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 - Planning
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | GEO202 Physical Geography (Natural Science Course) | 3 | | GEO201 Human Geography (Social Science) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | GEO212 Cities of the World (World Civilizations) | 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 | | GEO213 Economic Geography (Social Science) | 3 | | GEO341 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 | | MAT241 Introduction to Statistics (Mathematics) | 3 | | Cognate requirement (see List A) | 3-4 | | Total | 16-17 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Cognate requirement (see List A) | 3-4 | | Additional cognate requirement (see List B) | 3 | | Total | 15-17 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| GEO342 Digital Map Design | 4 | | Upper-division Geography elective | 3-4 | | Cognate requirement (see List A) | 3-4 | | Additional cognate requirement (see List B) | 3 | | General elective | 3 | | Total | 16-18 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| GEO351 Geography of the United States and Canada (United States Studies) | 3 | | Additional cognate requirement (see List B) | 3 | | Upper-division elective | 3 | | General elective | 3 | | General elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Upper-division Geography elective | 3-4 | | Geography elective | 3 | | Upper-division elective | 3 | | General elective | 3 | | General elective | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| GEO480 Internship in Geography (3, 6, or 9 cr) | 9 | | GEO481 Internship Seminar | 1 | | Upper-division elective | 3 | | Total | 13 |
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Notes
List A (Systematic courses) - Select three of the following:BIO340 Ecology, CPS210 Computer Science I: Foundations, ECO206 Principles of Microeconomics (SSCI), GLG201 Physical Geology (NSCI), GLG346 Environmental Impact Assessment, PHI201 Symbolic Logic (MATH)
List B (Regional courses) - Select three of the following:ECO304 Public Finance, HIS303 The Empire State, POL301 State and Local Politics, POL305 American Legislative Process, POL310 Public Management, POL316 American Public Policies, SOC345 Urban Sociology
Total Credits: 120-126
