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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Geography Minor

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - GEOGRAPHY 

Course Requirements

Introduction to Geography
Complete all of the following courses:
GPHY 111NIntro to Physical Geography: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation3
GPHY 112NIntro to Physical Geography Laboratory: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation1
GPHY 121SHuman Geography3
Regional Core
Complete one of the following courses:3
Geography of World Regions
Montana
The Middle East
Field Studies in Geography
Geographic Methods
Complete one of the following courses: 3
Intro to GIS and Cartography
Field Techniques
Upper-Division Systematic Geography
Complete at least 1 course from 2 of the following 3 subcategories:6
Physical Geography
Weather and Climate
Biogeography
Geomorphology
Advanced Physical Geography
Geography and Society
Economic Geography of Rural Areas
Sustainable Cities
Human Environment Interaction
Water and Sustainability
Mountains and Society
Community Resilience
Total Hours19
 

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