Geography, Emphasis in Water, Climate, and Ecosystems, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences

(Major Code: 22061) (SIMS Code: 112988)

Impacted Program

The Geography major and Emphases are impacted programs. To be admitted to the Geography major or an Emphasis, students must meet the following criteria:

Complete preparation for the major;
Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units;
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.

Emphasis in Water, Climate, and Ecosystems

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

Preparation for the Major

(27-28 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
GEOG 103 - Weather and Climate Units: 3
GEOG 104 - Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning Units: 3
GEOG 170 - Sustainable Places and Practices Units: 3
or
ENV S 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
also listed as
SUSTN 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
BIOL 100 - General Biology Units: 3 and
BIOL 100L - General Biology Laboratory Units: 1
or
CHEM 200 - General Chemistry Units: 5
or
PHYS 180A - Fundamentals of Physics Units: 3
and
PHYS 182A - Physical Measurements Laboratory Units: 1
MATH 124 - Calculus for the Life Sciences Units: 4
or
MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4
STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices Units: 3
or
Comparable statistics course

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
Complete one of the following courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better.
ENGL 508W - The Writing of Criticism Units: 3
ENGL 581W - Writing of Fiction Units: 3
ENGL 584W - Writing Informal Essays Units: 3
RWS 305W - Writing in Various Settings Units: 3
RWS 500W - Advanced Writing Strategies Units: 3
RWS 503W - Professional Writing Units: 3

Major

A minimum of 41 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
GEOG 495 - Geography Capstone Units: 1 to be taken during the spring semester of the calendar year in which the student expects to graduate

Core

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

Emphasis

Twenty-one units of core courses listed above in group (d) Physical Geography, if not already taken. Internship, senior thesis, special study, special topics, or study abroad, as well as up to three units from specific courses in biology, civil engineering, and geological sciences may be used to meet this requirement when appropriate and preapproved by the undergraduate adviser.

Geography, Emphasis in Water, Climate, and Ecosystems, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences

Impacted Program

Major Academic Plans (MAPs)

Emphasis in Water, Climate, and Ecosystems

Preparation for the Major

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Major

Student Assessment

Core

Group (a) Regional Geography

Group (b) Human Geography

Group (c) Environmental Geography

Group (d) Physical Geography

Group (e) Geographic Methods

Emphasis