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Geoscience (Bachelor of Arts)
The Geosciences program offers a Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences with five concentrations: Human Geography, Geographic Information Science, Environmental Geography, Physical Geography, and Geology. These disciplines prepare students for working in a broad range of Geoscience careers including the private sector, local, state and federal government, and as a preparation for graduate studies.
General Education & BA Distribution Components
All students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences must complete the campus General Education Core Requirements. See General Education Component for all IU Southeast Baccalaureate Degrees for a complete listing of requirements.
Students must also complete the campus BA Distribution requirements as stated in Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
Core Program
All courses listed below require a grade of C or better. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) can be used to satisfy a General Education Core Requirement or a BA Distribution Requirement.
Note: Students are eligible to complete no more than two geography tracks and may not double dip courses taken for the Geography/Geology Concentration Requirements, Upper-Level Geography/Geology Requirement, Geography/Geology Elective Requirements, & Geography/Geology Capstone to count for any of the other tracks, including the Geology Track.
Required Math (FOR ALL GEOGRAPHY TRACKS)
Note: Students are eligible to complete no more than two geography tracks.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| MATH-M | 118* or higher level | Finite Mathematics | 3 | C |
Required Math (FOR GEOLOGY TRACK)
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| MATH-M | 215* | Calculus I | 5 | C |
Geoscience Core Requirements for all Geography Tracks and the Geology Tracks
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOL-G | 100* | General Geology | 5 | C |
| GEOG-G | 201* | World Regional Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 338 | Geographic Information Science (All students pursuing the GIS Track must complete this course on the IU Southeast campus.) |
3 | C |
Required Geography Courses (required for all Geography Tracks)
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 107* | Physical Systems of the Environment | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 108* | Physical Systems of the Environment - Lab | 2 | C |
| GEOG-G | 110* | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 333 | Introductory Cartography | 3 | C |
Environmental Geography Track
Additional course work required outside of Geosciences for Environmental Track.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| BIOL-L | 200* | Environmental Biology & Conservation | 3 | C |
Specific Requirements for Environmental Track - Upper Level Course
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 315 | Environmental Conservation | 3 | C |
Environmental Track Concentration Course: Students must select one.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 307* | Biogeography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 308* | Disasters: Natural/Human Induced | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 432 | Current Issues in Environmental Conservation | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 300* | Environmental and Urban Geology | 3 | C |
Geography/Geology Electives
Students must select 6 additional credit hours at the 300-400 level, from Geography and Geology courses, that relate to the track, with approval of the Geoscience advisor.
Capstone
Students must select one capstone course. Students that wish to use the Internship or Research to satisfy the Capstone requirement must be pre-approved by the Geoscience Coordinator.
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Dept. |
Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 450 | Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 460 | Internship Geographical Analysis | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 490 | Senior Seminar in Geography | 3 | C |
Geographic Information Science Track
Additional coursework required outside of Geosciences for GIS Track
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| MATH-K | 300 | Statistics | 3 | C |
| Choose one of the following Computer Science courses: | ||||
| CSCI-A | 201 | Introduction to Programming | 3 | C |
| CSCI-N | 211 | Introduction to Databases | 3 | C |
Specific Requirements for GIS Track - Upper Level Course
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 438 | Advanced Geographic Information Science | 3 | C |
GIS Track Concentration Course
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 439 | Seminar in Geographic Information Science | 3 | C |
Geography/Geology Electives
Students must select 6 additional credit hours at the 300-400 level, from Geography and Geology courses, that relate to the track, with approval of the Geoscience advisor.Capstone
Students must select one capstone course. Students that wish to use the Internship or Research to satisfy the Capstone requirement must be pre-approved by the Geosciences Coordinator.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 450 | Undergraduate Research and Readings in Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 460 | Geography Internship | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 490 | Senior Seminar in Geography | 3 | C |
Human Geography Track
Specific Requirements for Human Geography Track - Upper Level Courses: students must select one.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 323 | Geography of Latin America | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 326 | Geography of North America | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 425 | Africa: Contemporary Geographic Problems | 3 | C |
Human Geography Track Concentration Course - Students must select one.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 213 | Introduction to Economic Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 307* | Biogeography: Distribution of Life | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 418* | Historical Geography | 3 | C |
Geography/Geology Electives
Students must select 6 additional credit hours at the 300-400 level, from Geography and Geology courses, that relate to the track, with approval of the Geoscience advisor.
Capstone
Students must select one capstone course. Students that wish to use the Internship or Research to satisfy the Capstone requirement must be pre-approved by the Geosciences Coordinator.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 450 | Undergraduate Research and Readings in Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 460 | Internship Geographical Analysis | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 490 | Senior Seminar in Geography | 3 | C |
Physical Geography Track
Additional coursework required outside of Geosciences
Students must select 5 additional credit hours from approved laboratory courses in Biology (BIOL, PLSC, or ZOOL), Chemistry, or Physics.
Specific Requirements for Physical Geography Track - Upper Level Courses (Students must select one)
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 304* | Physical Meteorology & Climatology | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 308* | Natural Disasters | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 404 | Geography of Soils | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 415* | Geomorphology | 3 | C |
Physical Geography Track Concentration
Students must select one course, but that course must be different than the one chosen as an upper level course.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 304* | Physical Meteorology & Climatology | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 308* | Disasters: Natural/Human Induced | ||
| GEOG-G | 404 | Geography of Soils | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 415* | Geomorphology | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 451 | Principles of Hydrogeology | 3 | C |
Geography/Geology Electives
Students must select 6 additional credit hours at the 300-400 level, from Geography and Geology courses, that relate to the track, with approval of the Geoscience advisor.
Capstone
Students must select one capstone course. Students that wish to use the Internship or Research to satisfy the Capstone requirement must be pre-approved by the Geosciences Coordinator.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 450 | Undergraduate Research and Readings in Geography | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 460 | Internship Geographical Analysis | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 490 | Senior Seminar in Geography | 3 | C |
Geology Track
Additional coursework required outside of Geosciences
Students on the Geology Track are required to complete 15 additional credit hours in Biology (BIOL, PLSC, or ZOOL), Chemistry, or Physics. It is recommended that students take a 10 credit hour sequence from one Natural Science Discipline (General Chemistry or General Physics) approved by the Geoscience Advisor.
Required Geology Courses
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOL-G | 221* | Introductory Mineralogy | 4 | C |
| GEOL-G | 222 | Introduction to Petrology | 4 | C |
| GEOL-G | 334 | Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 4 | C |
Specific Requirement for Geology Track - Upper Level Course
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOL-G | 415* | Geomorphology | 3 | C |
Geology Track Concentration Course: students must select one course
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOG-G | 304* | Physical Meteorology and Climatology | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 404 | Geography of Soils | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 300* | Environmental and Urban Geology | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 415* | Geomorphology | 3 | C |
Geography/Geology Electives
Students must select 6 additional credit hours at the 300-400 level, from Geography and Geology courses, that relate to the track, with approval of the Geoscience advisor.
Capstone
Students must select one capstone course. Both Internship and Research must be pre-approved by the Geosciences Coordinator.
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
| GEOL-G | 410 | Undergraduate Research in Geology | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 460 | Internship in Geology | 3 | C |
General & Upper-Level Electives
Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours and 30 credit hours at the 300-level or above. Elective courses may be necessary to complete the minimum credit hour requirements.