RE QUIRE MENTS FOR THE BACHE LOR OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY COLLEGE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES

THE UNI VER SITY OF OKLAHOMA

For Stu dents En tering the Oklahoma State Sys tem for

Higher Ed u ca tion:

Sum mer 2018 through Spring 2019

GEN ERAL RE QUIRE MENTSTo tal Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120To tal Up per-Di vi sion Credit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Min i mum Re ten tion/Grad u a tion Grade Point Av er ages:Min i mum in OU Coursework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25Min i mum in Ma jor Coursework – Com bined and OU . . . . . . . . . . 2.25Over all – Com bined and OU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25

Geography: Physical & Social Sciences

B460 P506Bachelor of Arts

in Geography

OU en cour ages stu dents to com plete at least 30 hours of ap pli ca ble coursework each year to have the op por tu nity to grad u ate in four years.GEN ERAL EDU CA TION AND COL LEGE RE QUIREMENTS

Courses graded P/NP will not ap ply.Courses re quired for maj or sup port may not also fulfill

Uni ver sity-Wide Gen eral Ed u ca tion Re quire mentsCourses for ful fill ment of Gen eral Ed u ca tion and Col lege of At mo spheric & Geo graphic Sciences re quire ments must be from the ap proved Gen eral Ed u cat ion course list at http://www.ou.edu/content/gened/courses.html.

MA JOR REQUIREMENTS MA JOR SUP PORT REQUIREMENTS

GEOGRAPHY CORE (18 hours, 6 courses)

GEOG 1113, The Language of Maps, OR

GIS 2023, Intro. to Spatial Thinking

GEOG 3213, Principles of Human Geography

Physical & Social Sciences Concentration(19 hours)

One regional geography course listed below:

GEOG 3223, British Empire and its Successor States

GEOG 4243, Geography of Asia GEOG 4253, Latin America Geography GEOG 4853, Geography of Africa

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Six hours of Geography electives:

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3

3

3

3

Additional College Requirements

Ad viser-Ap proved Elec tives (24 hours)Twenty-four hours of adviser-approved coursework relevant to the student’s field(s) of study.

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3

3

3

3

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3

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University-Wide General Education (minimum 40 hours) and College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Requirements

Courses graded P/NP will not ap ply

Core Area I: Sym bolic and Oral Com mu ni ca tion (9-22 hours, 3-6 courses)A. Eng lish Com po si tion (6 hours, 2 courses)

1. Eng lish 1113, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion2. Eng lish 1213, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion, or

EXPO 1213, Ex pos i tory Writ ing

B. For eign Lan guage (0-10 hours in the same lan guage)Stu dents who have not com pleted two years of the same for eign lan guage in high school are re quired to take two col lege courses in the same for eign language.

1. Be gin ning Course (0-5 hours) _________________________

2. Be gin ning Course, con tin ued (0-5 hours) _________________________

C. Mathematics (3 hours, 1 course). _________________________

Core Area II: Natural Science (7 hours, 2 courses) including one laboratory component.

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

Core Area III: So cial Sci ence (6 hours, 2 courses)

1. Po lit i cal Sci ence 1113, Amer i can Fed eral Gov ern ment

2. _________________________

Core Area IV: Hu man ities (12 hours, 4 courses)

a: Un der stand ing Ar tis tic Forms (3 hours, 1 course) _______________________

b. West ern Civ i li za tion and Cul ture (6 hours, 2 courses)1. His tory 1483, U.S., 1492-1865, or His tory 1493, U.S., 1865-Pres ent,

2. _________________________ (ex clud ing HIST 1483 and 1493)

c. Non-West ern Cul ture (3 hours, 1 course):__________________

Core Area V: Senior Capstone Experience (3 hours, 1 course): _________________

At least three hours of Upper-Division General Education coursework must be completed outside the major.

Additional College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Bachelor of Arts Requirements:

Free Elec tivesElec tives to bring to tal ap pli ca ble hours to 120 in clud ing 40 up per-di vi sion hours.

9-17

GEOG 4893, Research Methods & Professional Development

GEOG 4953, Capstone

GIS 4133, Fundamentals of Remote Sensing OR

GIS 4013, Fundamentals of GIS

3

3

3

GEOG 3023, Principles of Physical Geography

3

GEOG 3243, Principles of EconomicGeography

3

GEOG 3924, Quantitative Methods 4

GEOG 3773, Geography of the U.S. 3

Humanities and Social Science Electives (6 hours, 2 courses). To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Lists.At least one course must be completed at the upper-division level.

Hu man i ties: ______________________________

Social Science: ______________________________

Natural Science Elective (3-4 hours, 1 course). With or without a laboratory component. To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved List.

Nat u ral Sci ence: ______________________________

Foreign Language (3 hours, in course at the intermediate level). If the student successfully places beyond the second intermediate course, the 13 hours of required foreign language will become free electives.

In ter me di ate Course (3 hours) ______________________________

IN FOR MA TION CON CERN ING GEN ERAL RULES, REG U LA TIONS AND MIN I MUM RE QUIRE MENTSTO TAL HOURS: A mini mum of 120 se mes ter hours ac cept able to ward gradua tion must be com pleted.UPPER-DIVISION HOURS: A minimum of 40 upper-division semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed. OU courses numbered 3000 or above are upper-division. Transfer work is counted as lower-division or upper-division credit depending on the level at which it was offered at the institution where it was earned. Two-year college work is accepted only as lower-division credit..SEN IOR IN STI TU TION HOURS: A mini mum of 60 se mes ter hours ap plied to ward gradua tion must be earned at sen ior (4- year) in sti tu tions.RESI DENCY:

• A minimum of two semesters must be spent in residence in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences.• At least 36 of the last 48 hours must be com pleted in res i dence at OU.

IN DI VID UAL STUD IES: No more than six hours of in de pend ent study or di rected read ings may be ap plied to ward de gree re quire ments.GRADE POINT AV ER AGES: Stu dents must earn a min i mum over all 2.25 for each of the fol low ing: Com bined Re ten tion GPA (all col lege grades), OU Re ten tion GPA, GPA for all ma jor courses, and GPA for all ma jor courses taken at OU.

Re fer to the OU Gen eral Cat a log for more com plete in for ma tion.Sug gested Se mes ter Plan of Study — Bach e lor of Arts in Geography: Physical & Social Sciences (B460 P506)

This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and/or Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability academic advisers to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy university, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, and Geography major requirements.

Year FIRST SE MES TER Hours SEC OND SE MES TER Hours

FRES

HM

AN ENGL 1113, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion (Core I)

1General Education Social Science (Core III)1Gen eral Ed u ca tion Math (Core I)Beginning Foreign Language (Core I)

33

35

ENGL 1213, Prin ci ples of Eng lish Com po si tion (Core I), or EXPO 1213, Ex pos i tory Writ ing (Core I)1P SC 1113, Amer i can Fed eral Gov ern ment (Core III)

1Nat u ral Sci ence Elec tive

3

3

4

TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 14 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15

SOPH

OM

OR

E GEOG 1113, The Lan guage of Maps, orGIS 2023, Intro toSpatial Thinking & Computer Mapping HIST 1483 or 1493, U.S. (Core IV)1Gen eral Ed u ca tion Un der stand ing Ar tis tic Forms (Core IV) 2Col lege Elective–In ter me di ate For eign Lan guage 1General Education Humanities elective

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GEOG 3023, Prin ci ples of Physi cal Ge og ra phy General Ed u ca tion West ern Civ. & Cul ture (Core IV) General Ed u ca tion Non-West ern Cul ture (Core IV) 1General Education Social Science elective1Gen eral Ed u ca tion Nat u ral Sci ence with lab (Core II)

33334-5

TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 16-17

JUN

IOR

GEOG 3924, Analytic Methods in Geography GEOG 3213, Principles of Human Geography 2College Elective3GIS Geo graphic In for ma tion Sci ence Course

43333-4

GEOG 3243, Prin ci ples of Eco nomic Ge og ra phy GEOG Elec tive2Col lege Elec tive2Col lege Elec tiveGEOG 3773, Ge og ra phy of the United States

33333

TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 16-17 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15

SEN

IOR

GEOG 4893, Re search Meth ods & Pro fes sional De vel op ment 2College Elec tive2Col lege Elec tiveGEOG Elec tive4GEOG Re gional Ge og ra phy Course

33333

2College Elective2College Elective2College ElectiveFree Elec tiveGEOG 4953, Proseminar (Cap stone)

33313

TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TO TAL CREDIT HOURS 131

2

= To be cho sen from the Uni ver sity-Wide Gen eral Ed u ca tion Ap proved Course List. Three hours of gen eral ed u ca tion must be up per-di vi sion out side the ma jor. At least one Gen eral Ed u ca -tion ap proved math course must be com pleted.

= Twenty-seven hours of ad viser-ap proved coursework rel e vant to the stu dent’s field(s) of study. These 27 hours are to be out side the stu dent’s ma jor School or De part ment, and must in clude an inter- mediate-level foreign language course, or the student must demonstrate competency at the intermediate level.

3 = One Geo graphic In for mat ion Sci ence course (3 credit hours) cho sen from GIS 4133, or 4013.4 = One re gional ge og ra phy course (three credit hours) cho sen from GEOG 3223, 4243, 4253, 4853, or a course ap proved by fac ulty ad viser.

NOTE: No more than 52 hours of Ge og ra phy coursework may be taken to ful fill the 120 min i mum to tal credit hours re quired.

Bach e lor’s de grees re quire a min i mum of 40 hours of up per-di vi sion (3000-4000) coursework. This plan of study should not be used in lieu of ac a demic ad vise ment.

1General Education Natural Science Elective (Core II)

Beginning Foreign Language Continued (Core I) 5