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Minor Degrees Offered

The Geography Department offers three undergraduate minors. The first minor is a general minor in Geography. The second is specifically designed to provide students with a background in Geographic Information Science. The third minor is in atmospheric sciences. You should carefully consider which minor best meets your academic goals before choosing one.

microscopephotoMinor in Geography

Requires 18 hours of Geography courses with at least 12 hours numbered 300 or above and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses taken for the minor

Minor in Geographic Information Science Requires the following:

  1. GEOG 111 or GEOG 210, and GEOG 316 and GEOG 358
  2. Three additional courses from the geographic information science group (300 or above)
  3. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses taken for the minor.

Minor in Atmospheric Science
Requires a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses taken for the minor Requires the following courses:

ATMO 105 Introductory Meteorology
ATMO 220 Unusual Weather or ATMO 321/GEOG 321 Climate and Climate Change
ATMO 505Weather Forecasting

Requires three courses from the following choices:

ATMO 521 Microclimatology
ATMO 525Air Pollution Meteorology
ATMO 630Synoptic Meteorology
ATMO 640Dynamic Meteorology
ATMO 642Remote sensing of the Atmosphere
ATMO 680Physical Meteorology