Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
Admission to the Major
Download and complete the Major Form (PDF) for Geography.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS |
53 UNITS TOTAL |
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General Education (GE) Requirements Of the 51 GE units required by SJSU, 9 may be satisfied by specific major and support requirements. Of the 6 American Institutions units required by SJSU, all may be satisfied with GE requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. (Consult major advisor for details.) |
(42 units outside of the major) | |
Major and Support for the Major STAT 095 or GEOG 195 are considered support for the major. STAT 095 may be counted as part of the 9 units inside or in support of the major, which contribute to the 51 units of University requirements. GEOG 001, 010, and 012 are major requirements and may be counted as part of the 9 units inside or in support of the major, which contribute to the 51 total units of University requirements. |
(9 units inside of the major may include 3 units support of the major and 6 units of lower division major courses) | |
Physical Education Requirements Two units of Physical Education must be taken in addition to the 51 units of GE. |
2 units | |
GEOGRAPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
67 UNITS TOTAL |
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Core GEOG 001, GEOG 010, GEOG 012, GEOG 135, GEOG 170, GEOG 186 or 187 or FLP Study Abroad, and GEOG 199. |
24 units | |
Human Geography Choose 3 courses from: GEOG 105, GEOG 110, GEOG 112, GEOG 115, or GEOG 125. |
9 units | |
Physical Geography Choose 3 courses from: GEOG 120, GEOG 121, GEOG 124, or GEOG 130. |
9 units | |
Geospatial Techniques and GIS Choose 2 courses from: GEOG 107, GEOG 171, GEOG 172, GEOG 173, GEOG 175, or GEOG 181. |
6 units | |
Regional Synthesis Choose 3 courses from: GEOG 145, GEOG 150, GEOG 155, GEOG 160, or GEOG 168. |
9 units | |
Major Electives Take 3-4 additional upper division Geography courses. Major electives can be split between the fields of Human Geography, Physical Geography, or Geospatial Techniques courses or you may take them in any one of the fields. One SJSU studies course (Geography) may be counted as a major elective. NOTE: Students who have counted 2 Geography courses as core University requirements will take 2 additional upper division Geography electives. |
10 units | |
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION |
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University Requirements 51 units (42 must be outside of the major) plus 2 units of Physical Education |
53 units | |
Requirements for the Major | 67 units | |
TOTAL UNITS |
120 UNITS |