Required Credit Hours/Tuition and Fees
- Thesis Option: 30
- Non-Thesis Option: 36
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Curriculum
Students in the graduate program are required to maintain a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Should a student earn a grade of C or below in any graduate level course, he or she will be placed on academic probation. Any student earning two grades of C or below in the program will be dropped from the geography graduate program, regardless of GPA. To facilitate the process of student advising and guidance, all applicants must submit a one-page written statement of their graduate education and study plan along with their graduate admissions forms.
Thesis Option:
A minimum of 30 hours is required for the master of science, of which 21 semester hours must be geography graduate-level courses. In addition, at least one half of the required 30 credit hours must be earned at the 500-level. Required courses (12 hours) include: GEOG 520, 521, 522; plus one seminar in geography. Electives (12-15 hours) are additional courses that should be related to the student’s needs and interests and faculty expertise. Candidates must complete a thesis while enrolled in GEOG 599 (3 to 6 hours).
Non-Thesis Option:
A minimum of 36 credit hours is required for the master of science, of which 24 semester hours must be geography graduate-level courses. In addition, at least one-half of the 36 required credits must be earned at the 500-level. Required courses (15 hours) include GEOG 520, 521, 522, 598 plus one seminar in geography. Electives (21 hours) are additional courses that should be related to the student’s needs and interests and faculty expertise.
In addition, each graduate student, regardless of option selected, must declare a subject area he or she wishes to emphasize. Before enrolling in the second year of study, each student must have selected a subject area advisor and obtained approval from the advisor as well as the graduate director.
