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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography, Geographic Information Systems Track, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map


First Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
COMP 100 - Composition   3   STAT 101 - Introduction to Statistics   3
GEOG 100 - Introductory Geography   3   GEOG 225  OR GEOG 230   3
CSCI 100 - Introduction to Computing Technology   3   Gen Ed Elective and/or OCS Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
GEOG 201 - Physical Geography of the Global Environment   3   GEOG 245  OR GEOG 248    3
GEOG 210  OR GEOG 233   3   200-Level GEOG Regional Elective  3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
GEOG 240 - Cartographic Principles   3   Upper Division GEOG Planning Elective 3
GEOG 241  OR GEOG 244  OR GEOG 341   3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
GEOG 211  OR GEOG 227  OR GEOG 236  OR GEOG 305   3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Total Credits for Degree: 120 

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance


Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. This is a degree requirement  for students matriculating in or after Fall 2020.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements  vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance


SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.