Geography, B.S. General Track
Program Transfer Guide
Salisbury University
Effective
Fall, 2024 - Current
Instruction Methods
In person
About the Program
Advisement for the major is available from the Geography and Geosciences Department
While geography majors must satisfy departmental requirements, they are also encouraged to develop a program suitable to their individual needs. The department has six designated tracks/concentrations: general geography, climatology, meteorology, physical geography, geographic information science, and human geography. Each option is designed to provide flexible, yet directed preparation toward specific employment opportunities as well as appropriate background for related graduate work. Students seeking guidance about the tracks/concentrations, graduate study or career programs should see a departmental advisor.
The General Geography Track is designed for students who wish to complete a traditional liberal arts major in geography. This track provides maximum flexibility in developing an individualized program, in consultation with a faculty advisor. The track requirements include:
The General Geography Track is designed for students who wish to complete a traditional liberal arts major in geography. This track provides maximum flexibility in developing an individualized program, in consultation with a faculty advisor. The track requirements include:
- A minimum of 15 hours, of which at least 12 hours must be at the 300/400 level and must include at least six hours in human and/or physical geography and/or geology courses at the 300/400 level.
- 12 hours must be coursework not used to satisfy requirements for another major.
- No more than one field course (GEOG 389 or GEOG 399) may count toward the 15 hours.
- All courses applied to the geography major must be completed with grades of C or better.
- The Department of Geography and Geosciences recommends that the lower division core courses (GEOG 201, GEOG 204, GEOG 219 and GEOL 103) be completed prior to GEOG 414.
- Transfer students must complete a minimum of 15 semester hours with grades of C or better in geography at Salisbury University, at least 12 semester hours of which must be at the 300/400 level.
University Undergraduate Major Policies
- Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
- Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
- All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
- Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
- Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
- Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
- It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
- Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.