Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Geography
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | GEO201 Human Geography (Social Science) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | GEO202 Physical Geography (Natural Science Course) | 3 | | Regional Elective (WRLD) - Note 1 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | General Elective | 3 | | GEO213 Economic Geography (Social Science) | 3 | | Statistics Cognate - Note 2 | 3 | | GEO342 Digital Map Design | 4 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | GEO351 Geography of the United States and Canada (United States Studies) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| GEO341 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 | | Systemic Geography Elective - Note 3 | 3 | | Upper-division Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| Systemic Geography Elective - Note 3 | 3 | | Science Cognate - Note 4 | 3-4 | | Upper-division Elective | 3 | | Upper-division Elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Systemic Geography Elective - Note 3 | 3 | | Systemic Geography Elective - Note 3 | 3 | | Upper-division Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| GEO480 Internship in Geography | 3-8 | | GEO481 Internship Seminar | 1 | | Upper-division Elective | 3 | | Elective credits (if needed) | 6 | | Total | 13-18 |
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Notes
Regional Electives (excluding GEO351 Geography of the United States & Canada that is already listed in the eight-semester plan):GEO211 World Geography (WRLD), GEO212 Cities of the World (WRLD), GEO354 Geography of Asia, GEO355 "Emerging" China and Critical Geopolitics (WRLD)
Statistics - must take one of the following courses:GEO241 Spatial Statistics (MATH), MAT145 Statistics and Public Policy (MATH), MAT241 Introduction to Statistics (MATH), PSY275 Psychological Statistics (MATH)
Systematic Electives (list excludes GEO480/481 Internship/Seminar, already listed in the 8-semester plan):GEO203 People-Environments Geography (SSCI), GEO214 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning (SSCI), GEO231 Geography of Hazards (NSCI), GEO314 Issues in Urban Planning, GEO321 Geography of Soils, GEO331 Gender and Environment (SSCI), GEO332 Geography, Health and Environment, GEO333 Advanced People-Environments Geography, GEO343 Remote Sensing, GEO411 Political Geography, GEO431 Natural Resources: Utilization and Management, GEO441 Geographic Information Systems Applications
Science Cognate - must take one of the following courses (please note that BIO340 Ecology has prerequisites BIO201 and BIO202):BIO340 Ecology, GLG201 Physical Geology (NSCI), GLG211 Physical Geology Laboratory
Total Credits: 120-126
