Geography, B.A. MAP

Year 1

Semester 1 (13-15 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area B: Mathematics STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 OR (STAT 108I - Elementary Statistics with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND STAT 8 - Support for Elementary Statistics Units: 1 )^[1]
Major and GE Area D: Social Science & DCG Non-Domestic GEOG 105 - Human Geography Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (STAT 8) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 2 (14-15 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[2]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
GE Area A: Critical Thinking GEOG 100 - Critical Thinking: Technology & the Digital World Units: 3
Major & GE Area B1: Physical Science GEOG 106 - Physical Geography Units: 3
Major and GE Area B3: Lab Activity GEOG 106L - Physical Geography Laboratory Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

Year 2

Semester 3 (16-17 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts Units: 3
Major / GE Area D: Social Science GSP 101 - Geospatial Concepts Units: 2 AND GSP 101L - Geospatial Concepts Lab Units: 1
American Institutions/Lower Division GE Area D U.S. and California Government OR U.S. History Units: 3
Major (Systematic Geography) ^[3] Course #1 Units: 3-4
Elective Units: 1

^[3] See Major Notes.

Semester 4 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Arts OR Humanities Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
American Institutions
U.S. and California Government
OR
U.S. History
Units: 3
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies Units: 3 (Select a course that also fulfills DCG Domestic)
Major (Regional Synthesis) GEOG 319 , GEOG 322 , GEOG 335 , GEOG 376 OR GEOG 472 Units: 3
Major (Depth Experience) Units: 1

Year 3

Semester 5 (16 Units)

Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area C: Arts & Humanities Units: 3
UD GE Area D / Major (Systematic Geography)^[3] Course #2 GEOG 300 OR GEOG 301 OR GEOG 304 Units: 3
Major GEOG 311 - Geographic Research & Writing Units: 3 OR ESM 230 - Environmental Methods Units: 3
Major GEOG 310L - Geographic Research Laboratory Units: 1
Elective Units: 3

Semester 6 (13-15 Units)

Major (Systemic Geography) ^[3] Course #3 Units: 3-4
Major (Systemic Geography) ^[3] Course #4 Units: 3-4
Major (Depth Experience) Course #2 Units: 1
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (15-17 Units)

Major (Systemic Geography) ^[3]Course #5 Units: 3-4
Major (Systemic Geography) ^[3]Course #6 Units: 3-4
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3

Semester 8 (16 Units)

Major (Core) GEOG 411 - Senior Field Research Units: 4
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3

Major Notes

Six systematic geography courses are required, including including one course from each of the systematic emphasis areas (the Human World, the Physical Environment, Geospatial Systems. Students are encouraged to specialize in one area of systematic geography by taking at least two of the remaining three required systematic courses in one emphasis area. See Geography, B.A. for course options.