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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Geosciences, Physical Geography Concentration (Physical Geography), B.S.
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Geosciences
616-898-2726
Jeremy Aber, program coordinator
Jeremy.Aber@mtsu.edu
This program is designed for students who plan to become professional geographers or who wish to pursue graduate study in geography and/or related fields.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
41 hours* |
| Cognate |
18 hours* |
| Supporting Courses |
6 hours* |
| Electives |
14-24 hours |
| TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (41 hours)
A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the major.
Supporting Courses (6 hours)
Electives (14-24 hours)
- Mentor-approved electives
Curriculum: Geoscience, Physical Geography Concentration (Physical Geography)
Following is a suggested pattern of study for the first two years; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before registration.
NOTE:
PGEO 3401 (4-hour field course) is required and offered only during summer.
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