Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Geography.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Geography major is met by completing Geography 480.  That course is referenced in item 3. a. below.
2. The requirements of the College of Social Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
   
   The College’s NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT for the Geography major is met by completing 15 additional credits in courses offered by a department or program in the College of Natural Science, chosen from  the following: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biological Science, Chemistry, Entomology, Geological Sciences, Lyman Briggs, Mathematics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Physics and Astronomy, Plant Biology, Plant Pathology, Physiology, Statistics and Probability, and Zoology. Students should see their academic advisor to obtain a list of approved courses which will meet this requirement.
3. The following required major courses (31 credits):

   a.	All of the following courses:
   	GEO	113	Introduction to Economic Geography				3
   	GEO	151	Cultural Geography				3
   	GEO	206	Physical Geography				3
   	GEO	206L	Physical Geography Laboratory				1
   	GEO	221	Introduction to Geographic Information				3
   	GEO	463	Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Geographers and Planners				3
   	GEO	480	Senior Seminar (W)				3
   b.	One of the following courses:
   	GEO	330	Geography of the United States and Canada				3
   	GEO	333	Geography of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region				3
   	GEO	335	Geography of Latin America				3
   	GEO	336	Geography of Europe				3
   	GEO	337	Geography of East Asia				3
   	GEO	338	Geography of Africa				3
   c.	Nine additional credits in Geography including at least one course at the 400 level.