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2025-2026 Catalog

Geography and Environmental Studies Minor

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General Requirements

The Geography and Environmental Studies minor requires a minimum of 18 credit hours of GES course work, at least 9 of which must be upper-division (3000+ level).  All courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better, and a minimum 2.0 GPA must be maintained in all course work taken towards the minor.

Course Requirements

Core Courses

Complete one course from each pair listed below (2 courses/8 credits):

Directed Elective

Complete one of the following (1 course/4 credits):

Upper-Division Electives

Complete 6 - 9 credit hours of upper-division (3000+ level) GES electives to meet total and upper-divison requirements for the minor.

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