Geography (BS)

• Program Prerequisite: Not required.
• Minor: Not required.
• Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses required for this major, and an overall GPA in the major of 2.00. Also refer to the general grade requirements  for graduation.
• Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; a minimum of 36 of these is required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above); 27 of these are required within the major.
• Program Code: 7031BS with one of the following cohort codes for tracks: GEOG_CLIMS (Climate Science), GEOG_ENVIR (Environment and Sustainability), GEOG_PLANN (Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning), GEOG_GEOSP (Geospatial Technology) 
• CIPC: 450701

Advisement

All Geography students are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6207 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

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Admissions

Declare your program of study using the Change My Major app. No special admission or application requirements are needed for this program.

General Education

Refer to Degree Requirements  for Bachelor of Science requirements. Either GEOG 1000  or GEOG 1500 , and GEOG 1300  or GEOG 1520  are required for the Geopgraphy major. These courses will also satisfy general education requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

• To provide students with knowledge about the earth’s natural environment and its relationship to society.
• To provide students with knowledge about the world’s peoples, nations, cultural environments, and spatial organization.
• To provide students with a good grounding in the modern technical skills of the discipline, including computer cartography, spatial analysis, spatially-oriented quantitative methods and techniques, and geographic information systems.
• To provide (some) students with training emphasizing the understanding of the planning profession and issues related to that field.
• To instill within each student an appreciation for the great variety of cultural forms and ways of thinking throughout the world, and to help students formulate a world view that uses this appreciation to become responsible citizens in America.