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Geography

Geography, B.S. Geosciences · Georgia State University · 2026–2027 catalog
Prepared for Advisor Date
Pathway report 34 credits planned
4 semesters
34 major hours
Major area34 / 39 cr
Electives0 / 21 cr
Semesters4
Courses11
Core 42 Field of study 18 Major 39 Electives 21 120 hours to graduate
3CTW requirement
27required selection
4remaining courses
34of 39 major
The CTW requirement, the required selection and the remaining courses all count toward the 39 hours, in that order. Only credits past 39 become electives. 5 cr still to place among the remaining courses. This list is specific to Geography — the other concentrations are built from different groups.
Senior seminar (CTW) Required core Group I — experiential learning Group II — human geography Group III — human-environmental Group IV — physical geography Group V — techniques Remaining courses (count toward the major)

The path, semester by semester coloured by requirement group · bar shows the term's credit cap

Y1 Fall12 cr

GEOG 3000 1 cr
Foundations in Geosciences: Skills, Careers, and Navigating the Major
GEOG 4012 3 cr
Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies
GEOG 4510 4 cr
Geospatial Data Analytics and Visualization
GEOG 4532 4 cr
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Y1 Spring12 cr

GEOG 4515 3 cr
Qualitative Methods in Geography
GEOG 4518 3 cr
Digital Cartography
needs GEOG 4532
GEOG 4520 3 cr
Quantitative Spatial Analysis
GEOG 4640 3 cr
Geomorphology

Y1 Summer4 cr

GEOG 4050 4 cr
Natural Environments of Georgia

Y2 Fall6 cr

GEOG 4670 3 cr
Political Ecology-CTW
GEOG 4830 3 cr
Senior Seminar CTW
needs GEOG 3000

Prerequisite pathways only gates that sit inside this pathway

GEOG 4532 → GEOG 4518
GEOG 3000 → GEOG 4830
Arrows run from a course to the course it unlocks. Core and field-of-study work is assumed complete before the major starts, so gates outside the major are not drawn.

Course list tick as you pass

CourseTitle CrSem Requires (in this pathway)Grade / term taken
GEOG 3000 Foundations in Geosciences: Skills, Careers, and Navigating the Major 1 Y1 Fall —
GEOG 4012 Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies 3 Y1 Fall —
GEOG 4050 Natural Environments of Georgia 4 Y1 Summer —
GEOG 4510 Geospatial Data Analytics and Visualization 4 Y1 Fall —
GEOG 4515 Qualitative Methods in Geography 3 Y1 Spring —
GEOG 4518 Digital Cartography 3 Y1 Spring GEOG 4532
GEOG 4520 Quantitative Spatial Analysis 3 Y1 Spring —
GEOG 4532 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Y1 Fall —
GEOG 4640 Geomorphology 3 Y1 Spring —
GEOG 4670 Political Ecology-CTW 3 Y2 Fall —
GEOG 4830 Senior Seminar CTW 3 Y2 Fall GEOG 3000