Geography B.S. - Geography Education

  • This concentration contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
  • To complete this concentration , you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. . Approvals for this concentration must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
  • This major does not qualify as a single field endorsement. Individuals must complete the education/teaching concentration in a second major or education/teaching minor in another content area.

Bachelor of Science - Geography: Concentration in Geography Education

W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation

Catalog Year: 2022-23

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

Introduction to Geography7
Regional Geography Course3
Geographic Methods6
Upper Division Geography6
Degree Electives9
Capstone1
Advanced Writing3
Science Course3-4
Mathematics Requirement 3-7
Geography Education Requirement3
Total Hours44-49

Degree Specific Credits: 44-49

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Note: The Bachelor of Science in Geography requires 36 credits in GPHY courses.

Introduction to Geography

Complete all of the following courses:7
Intro to Physical Geography: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation
Intro to Physical Geography Laboratory: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation
Human Geography
Total Hours7

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Regional Geography Course

Complete one of the following courses:3
Geography of World Regions
Glacier National Park in Winter
Montana
The Middle East
North America
Crown of the Continent
Regional Geography (Multiple Regions)
Field Studies in Geography
High Asia
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Geographic Methods

Complete all of the following courses:6
Intro to GIS and Cartography
Field Techniques
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Geography

Rule: Complete two upper division Geography courses – one must be a Physical Geography Course (see below) or other course approved by Advisor. GPHY 385 and upper-division Regional courses are excluded. 6 total credits required.

Complete one of the following courses:3
Weather and Climate
Biogeography
Global Mountain Environments
Geomorphology
Complete one additional 3-credit upper-division Geography Course (GPHY 385 and regional courses excluded)3
Total Hours6

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Degree Electives

Complete 9 GPHY credits for a minimum of 32 GPHY credits for the degree.9
Total Hours9

 Minimum Required Grade: C-


Capstone

Note: Seniors must enroll in GPHY 400 in fall, attend GPHY 500 in fall, and complete course requirements in spring.

Seniors must complete the following course:
GPHY 400Geography Capstone1
Total Hours1

Minimum Required Grade: C- 


Advanced Writing

Notes:

  • These courses will also count toward the upper-division credit requirement.
  • Other science-based writing courses (e.g. GEO 320GEO 499BIOO 470BIOO 475) may be approved by the advisor.
Complete one of the following courses:3
Water and Sustainability
Community Resilience
Senior Thesis
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Science Course

Rule: Complete one of the following science courses. 3-4 total credits required. Science course must be approved by an advisor as appropriate to individual student's goals. Different science courses may be approved by the advisor.

Complete one of the following courses:3-4
Introductory Ecology
Introduction to Botany
Introduction to General Chemistry
Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
College Chemistry I
College Chemistry II
College Physics I
College Physics II
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II
Total Hours3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Mathematics Requirement

Rule: Must complete 1 of the following subcategories. 3-7 total credits required.

Notes:

Math Fundamentals

Complete all of the following courses:7
Probability and Linear Mathematics
Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours7

 Minimum Required Grade: C-

Advanced Math

Complete one of the following courses:3-4
Applied Calculus
Calculus I (recommended)
Statistical Methods I
Total Hours3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Geography Education Concentration Requirement

Note: The EDU 497 course number is used for multiple courses. Students should register for EDU 497 Methods: 5-12 Social Studies.

Complete the following course:
EDU 497Teaching and Assessing (5-12 Social Studies)3
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach Biology, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department