UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2024-2025

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

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 108 or GEOG 111/GEOG 111L or GEOG 150* or GEOG 170* 3-4
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
Elective 2-3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOG 206/L (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3
GE B2 Life Science 3
GE C1 Arts 3
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 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
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOG 300 3
GEOG 306/L 3
GEOG 404A-Z 3
Geography Core Course 3
GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOG 305/L or GEOG 409/L 3
GEOG 406/L 3
Geography Core Course 3
Upper Division GEOG Elective 3
GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
GEOG 407/L 3
GEOG 408D/L 3
Geospatial Applications Course 3
Upper Division GEOG Elective 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GEOG 408E/L 3
GEOG 460/L 3
GEOG 490 3
Geospatial Applications Course 3
Elective 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

Geography Core Courses

GEOG 301, GEOG 311, GEOG 316, GEOG 340, GEOG 351, GEOG 364/L, GEOG 365 and GEOG 365L, GEOG 366, GEOG 370, GEOG 375

Geospatial Applications Courses

GEOG 408A/L, GEOG 408B/L, GEOG 408C/L, GEOG 408F/L, GEOG 408G/L, GEOG 408H/L, GEOG 408I/L, GEOG 494**, GEOG 497A-F**, GEOG 550F

*GEOG 311, GEOG 316, GEOG 365 or GEOG 366 may count for B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning. GEOG 107, GEOG 150, GEOG 170, GEOG 301, GEOG 351 and/or GEOG 370 may count for 3-6 units of D1 Social Sciences.

**Must be GIS/Cartography/Remote Sensing topic.