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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geography B.S.
Sample Plan: Geography B.S. Sample Plan - GIS Interest
Total Credits: 116.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
GEOG 1301W - Our Globalizing World : 3.0 cr : SOCS, GP, WI
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Note: only one GEOG 1xxx course may count toward the major - GEOG 1301W will not count in this plan
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
GEOG 1502 - Mapping Our World : 3.0 cr : TS, SOCS
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
CSCI 1103 - Introduction to Computer Programming in Java : 4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
CSCI 1913 - Introduction to Algorithms, Data Structures, and Program Development : 4.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 3371W - Cities, Citizens, and Communities : 3.0 cr : DSJ, WI
GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science : 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 3401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Elective :4.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
GEOG 3985W - Senior Project Seminar : 4.0 cr : WI
GEOG 4001 - Modes of Geographic Inquiry : 3.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
GEOG 5xxx : 3.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr