Geography B.A.

All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.

All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.

All students must meet the College Requirements.

Major Requirements

30 credits in major courses, including:

FOUNDATIONS. 12 credits.
GEOG 1200Weather, Climate & Landscapes3
GEOG 1760Global Environments & Cultures3
GEOG 1780Society, Place, and Power3
Geographic Methods: I course/3 credits from the following:3
GEOG numbered 1500 to 1599
GEOG numbered 2500 to 2599
GEOG numbered 3500 to 3599
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OR ABOVE. 9 credits.
1-3 additional courses/3-9 credits from the following:3-9
GEOG numbered 2000 to 2990
GEOG numbered 3000 to 3990 or GEOG 4990
Geomorphology
Up to 3 additional credits from the following:0-3
Internship
Up to 3 additional credits from the following, in any combination:0-3
Independent Study
Undergraduate Research
ADVANCED LEVEL. 6 credits.
1-2 courses/3-6 credits from the following:3-6
GEOG numbered 3000 to 3990 or GEOG 4990
Up to 3 additional credits from the following:0-3
Honors
OPEN LEVEL. 3 credits.
1 additional course/3 credits from the following:3
GEOG numbered 1000 to 1990
GEOG numbered 2000 to 2990
GEOG numbered 3000 to 3990 or GEOG 4990
Geomorphology
GEOG 1770: Geography/Race&Ethnicity in US is strongly recommended as part of the planned curriculum for Geography majors.

Other Information

In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), only one course may overlap between a major and a minor or between two CAS majors.

Courses for the major and/or its pre/co-requisites that are cross-listed in the catalog or schedule of courses under another course prefix may be taken under that other prefix and still count for these requirements.

With the approval of the chair/director, courses that applied to the major in previous years but have since been deactivated may be applied to this year’s major requirements if they are reactivated.

For a Bachelor of Arts degree, no more than 45 credits in courses with the same departmental prefix may be used toward completion of the 120 credits required for graduation.

At least half of the credits used to complete major requirements must be taken at the University of Vermont.