Degree Requirements
PLEASE NOTE: The degree track in Geography with Secondary Teaching Licensure has different requirements and is not included in this agreement. Please refer to this agreement’s cover page for the name of the Bachelor’s degree at the four-year institution to which this agreement applies.
General Education Requirements
Written Communication
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Mathematics
One GT Pathways course (GT-MA1), prefer MAT 135: Introduction to Statistics, except:
- Adams State University requires MAT 121: College Algebra;
- Metropolitan State University of Denver requires either MAT 135: Introduction to Statistics or MAT 121: College Algebra;
- University of Colorado Denver requires either MAT 121: College Algebra or MAT 135: Intro to Statistics.
Arts and Humanities
Select two gtPathways Arts & Humanities courses from the following AH categories. (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3)
History
Select one gtPathways course (GT-HI1)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select two gtPathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses (GT-SS1 or GT-SS3)
Natural and Physical Sciences
Select two gtPathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1 only)**
**PLEASE NOTE:
- NO GEO-prefix science courses
- GEY 111 NOT RECOMMENDED
- For Adams State, students must take BIO 111 and CHE 101.
Additional Required Courses
Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.
| GEO 111 | Physical Geography-Landforms with Lab | 4 |
| GEO 112 | Physical Geography-Weather & Climate with Lab | 4 |
| GEO 105 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEO 106 | Human Geography | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Electives
- Select 13-14 credits* from the approved list of electives or log into eWOLF to see elective requirements in DegreeCheck.
- Selection of elective credits should be done with a Front Range advisor and your intended transfer institution.
*Maximum of 6 (six) credits may be in GEO or GIS prefix. Number of elective credits may vary according to receiving institution. You are advised to contact an advisor at the receiving institution.
Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Adams State University* [B.A. Earth Sciences; Physical Geography emphasis]
- University of Colorado Boulder [B.A. Geography]
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs [B.A. Geography]
- University of Colorado Denver [B.A. Geography]
- University of Northern Colorado [B.A. Geography; Global & Area Studies or
- Geographic Information Science emphases]
The receiving institutions listed above in this agreement will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned more than ten years earlier will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
*Adams State University also offers two-year degrees; it is participating in this agreement as both a two-year and four-year degree-granting institution.