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The Geography B.A. program is eligible for freshman students who want to participate in an Eight-Semester Degree Completion Program. The plan below lists a semester-by-semester sequence of courses to finish the degree in eight semesters.

Core areas a, b, c, d, e, f, and g referred to in the eight-semester plan can be found in the Additional Fulbright College B.A. Core Requirement Areas at the bottom of this page. Core requirement hours may vary by individual, based on placement and previous credit granted. Once all core requirements are met, students may substitute a three-hour (or more) general elective in place of a core area.

Fall Semester Year 1
3

GEOG 1123 Human Geography
3

ENGL 1013 Composition I
3-4

MATH 1203 College Algebra or †MATH 2043, 2053, 2183 or 2554
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
15-16
Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 2
4

GEOL 1113/1111L General Geology
3

ENGL 1023 Composition II
3-4

†MATH 2043, 2053, 2183 or 2554 or Core from groups a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
16-17
Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 2
3

GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations¹
4

GEOG 1133/1131L Environmental Geology/Lab
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
16
Semester Hours

Spring Semester Year 2
3

GEOG 2203 Developed Nations
3

†Core from area g (if needed) or †Advanced Level Elective
4

Core from group f (from Biological Sciences)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
16
Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 3
3

†‡GEOG 3023 Introduction to Cartography

3

†‡GEOG 3000-level or above Elective²
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
1

General Elective
16
Semester Hours

Spring Semester Year 3
3

†‡GEOG 3000-level or above Elective²
3

†‡GEOG 3000-level or above Elective²
3

†Core from area g (if needed) or †Advanced Level Elective
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
3

Core from areas a, b, c, d or e (as needed)
15
Semester Hours

Fall Semester Year 4
3

†‡GEOG 3000-level or above Elective
3

†‡Upper Level Elective with Departmental Consent³
3

†Advanced Level Elective
6

General Electives
15
Semester Hours

Spring Semester Year 4
3

†‡Upper Level Elective with Departmental Consent³
3

†‡Upper Level ARSC Elective
3

†Advanced Level Elective
3

†Advanced Level Elective
3

General Elective
15
Semester Hours
124
Total Hours

¹Completes 3 hours in core area "e"

²A minimum of 15 hours must be at the 3000 level or above with a balance between regional and topical courses.

³ Electives in closely related fields are considered a part of the program and, upon prior approval by the department, 6 hours may be counted towards the major.

† Meets 40-hour advanced credit hour requirement. 

‡ Meets 24-hour rule (24 hours of 3000-4000 level courses in Fulbright College), in addition to meeting the 40-hour rule. 

Additional Fulbright College BA Core Requirement Areas (Prerequisites in italics)

Core Area
Hours
Courses

a. Communication
3
COMM 1313 Fundamentals of Communication

b. US History/     American National Government and Western Civilization
9

U.S. History/American National Government- 3 hours from:

HIST 2003 History of the American People to 1877 or HIST 2013 History of the American People from1877 or
PLSC 2003 American National Government

Western Civilization – 6 hours from:

WCIV 1003 Western Civilization I and WCIV 1013 Western Civilization II
OR HIST 1113 World Civilizations I and HIST 1123 World Civilizations II
c.  Foreign Language

Up to 12 hours

(depending on placement)

Completion through the Intermediate II (2013) level in a single language (Includes course numbers 1003*, 1013, 2003, 2013)
*1003 is non-degree credit unless student completed two years in a single foreign language in high school and takes 1003 in a different language.  Students under this plan must begin with a degree-credit course in foreign language. 

d.  Fine Arts/            World Literature/ Philosophy
15
Fine Arts – 6 hours from two areas:

ARCH 1003 Architecture Lecture or  LARC 1003 Landscape Architecture
ARHS 1003 Art History or ARTS 1003 Art Studio (not core credit for art majors)
COMM 1003 Film Lecture
DANC 1003 Movement and Dance
DRAM 1003 Theater Lecture (not core credit for drama majors)
HUMN 1003 Introduction to the Arts and Aesthetics
MLIT 1003 Music Lecture

World Literature – 6 hours to include:

WLIT 1113 World Literature I and either WLIT 1123 World Literature II  (WLIT 1113) OR
a) a foreign language literature course
b) any other WLIT course
c) CLST 1003 Classical Studies: Greece or CLST 1013 Classical Studies: Rome

Philosophy – 3 hours from:

PHIL 2003 Introduction to Philosophy or
PHIL 2103 Introduction to Ethics

 
e.  Social Sciences
6

ANTH 1023 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (MATH 1203) or ECON 2143 Basic Economics
GEOG 2103 Emerging Nations or GEOG 2203 Developed Nations
PLSC 2013 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSYC 2003 General Psychology
SOCI 2013 General Sociology or SOCI 2033 Social Problems
f.  Natural Sciences

12 hours total

with at least 4 hours of Biological Sciences and 4 hours of Physical Sciences
Biological Sciences
ANTH 1011L/1013 Biological Anthropology
BIOL 1541L/1543 Principles of Biology
BIOL 1611L/1613 Plant Biology (BIOL 1541L/1543)
BIOL 2011L/2013 General Microbiology (BIOL  1541L/1543 & 2 semesters of general chemistry)
BIOL 1601L/1603 General Zoology (BIOL  1541L/1543)

Physical Sciences

ASTR 2001L/2003 Survey of the Universe
CHEM 1051L/1053 Chemistry in the Mod. World
CHEM 1101L/1103 University Chemistry I (MATH 1203 or equiv.) and  CHEM 1121L/1123 University Chemistry II (CHEM 1103)
GEOL 1111L/1113 General Geology and GEOL 1131L/1133 Environmental Geology (GEOL 1111L/1113)
PHYS 1021L/1023 Physics in Human Affairs
PHYS 2011L/2013 College Physics I (MATH 1203 & MATH 1213) and  PHYS 2031L/2033 College Physics II (PHYS 2013)
PHYS 2050L/2054 University Physics I (Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MATH 2554)
PHYS 2070L/2074 University Physics II (PHYS 2054; Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: MATH 2564)
g.  Advanced
    Composition

3 hours - Exemption may be granted by either: a) grades of “A” or “B” in ENGL 1013 and “A” in ENGL 1023 taken at UA or b) passing the Advanced Composition Exam*

(Journalism majors must complete ENGL 2013)

ENGL 2003 Advanced Composition or
ENGL 2013 Essay Writing (ENGL 2013 is required for all journalism majors)

*(Students must satisfy the ENGL 1013 and 1023 requirement and complete 30 credit hours before taking the Advanced Composition Exam.  The exam must be taken before the student has completed 96 credit hours.  Students who do not pass the Advanced Composition Exam must take ENGL 2003.)
 




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