- General Education Course

  - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.

Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Curriculum
Core 1: Critcal Thinking
FYS 100	First Yr Sem Critical Thinking	3
STA 225	Introductory Statistics (CT)	3
GEO 100	Intro to Human Geography (CT)	3
Core 2
ENG 101	Beginning Composition	3
ENG 201	Advanced Composition	3
CMM 103	Fund Speech-Communication	3
STA 225	Introductory Statistics (CT)	3
Core II Natural/Physical Science		4
Core II Humanities		3
GEO 100	Intro to Human Geography (CT) (Core II Social Science)	3
Core II Fine Arts		3
Additional University Requirements
Writing Intensive		3
Writing Intensive (300/400)		3
GEO 100	Intro to Human Geography (CT) (Multicultural or International)	3
Capstone		4
College-Specific
COLA Literature		3
COLA Literature		3
COLA Humanities		3
COLA Social Science		3
COLA Social Science		3
COLA Social Science		3
GEO 101	Physical Geography (CT) (COLA Natural/Physical Science)	4
COLA International		3
COLA Multicultural		3
Major-Specific
GEO 100	Intro to Human Geography (CT)	3
GEO 101	Physical Geography (CT)	4
GEO 300	Methods in Geography	3
GEO 423	Cartography & GIS	3
GEO 426	Principles of GIS	4
GEO 498	Senior Capstone	2
GEO 499	Senior Capstone II (WI)	2
Regional Geography		3
Meteorology Area of Emphasis Required Courses
GEO 230	Intro to Meteorology (CT)	4
GEO 355	Aviation Weather	3
GEO 425	Climatology	4
GEO 431	Remote Sensing & Photogram	4
or BSC 410	Remote Sensing/GIS Appl
GEO 450	Extreme Weather	4
GEO 460	Weather Analysis	4
Meterology required support courses
MTH 229	Calculus/Analytic Geom I (CT)	5
MTH 230	Calculus/Analytic Geom II	4
MTH 231	Calculus/Analytic Geom III	4
MTH 335	Ordinary Diff Equations	3
PHY 211	University Physics I	4
PHY 202	General Physics I Laboratory	1
PHY 213	University Physics II	4
Select two of the following:		3
PHY 308	Thermal Physics 1
ENGR 219	Engineering Thermodynamics 2
PHY 330	Mechanics 1
ENGR 214	Dynamics 3
Students must select at least 9 credit hours from the following:
GLY 150	Intro Oceanography
GLY 150	Oceanogrphy Lab
STA 150	Foundations of Statistics
STA 225	Introductory Statistics (CT)
GEO 440	Spatial Statistics and GIS
CS 110	Computer Science I
CS 205	Scientific Computing
CHM 111	Foundations of Chemistry
CHM 211	Principles of Chemistry I
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		1

¹

Requires that the student must have taken the following: PHY 213 University Physics II and MTH 231 Calculus/Analytic Geom III.

²

Requires that the student must have taken MTH 230 Calculus/Analytic Geom II.

³

Requires that the student must have taken ENGR 213 Statics and MTH 230 Calculus/Analytic Geom II.

 Major Information

• The total number of free electives will depend on the amount of double and triple counting of requirements.
• See course attributes each semester for courses that meet multiple requirements.
• Questions about requirements should be directed to the College of Liberal Arts (304-696-2350). Core II and COLA requirements may not be double counted.
• Forty-eight credit hours (sixteen 3-hour courses) must be at the 300/400 level.
• Students must earn a C or better in ENG 201 Advanced Composition and all foreign language courses.
• Minimum of 120 hours to graduate.

  - General Education Course

  - Milestone course: a key success marker for your major. See your advisor to discuss the importance of this course in your plan of study.

Semester Plan

Geography is the systematic study of the spatial aspects of human activity, the natural world, and human-environment interaction. The discipline of Geography occupies a unique position as a bridge between the social sciences (Human Geography), natural sciences (Physical Geography), and STEM fields (GIScience). As a result, the Geography Department offers both a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Both degrees offer students broad exposure to the various subfields of Geography and provide specialized career training and preparation. Geography is a rapidly expanding discipline with diverse career opportunities across the environmental sciences, social sciences, and technological fields in both the public and private sectors.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Credit Hours
CMM 103	Fund Speech-Communication	3
ENG 101	Beginning Composition	3
FYS 100	First Yr Sem Critical Thinking	3
GEO 100	Intro to Human Geography (CT)	3
STA 225	Introductory Statistics (CT)	3
UNI 100	Freshman First Class	1
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
ENG 201	Advanced Composition	3
GEO 101	Physical Geography (CT) (Core II Phys/Nat Science)	4
COLA Social Science		3
Core II Humanities		3
Core II Fine Arts		3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Year
First Semester
COLA Humanities		3
Regional Geography		3
GEO 230	Intro to Meteorology (CT)	4
COLA Literature		3
COLA Social Science		3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
GEO 300	Methods in Geography	3
GEO 350	Severe Storms and Natl Hzrds	4
Meteorology Restricted Elective		3
COLA Physical/Natural Science		4
	Credit Hours	14
Third Year
First Semester
COLA Social Science		3
GEO 423	Cartography & GIS	3
Weather Analysis course		4
COLA Multicultural		3
Free Elective		3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
GEO 431	Remote Sensing & Photogram	4
300/400 Writing Intensive		3
GEO 426	Principles of GIS	4
COLA International		3
	Credit Hours	14
Fourth Year
First Semester
GEO 498	Senior Capstone	2
GEO 425	Climatology	4
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
GEO 499	Senior Capstone II (WI)	2
COLA Literature		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
	Credit Hours	14
	Total Credit Hours	121