Geography-Human and Physical Tracks

School of Education Degree Requirements

• A total of 132 semester hours of applicable college credit. No more than 18 semester hours of previously earned lower-level credit may have been taken by correspondence, extension or CLEP.
• At least 54 semester hours of upper-level work. Correspondence, extension or CLEP credit cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
• At least 30 hours of the degree program, including 12 hours of courses in the major, must be taken in residence at UHCL.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.000 on coursework completed at UHCL with grades of "C" or better on at least 30 hours of resident upper-level work. Grades of "C-" and below can not be applied toward the 30 hours of resident upper-level work.
• Remain continuously enrolled (complete at least one course in a 12 month period) or meet requirements of a later catalog.
• Complete the degree within seven years or meet requirements of a later catalog.

Required Courses - 36 hours

GEOG 4030 - Geography of the United States and Canada
GEOG 4032 - Geography of Latin America
GEOG 4034 - Principles of Map Reading and Interpretation
Choose five courses from:
GEOG 4031, GEOG 4033, GEOG 4131, GEOG 4135, GEOG 4136*, GEOG 4232 or GEOG 4233
Choose one course from:
MATH 3038 or MATH 4134
Choose one course from:
MATH 3131, MATH 3231 or MATH 3331
Also required:
COMM 3135 - Technical Writing
CSCI 4037 - Computing Essentials

Human Track Required Courses - 39 hours*

Choose nine courses from Human Geography electives: ANTH 3534, ANTH 3535, ANTH 3537, ANTH 4333, ANTH 4334, ANTH 4532 or ANTH 4633; HIST 4035**, HIST 4234 or any HIST elective; MGMT 3031, MGMT 4431, MGMT 4533 or MGMT 4535; MKTG 3031, MKTG 4531 or MKTG 4532; PSYC 4131, PSYC 4631, PSYC 4632 or PSYC 4836; SOCI 3531, SOCI 3532, SOCI 4132, SOCI 4232, SOCI 4335 or SOCI 4535
Choose four courses from Physical Geography electives: BIOL 3033, BIOL 3333, BIOL 4131 or BIOL 4233; ENSC 4632, ENSC 4739 or ENSC 4931; ENVR 4133, ENVR 4135, ENVR 4331 or ENVR 4332; GEOL 3034**, GEOL 3035, GEOL 3037, GEOL 4131, GEOL 4222, GEOL 4234 or GEOL 4331**; POLS 3532

Physical Track Required Courses - 39 hours*

Choose nine courses from Physical Geography electives: BIOL 3033, BIOL 3333, BIOL 4131 or BIOL 4233; ENSC 4632, 4739 or 4931; ENVR 4133, BIOL 4135, BIOL 4332 or BIOL 4332; GEOL 3034**, GEOL 3035, GEOL 3037, GEOL 4131, GEOL 4222, GEOL 4234 or GEOL 4331**; POLS 3532
Choose four courses from Human Geography electives: ANTH 3534, ANTH 3535, ANTH 3537, ANTH 4333, ANTH 4334, ANTH 4532 or ANTH 4633; HIST 4035**, HIST4234 or any HIST elective; MGMT 3031, MGMT 4432, MGMT 4533 or MGMT 4535; MKTG 3031, MKTG 4531 or MKTG 4532; PSYC 4131, PSYC 4631, PSYC 4632 or PSYC 4836; SOCI 3531, SOCI 3532, SOCI 4132, SOCI 4232, SOCI 4335 or SOCI 4535

*Students must choose either the Human Geography Track or the Physical Geography Track.
**Prerequisite for GEOG 4136 is GEOG 1303 or 3137 and ECON 2301 or ECON 2302.

It is the students' responsibility to fulfill all the prerequisites required by these courses. Prerequisites are not necessarily listed on this plan. See catalog for prerequisites.