Bachelor of Science in Geography: Physical Geography Option
Students prepare for a career in environmental assessment and problem solving. Basic requirements include preparation in chemistry, biology, physics and mathematics. Advanced course work includes the study of the processes that affect the physical environment (soils, vegetation, climate and geomorphology), and techniques for performing statistical and computational analysis of these processes (statistics, GIS and remote sensing).
| General Requirements | Credit Hours |
| English - ENGL 101 (or Exemption) | 0-3 |
| ENGL 102 (or 105 or Exemption) | 0-3 |
| 200-Level English course (ENGL 362 recommended) | 3 |
| COMS 130 (COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310, Exemption) | 0-3 |
| History or Philosophy of Science Choose one of the following or approval of Undergraduate Committee HIST 103, 136, 305, 306, 311, 347, 360, 407 PHIL 370, 375, 380, 620, 622 GEOG 357 | 3 |
| Two principal courses in the Humanities _______________________________________ | 3 3 |
| Two principal courses in the Social Sciences _______________________________________ | 3 3 |
| Preparation for the Major | |
| MATH 125 and MATH 126 (MATH 220 and MATH 320 are also recommended) | 6-10 |
| PHSX 211 and PHSX 216 (recommended) or PHSX 114 and PHSX 201 and PHSX 216 | 6-8 |
| PSHX 212 and PHSX 236, or PHSX 115 and PHSX 202 and PHSX 236 | |
| BIOL 150 and BIOL 152 | 7 |
| CHEM 130 and CHEM 135 | 10 |
| EECS 138 or equivalent | 3 |
| Geography Requirements Overview Courses | |
| GEOG 104 Principles of Physical geography or GEOG 107 (Honors) | 3 |
| GEOG 105 Introductory Laboratory in Physical Geography | 2 |
| One course in Human or Regional Geography | 3 |
| Core System Courses | |
| Physical: | 16 |
| BIOL 414 Principles of Ecology | |
| GEOG 321 Climate and Climate Change | |
| GEOG 331 Regional Geomorphology of the United States | |
| GEOG 332 Glaciers and Landscape or CE 455 Hydrology | |
| GEOG 335 or GEOG 535 Introduction to Soil Geography | |
| Geographic Information Science: The following are required | 12 |
| GEOG 316 Methods of Analyzing Geographical Data | |
| GEOG 358 Principles of Geographic Infromation Systems | |
| One 500-level or above course from GIS Studies (GEOG 558 Intermediate Geographical Information Systems or GEOG 526 Remote Sensing of the Environment I recommended) | |
| Capstone Course: | |
| GEOG 500 Senior Capstone in Geography or GEOG 714 | |
| Elective Courses (2 or more of the following courses) | |
| Biogeography: GEOG 537 | |
| Climate: GEOG 521 | |
| Geomorphology: GEOG 532, GEOG 541 | |
| Soil Geography: GEOG 538, GEOG 735 | |
| Other advanced courses in Physical Geography | |
| Hour an GPA Requirement | |
| Total Credit Hours | > 124 |
| CLAS Hours | > 99 |
| Junior Senior Hours | > 45 |
| KU Res Hours | > 30 |
| CC Transfer credits | < 64 |
| Other KU Schools | < 25 |
| Hrs Music Org | < 6 |
| Hrs Phys Ed | < 4 |
| Overall GPA | > 2.0 |
| Geography GPA | > 2.0 |