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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geography B.S.
Sub-plan: Environmental Geography
Sample Plan: Environmental Geography Sample Plan (4-Year Plan)
Total Credits: 119.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 1403 - Biogeography of the Global Garden : 4.0 cr : BIOL, ENV
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
CLA 1001 - CLA First-Year Experience I 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOL 1001 - Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives : 4.0 cr : BIOL
GEOG 3523 - Digital Mapping: Introduction to Making Online Maps for the Humanities and Sciences : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
CLA 1002 - CLA First-Year Experience II 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics : 4.0 cr : MATH
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Global Perspectives) :4.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
GEOG 5393 - Rural Landscapes and Environments : 4.0 cr
URBS 3751 - Understanding the Urban Environment : 3.0 cr : ENV
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
GEOG 3973 - Geography of the Twin Cities : 3.0 cr : SOCS
GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science : 4.0 cr
ESCI 2201 - Solid Earth Dynamics : 4.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
GEOG 4002W - Environmental Thought and Practice : 3.0 cr : WI
GEOG 3401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 3361W - Geography and Public Policy : 3.0 cr : WI
GEOG 3996 - Senior Project Directed Research : 3.0 cr
GEOG 5426 - Climatic Variations : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
URBS 3900 - Internship 2.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr