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 |
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▪ History in addition to: HIST 1483 History of the United States to 1877 OR HIST 1493 History of the United States since 1877 |
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| ▪ Economics | |
| ▪ Political Science in addition to: | |
| POL 1113 American National Government | |
| ▪ Sociology | |
| 3. Modern Language Requirement................................................ | 0-8 hrs |
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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. |
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| 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 |