Program: Geography, Emphasis in General Geography, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences - San Diego State University

Apr 04, 2025

2020/2021 University Catalog

All candidates for a degree in applied arts and sciences must complete the graduation requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements .”

Graduation with Distinction. A student desiring to graduate with Distinction in Geography must meet the university requirements listed in the section of this catalog on “Graduation Requirements ” and be recommended by the geography faculty.

Emphasis in General Geography

Students selecting this emphasis are not required to complete a minor in another department.

Preparation for the Major

(10 units)

GEOG 101 - Earth’s Physical Environment Units: 3
GEOG 101L - Earth’s Physical Environment Laboratory Units: 1
GEOG 102 - People, Places, and Environments Units: 3
or
GEOG 106 - World Regional Geography Units: 3 But not both.
GEOG 104 - Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning Units: 3

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10
or
ENGL 508W - The Writing of Criticism Units: 3
ENGL 581W - Writing of Fiction Units: 3
ENGL 584W - Writing Informal Essays Units: 3 But not both.
or
RWS 305W - Writing in Various Settings Units: 3
RWS 500W - Advanced Writing Strategies Units: 3
RWS 503W - Professional Writing Units: 3 But not both with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

Major

A minimum of 32 upper division units in geography to include:

Student Assessment

GEOG 395 - Introduction to the Major Units: 1 to be taken in the student’s first fall semester as a geography major (one unit)
GEOG 495 - Geography Capstone Units: 1 to be taken during the spring semester of the calendar year in which the student expects to graduate (one unit)

Core

Eighteen units, with at least three units from each of the following groups:

Emphasis

Twelve units of core courses (if not already taken). Internship, senior thesis, special study, special topics, or study abroad may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate and preapproved by the undergraduate adviser.

Geography, Emphasis in General Geography, B.A. in Applied Arts and Sciences

Emphasis in General Geography

Preparation for the Major

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Major

Student Assessment

Core

Regional Geography

Human Geography

Environmental Geography

Physical Geography

Geographic Methods

Emphasis