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Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (23 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
KSS
DD
GEOG 17063 World Geography 3
KAD
DD
  17064 Geography of the United States and Canada 3
KBS   21062 Physical Geography 3
KBS   21063 Physical Geography Laboratory 1
    39002 Statistical Methods in Geography 3
    39161 Introduction to Cartography 3
    39162 Introduction to Cartography Laboratory 1
WIC   40191 Seminar in Geography** 3
  Regional Geography elective 3
  GEOG 37010 Geography of Ohio (3)  
DG   37040 Geography of Africa (3)  
 DG   37050 Geography of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (3)  
DG   37066 Geography of Europe (3)  
DG   37070 Geography of East and Southeast Asia (3)  
 DG   37079 Geography of South Asia (3)  
DG   37084 Geography of South America (3)  
DG   37085 Geography of Central America and Mexico (3)  
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (76 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  Foreign Language*** 14-20
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 3
  Kent Core Basic Sciences 2-3
  Kent Core Composition 6-8
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) 9
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 3
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences)**** 3
  College General Requirement (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences)***** 3
  General Electives (minimum 16 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours
23-30
IV. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits) 
  Environmental Geography (21)
  Geographic Information (21)
  Social Geography(21)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
121

 

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

**A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

***Fulfills College General Requirement

****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.

*****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

a. Intermediate I and II of the same language
b. Elementary I and II of a second language
c. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
    -Intermediate I of the same language
    -MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    -MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    -MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a "native speaker" of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.

 

Environmental Geography Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.
 

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  GEOG 49070 Geographic Information Science 3
  Choose from the following: Environmental Geography Elective 12
  GEOG 31062 Fundamentals of Meteorology (3)  
    31064 Principles of Climatology (3)  
    31080 Geography of Wine (3)  
    41050 Polar and Alpine Environments (3)  
    41052 Glaciers and Glaciation (3)  
    41062 Advanced Physical Geography (3)  
    41066 Climate Change and Its Impact (3)  
    41073 Conservation of Natural Resources (3)  
    41074 Resource Geography (3)  
    41082 Geography of Soils (3)  
  Choose from the following: Geographic Information Electives 3
  GEOG 44070 Spatial Analysis and Location Theory (3)  
    49070 Geographic Information Science (3)  
    49076 Spatial Programming (3)  
    49080 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)  
    49162 Advanced Cartography (3)  
    49163 Advanced Cartography Laboratory (1)  
    49165 GeoMapping (3)  
    49210 Earth Imagery (3)  
    49211 Earth Imagery Laboratory (1)  
    49230 Remote Sensing (3)  
  Choose from the following: Social Geography 3
  GEOG 31070 Population and Environment (3)  
    32080 Politics and Place (3)  
    34070 Economic Geography (3)  
    35065 Geography of Transportation/Spatial Interaction (3)  
    36065 Cities and Urbanization (3)  
    42040 Tourism Development and Recreational Travel (3)  
    42052 Medical Geography (3)  
    42064 Historical Geography of the United States and Canada (3)  
    44010 Geography of the Global Economy (3)  
    45085 Urban Transportation (3)  
    46065 Advanced Urban Geography (3)  
    46070 Urban and Regional Planning (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
21

 

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

 

Geographic Information Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.
 

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: Environmental Geography Elective** 3-6
  GEOG 31062 Fundamentals of Meteorology (3)  
    31064 Principles of Climatology (3)  
    31080 Geography of Wine (3)  
    41050 Polar and Alpine Environments (3)  
    41052 Glaciers and Glaciation (3)  
    41062 Advanced Physical Geography (3)  
    41066 Climate Change and Its Impact (3)  
    41073 Conservation of Natural Resources (3)  
    41074 Resource Geography (3)  
    41082 Geography of Soils (3)  
  Choose from the following: Geographic Information Electives 12
  GEOG 44070 Spatial Analysis and Location Theory (3)  
    49070 Geographic Information Science (3)  
    49076 Spatial Programming (3)  
    49080 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)  
    49162 Advanced Cartography (3)  
    49163 Advanced Cartography Laboratory (1)  
    49165 GeoMapping (3)  
    49210 Earth Imagery (3)  
    49211 Earth Imagery Laboratory (1)  
    49230 Remote Sensing (3)  
  Choose from the following: Social Geography** 3-6
  GEOG 31070 Population and Environment (3)  
    32080 Politics and Place (3)  
    34070 Economic Geography (3)  
    35065 Geography of Transportation/Spatial Interaction (3)  
    36065 Cities and Urbanization (3)  
    42040 Tourism Development and Recreational Travel (3)  
    42052 Medical Geography (3)  
    42064 Historical Geography of the United States and Canada (3)  
    44010 Geography of the Global Economy (3)  
    45085 Urban Transportation (3)  
    46065 Advanced Urban Geography (3)  
    46070 Urban and Regional Planning (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
21


* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** Students must take one course from each and an additional course from either the Environmental Geography electives or Social Geography courses.

 

 

 

Social Geography Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2012-2013 Roadmap.

 

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: Environmental Geography Elective 3
  GEOG 31062 Fundamentals of Meteorology (3)  
    31064 Principles of Climatology (3)  
    31080 Geography of Wine (3)  
    41050 Polar and Alpine Environments (3)  
    41052 Glaciers and Glaciation (3)  
    41062 Advanced Physical Geography (3)  
    41066 Climate Change and Its Impact (3)  
    41073 Conservation of Natural Resources (3)  
    41074 Resource Geography (3)  
    41082 Geography of Soils (3)  
  Choose from the following: Geographic Information Electives 6
  GEOG 44070 Spatial Analysis and Location Theory (3)  
    49070 Geographic Information Science (3)  
    49076 Spatial Programming (3)  
    49080 Advanced Geographic Information Science (3)  
    49162 Advanced Cartography (3)  
    49163 Advanced Cartography Laboratory (1)  
    49165 GeoMapping (3)  
    49210 Earth Imagery (3)  
    49211 Earth Imagery Laboratory (1)  
    49230 Remote Sensing (3)  
  Choose from the following: Social Geography 12
  GEOG 31070 Population and Environment (3)  
    32080 Politics and Place (3)  
    34070 Economic Geography (3)  
    35065 Geography of Transportation/Spatial Interaction (3)  
    36065 Cities and Urbanization (3)  
    42040 Tourism Development and Recreational Travel (3)  
    42052 Medical Geography (3)  
    42064 Historical Geography of the United States and Canada (3)  
    44010 Geography of the Global Economy (3)  
    45085 Urban Transportation (3)  
    46065 Advanced Urban Geography (3)  
    46070 Urban and Regional Planning (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
21


* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.