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PROGRAM CODE: A8 GEOG BS  PHG                CATALOG YEAR: 20084 
  Bachelor of Science - Physical Geography Concentration (PHG)   
            College of Social & Behavioral Sciences              
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.               
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
       All majors require at least 18 units.                     
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree 
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program;                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
     5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS                                     
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam and ENGL 109H                                     
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by        
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester        
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).      
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL  
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or   
        department writing requirement.                          
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H                    
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       Second Language - 2nd Semester Proficiency                
       Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second       
       language by completing one of the following:              
  -  1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second    
        semester level.                                          
  - OR)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        -> NOT FROM: SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,397W,406A,465C,465D     
           HIST 465D  ITAL 399  TO 399H,330A TO 330D  FREN 414 , 
           FREN 393 ,325 ,399  TO 399H                           
        SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,439B,425B,424B,401  TO 403         
           CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,423 ,422 ,404 ,415  TO        
           CHN 418   CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,     
           CRL 397A,497A  FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,    
           FREN 213 ,301  TO 443   GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,      
           GER 211   GRK 102 ,104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,     
           GRK 421  TO 432   ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202  TO 202Z,   
           ITAL 305A TO 420   JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,      
           JPN 415  TO 417 ,421 ,422   JUS 103B,203A,203B,303    
           LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,400  TO 428   LING 104B,      
           LING 307B,204A,204B  NES 102 ,103B,203B,303           
           PRS 102 ,401  TO 404   PORT 102 ,205 ,206 ,305 ,      
           PORT 325 ,425  TO 449   RSSS 101B,201A,201B,301A,     
           RSSS 301B,305 ,307A,307B,405A,405B,407A,407B          
           SERP 370B,431A,431B  SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,   
           SPAN 204C,205 ,206 ,302  TO 322 ,323  OR SPNV 323     
           SPAN 324 ,325  OR SPNV 325   SPAN 326  TO 332 ,333    
           OR SPNV 333   SPAN 334  TO 339 ,340  OR SPNV 340      
           SPAN 341  TO 349 ,350  OR SPNV 350   SPAN 351  TO     
           SPAN 397B,398 ,399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,401  OR   
           SPNV 401   SPAN 402 ,403  OR SPNV 403   SPAN 404      
           TO 432 ,433  OR SPNV 433   SPAN 434  TO 440 ,441      
           OR SPNV 441   SPAN 442  TO 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448      
           SPAN 449  OR SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450         
           SPAN 451  TO 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473                    
           TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)                              
        NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an       
        equivalent or lower level than prior language credit     
        earned.                                                  
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       Mathematics Requirement - Moderate Strand                 
  -  1) 3 units required.                                        
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 ,116S,118 ,120S,197A,199 ,    
           MATH 199H,294A,299 ,299H,301 ,302A,302B,397A,399 ,    
           MATH 399H,481                                         
        SELECT FROM: LING 178   MATH 110  TO 485                 
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       University General Education - Tier One                   
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals   
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly      
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).                  
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103                          
  -  2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a     
        non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural      
        Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104                          
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and  
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104                     
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       University General Education - Tier Two                   
  -  1) Arts                                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,     
           ARH 315 ,316A(FA06 OR AFTER),316B(FA06 OR AFTER),     
           ARH 319 (SP08 OR AFTER),321 (SP10 OR AFTER),322 ,     
           ARH 324 (SP10 OR AFTER),325 (SP10 OR AFTER)           
           ART 203 ,358 (S106 OR AFTER)                          
           CLAS 329 (SP10 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,    
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,     
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),     
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300                
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  JPN 245                     
           M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)  MUS 100 ,   
           MUS 101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,337 ,     
           MUS 344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336      
  -  2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)   
        must be completed prior to taking.  1 course from:       
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,                   
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381                
           CHN 245 (FA08 OR AFTER)  CLAS 220 ,221 ,300 ,         
           CLAS 329 (SP10 OR AFTER),342 ,346 ,360   ENGL 220A,   
           ENGL 220B,231 ,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280   FREN 245 ,   
           FREN 249 ,280 ,282 ,283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,    
           GER 278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,379   GWS 200 ,317       
           HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)  ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,   
           ITAL 250B,250C,250D,330B  JPN 220 ,311   JUS 301 ,    
           JUS 372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202   NES 277A,330            
           PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 ,325 (SP08 OR AFTER)          
           RELI 210 ,250 ,255 (SP10 OR AFTER),300 ,304           
           RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350   SPAN 210     
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)          
           W S 200   GWS 200   W S 317   GWS 317                 
     3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by course work     
        completed for the major.                                 
  -  4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1    
        (NATS) must be completed prior to taking. 1 course from  
        SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05)                        
           ANTH 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B(SP05 OR AFTER),258 ,    
           ANTH 261 ,364  OR ANTV 364   ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,     
           ASTR 204 ,206 ,214   ATMO 325 ,336   BIOC 223         
           ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08),210 (FA99-S201),                 
           ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER),    
           ECOL 310 (FA09 OR AFTER)  ENGR 225 ,                  
           ENGR 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B(SP05 OR AFTER),         
           ENGR 258 (FA98 OR AFTER)  ENTO 205 ,                  
           ENTO 310 (FA09 OR AFTER)  GEOG 220 ,230 ,240          
           GEOS 210 ,212 ,214 (FA07 OR AFTER),                   
           GEOS 216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,220   HWR 201 ,202 ,    
           HWR 203   MCB 261 (S209 OR AFTER)                     
           MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER),310 (FA09 OR AFTER)           
           MSE 208 ,225 (FA09 OR AFTER),257A(FA07 OR AFTER),     
           MSE 257B,258   N SC 310 (S105 OR AFTER)  NRSC 282     
           PHIL 305   PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)  PE 201      
           PL S 329   PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)  PTYS 206 ,209 ,   
           PTYS 212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H,214   RA M 222          
           SP H 261 ,262 ,263 ,267 (FA09 OR AFTER),              
           SP H 270 (FA09 OR AFTER),282 (FA98 OR AFTER)          
           SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER)  V SC 310 (FA09 OR AFTER)    
           WFSC 225                                              
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,          
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies 
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,   
           AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,    
           AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER)  A ED 408     
           ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307  OR ANTV 307             
           ANTH 314 (FA07 OR AFTER),316 ,320 ,                   
           ANTH 346 (FA09 OR AFTER),347 (FA09 OR AFTER),         
           ANTH 375 (FA07 OR AFTER)  ARH 203                     
           CHN 245 (FA08 OR AFTER),251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,     
           CHN 341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,     
           CHN 475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A  CLAS 362           
           DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)           
           EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C      
           FREN 245 ,249   GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,   
           GER 278 ,373 ,376   GWS 200 ,210 ,240   HIST 253 ,    
           HIST 254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,333 ,365 ,370 ,420          
           INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) RACE, ETHNICITY+AM DREAM     
           ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,    
           JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,     
           JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C  JUS 370A,370B,372A,     
           JUS 372B  LING 210   MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,    
           MUS 334 ,337 ,344   NES 277A,330 ,334 ,               
           NES 375 (FA07 OR AFTER)  PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER)     
           POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476  OR        
           POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A  RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,  
           RSSS 350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,                   
           SOC 325 (SP10 OR AFTER),362 (SP10 OR AFTER),427 ,     
           SOC 432 (SP10 OR AFTER),448 (SP10 OR AFTER),450 ,     
           SOC 459 ,467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101                    
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA07 OR AFTER)          
           W S 200 ,210 ,240                                     
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       Geography Major                                           
       Physical Geography Concentration                          
       The Geography major requires 36 units, which              
       includes a minimum of 21 upper division units.            
  -  1) Foundations Course                                       
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: MATH 160                                    
  -  2) Introduction to Human Geography course                   
        3 units required                                         
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: GEOG 210 ,251 ,256                          
  -  3) Introduction to Physical Geography course                
        3 units required                                         
        NOTE:  Prerequisite for SWES200 is CHEM103A              
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: SWES 200   GEOG 220 ,230 ,240               
  -  4) Methods Courses - 9 units required.                      
          NEEDS:  9.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: GEOG 330 ,357 ,416A,457                     
  -  5) Concentration Method                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: GEOG 303                                    
  -  6) Physical Geography Coursework                            
        12 units required.                                       
        NOTE: Prerequisite for GEOG483 is GEOG330                
              Prerequisite for GEOG484 is GEOG330                
        NOTE: Must not duplicate the course taken in             
              Introduction to Physical Geography                 
          NEEDS: 12.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: GEOG 220 ,230 ,240 ,430 ,431 ,438 ,439A,    
           GEOG 450 ,478 ,483 ,484   RNR 406R & 406L             
  -  7) Electives - 3 units required.                            
        Additional 300 or 400 level units to be selected from    
        Geography.                                               
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: GEOG 3***,4***                              
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       Second Major                                              
        A second major is optional.                              
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       Minor                                                     
       Select a minor in consultation with your advisor.         
       Adjustments to the minor requirements must be approved by 
       the minor department.                                     
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       Additional Course Work                                    
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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