Department of Geography and Anthropology
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Geography Major – Geographic Information Systems Option (2 Year)
Curriculum Year: 2015-2016
Your department has developed this roadmap plan, taking into account prerequisites and schedule restrictions.
Students should adhere to this recommended plan to ensure completion of 90 additional units.
Year 1 / Fall / Units / Winter / Units / Spring / Units / CommentGEO222/222A
Major Core / 4 /
GEO 442/442A
Major (Option) Core
/ 4 /GEO 443/443A
Major (Option)Core / 4 / Assume transfer credits for GEO 101, GEO 102. If not, complete these courses as soon as possible.If you transferred credits for GEO240/A and/or GEO 222/A, take a GE synthesis, Support/ Unrestricted Elective instead.
Take the required upper division GEO courses, even if you took lower division courses in similar subject areas. Lower division course credits transfer as GE or Unrestricted Elective credits.
One course must be completed in each of the GE areas B5, C4, and D4.
GEO 240/240A
Major Core / 4 /
GEO 410 or GEO 422/422A
Major (Option)Core / 4 /GEO 420 or GEO 305
Major (Option)Core / 4GEO 303 or GEO 315
Major Core / 4 /
GEO 309
Major Core / 4 /Support Elective
Major Support / 4GE Synthesis
Any approved course in area B5, C4, or D4 / 4 / GE Synthesis
Any approved course in area B5, C4, or D4 / 4
Total Units / 12 / Total Units / 16 / Total Units / 16
Total Units for Year
/ 44Year 2 / Fall / Units / Winter / Units / Spring / Units / Comment
GEO303 or GEO315
Major Core / 4 /
GEO 410 or GEO 422/422A
Major (Option)Core / 4 /GEO 420 or GEO 305
Major (Option)Core / 4 / Support Electives are any upper division GEO courses that are not otherwise used to satisfy degree requirements. No more than 8 units in GEO 35x.Some core courses may only be offered every other year. Take them whenever they are offered.
You may deviate from the suggested patterns for Support Elective, Unrestricted Elective, and GE Synthesis courses based on your interest and available offerings.
GEO 35x
Major Core
/ 4 / GEO 461Major Core / 2 / Support Elective
Major Support / 4
Support Elective
Major Support / 4 / Support Elective
Major Support / 4 / Unrestricted Elective / 4
GE Synthesis
Any approved course in area B5, C4, or D4 / 4 / Support Elective
Major Support / 4 / Unrestricted Elective / 4
Take the Graduation Writing Test
Total Units / 16 / Total Units / 14 / Total Units / 16
Total Units for Year
/ 46Total Units on Plan
/ 90 / Unrestricted Electives units depend on transfer credits and whether GEO 351 is double counted as both Support Elective and GE synthesis.Major & Option Core Units
/ 42-50Major Support Units / 20
General Education Units / 12
Unrestricted Elective Units / 8 - 20