Geography, BS (GPS)

This Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) outlines a sample four-year path to graduation and is valid for this catalog year only. This plan is a recommendation, and your actual program may vary. This suggested four-year graduation plan is not a substitute for regular academic advising appointments.

All undergraduate degree programs require at least 120 credit hours. To graduate in four years, students must earn an average of 15 credit hours per semester (fall and spring). The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to WSU and placement in math and writing.

See the Academic Catalog for a complete listing of curriculum requirements, course prerequisites, and course descriptions. Course offerings and prerequisites are subject to change.

Term One

ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
LA 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 3
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 1100 with C or better

Term Two

ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
GEO 2210 - Nonwestern Human Environments Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 2100 with C or better

Term Three

GEO 2100 - Physical Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Math Course Credit Hour(s): 4
CORE - Wright State Core Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete GEO 2100

Term Four

GEO 2200 - Human Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO (Major Elective) Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO 4410 - Cartography Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete GEO 2200

Term Five

GEO (Major Elective) Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO 4100 - Remote Sensing Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO (Major Elective) Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO 4430 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 13 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Term Six

GEO 4200 - Remote Sensing Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO 4440 - Advanced GIS Applications Credit Hour(s): 4
General Elective Course Credit Hour(s): 4
General Elective Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; Complete 20 upper-level credits

Term Seven

Approved COLA Research Methods Course
CS 1160 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hour(s): 4
General Elective Course Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Course Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Term Eight

General Elective Course
General Elective Course
General Elective Course
GEO 4950 - Geography Internship Credit Hour(s): 3
General Elective Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better