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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geography B.S.
Sample Plan: American Studies B.A. Sample Plan - Focus on American Society and Globalization
Total Credits: 117.0
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: It is recommended that students visit at least one professor in office hours each semester.
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 10.0 cr
Note: only one GEOG 1xxx course may count toward the major - GEOG 1301W will not count in this plan
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
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring 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 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 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
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 19.0 cr
CSCI 1913 - Introduction to Algorithms, Data Structures, and Program Development : 4.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 4.0 cr
CSCI 1103 - Introduction to Computer Programming in Java : 4.0 cr
GEOG 3985W - Senior Project Seminar : 4.0 cr : WI
GEOG 4001 - Modes of Geographic Inquiry : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 3.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
GEOG 5xxx : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 22.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
GEOG 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr