BA in Geography
Below is a sample 4-year plan for students pursuing the BA in Geography.
To view the list of courses approved to fulfill KU Core Goals, please visit the KU Core website.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 101 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing I)1 | 3 | ENGL 102 (Goal 2.1 Written Communication/BA Writing II)1 | 3 |
| First Year Seminar (Goal 1.1 Critical Thinking) | 3 | GEOG 100, 102, 103, 142, or 145 (Goal 3 Social Science, Major Requirement)3 | 3 |
| GEOG 104 (Goal 3 Natural Science, Major Requirement)2 | 3 | Goal 1.2 Quantitative Literacy7 | 3 |
| GEOG 105 (BA Laboratory/Field Experience (LFE), Major Requirement)2 | 2 | 2nd Semester Language (BA Second Language) | 5 |
| 1st Semester Language (BA Second Language) | 5 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| GEOG 358 (Major Requirement) | 4 | GEOG 111 (Major Requirement SPRING ONLY) | 4 |
| Goal 2.2 Communication | 3 | BA Quantitative Reasoning (QR) | 3 |
| Goal 3 Arts and Humanities | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| 3rd Semester Language (BA Second Language) | 3 | 4th Semester Language, or 1st semester of Another Language (BA Second Language)6 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| GEOG 316 (Major Requirement FALL ONLY) | 4 | GEOG Elective4 | 3 |
| GEOG Elective4 | 3 | GEOG Elective4 | 3 |
| Goal 4.1 US Diversity | 3 | Goal 4.2 Global Awareness3 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 18 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| GEOG Elective4 | 3 | GEOG 500 (Goal 6 Integration & Creativity, Major Requirement SPRING ONLY) | 3 |
| Goal 5 Social Responsibility and Ethics | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 | Second Area of Study/Elective/Degree/Junior-Senior Hours5 | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours 120 | |||
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The BA requires completion of two courses of collegiate-level writing instruction. Students who test out of Composition will still need to complete ENGL 102 (or equivalent) and one additional Goal 2.1 course.
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Students can also choose to complete GEOG 140 or GEOG 144 instead of GEOG 104 and GEOG 105.
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Students will earn Goal 3 Social Science credit if they take GEOG 102, GEOG 103, GEOG 142 or GEOG 145, but if a student chooses GEOG 100 then they will fulfill Goal 4.2 Global Awareness and should plan to take a course that fulfills Goal 3 Social Science in place of the planned goal 4.2 Global Awareness.
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8-10 additional credit hours selected from any GEOG 177 First Year Seminar: _____ course, and from any 300-600 level GEOG classes for a total of at least 33 credit hours in major courses.
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Hour requirements (incl. 45 jr/sr hrs) are typically met through KU core, degree, major, second area of study and/or elective hours. Students completing the BGS with a major must choose a secondary area of study. Individual degree mapping is done in partnership with your advisor.
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For students completing the language requirement via the 3+1 language option, note that many first semester languages are 5 credit hours.
Please note:
All students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are required to complete 120 total hours of which 45 hours must be at the Jr/Sr (300+) level.
The same course cannot be used to fulfill more than one KU Core Goal. However, overlap of a KU Core course with a major or degree-specific requirement is allowed. Overlapping is recommended to allow more opportunities to explore other majors and/or minors.