Austin Community College

FY 2008 Degree Plan

The Associate of Arts degree in geography is intended to provide students with the first two years of geography and an introduction to field work in geography, in addition to a broad selection of liberal arts courses transferable to a four­year institution.

Semester I

	GEOG	1303		World and Regional Geography	3
				Foreign Language1	5
	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301		United States History I2	3
	ANTH	2351		Cultural Anthropology3	3
					------- 17

Semester II

	GEOG	1302		Introduction to Cultural Geography	3
+				Foreign Language1	5
+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II4	3
+	MATH	1314		College Algebra	3
					------- 17

Semester III

	GEOG	1301		Introduction to Physical Geography	3
	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
+				Humanities5	3
	BIOL	2206		Environmental Biology Lecture6	2
	BIOL	2106		Environmental Biology Lab6	1
				Visual and Performing Arts5	3
					------- 15

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
	GEOL	1305		Environmental Geology7	3
	GEOG	2470		Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
+				Humanities5	3
	SPCH	1311		Introduction to Speech Communication8	3
					------- 16
				TOTALS	------- 65

¹ Foreign language hours must all be in the same language. Spanish is recommended.
² Select from: HIST 1301, HIST 2301, HIST 2327, or HIST 2381. HIST 2301 and HIST 2381 may only be taken once.
³ You may substitute SOCI 1301 for this course.
⁴ Select from: HIST 1302, HIST 2301, HIST 2328, or HIST 2381. HIST 2301 and HIST 2381 may only be taken once.
⁵ Select from the appropriate section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁶ BIOL 2206 is to be taken with BIOL 2106 or the student may also substitute a course from Natural Science section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁷ Students may substitute a course from Natural Sciences in the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁸ SPCH 1315 may be substituted for SPCH 1311.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301		English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301		United States History I	3
				Geography Elective1	3
				Foreign Language2	4-5
				Oral Communication3	3
					------- 16-17

Semester II

+	ENGL	1302		English Composition II	3
	HIST	1302		United States History II	3
+	MATH	1342		Elementary Statistics	3
				Foreign Language2	4-5
				Humanities4	3
					------- 16-17

Semester III

	GOVT	2305		United States Government	3
	GEOG	2470		Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
				Natural Sciences5	3-4
	DFTG	1405		Technical Drafting OR	3-4
	COSC	1315		Fundamentals of Programming
				Humanities4	3
					------- 16-18

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306		Texas State and Local Government	3
+	GEOG	2471		Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
	GEOL	1305		Environmental Geology	3
				Visual and Performing Arts4	3
					------- 13
				TOTALS	------- 61-65

¹ Select from GEOG 1301 or GEOG 1302.
² Foreign language hours must be taken in the same language.
³ Select any Speech course listed in the Communications section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁴ Select from the appropriate section of the Core Curriculum Course List.
⁵ Select from the Natural Sciences portion of the Core Curriculum List after consulting with an advisor.