UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOG 101A and GEOG 101AL or GEOG 103A and GEOG 103AL (meets GE B1 Physical Science & GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity) 3
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOG 107 or GEOG 150 (meets GE D1 Social Sciences) 3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
GE E Lifelong Learning 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
GE B2 Life Science 3
GE C1 Arts 3
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GE C2 Humanities 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Electives 9
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOG 300 3
Field Studies Requirement (GEOG 404A-Z) 3
Content Course Requirement* 3
Upper Division Geography Elective 3
Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Method Course Requirement 3
Regional Course Requirement 3
Application Course Requirement 3
Upper Division GE Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Content Course Requirement* 3
Application Course Requirement 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Upper Division Geography Elective 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Capstone Requirement (GEOG 490) 3
Method Course Requirement 3
Upper Division Geography Elective 3
Electives 6
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.

*GEOG 311, GEOG 316, GEOG 365 or GEOG 366 meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning.