (selected from):....................................... 18 hrs

    ▪ History in addition to:

          HIST 1483 History of the United States to 1877 OR

          HIST 1493 History of the United States since 1877

 
    ▪ Economics  
    ▪ Political Science in addition to:  
          POL 1113 American National Government  
    ▪ Sociology  
   
3. Modern Language Requirement................................................ 0-8 hrs

All students completing a BA in Geography shall complete the first two semesters of a second language. Students may alternatively fulfill the language requirement by proof of academic work in the second language (CLEP test through LANG 1224), four years of high school language courses, or transfer work from another institution.

 
   
Electives to bring total to:.............................................

124

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in all college course work and course work at UCO 2.00
Average in major courses 2.50