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BS Geography

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of South Alabama

Program Overview

The Department of Earth Sciences includes the disciplines of Geography, Geology, and Meteorology, and it offers a B.S. degree as well as a minor in each of these three majors. Students can also earn a GIS Certificate and/or a minor in Geographic Information Technology (GIT) Geography, which is both a natural and a social science, studies the location, spatial distribution, and spatial interaction of Earth's natural and human environments. Courses and research in the program encompass the broad subfields of Human Geography (for example, tourism, health, and social justice), Physical Geography (like climatology, natural hazards, and environmental geography), Regional Geography (International Economics and Relations), and Geographic Techniques, including Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS/GIT) and Remote Sensing.

Program Key Stats

$10320 (Annual Fees)



Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

A 3.5 minimum high school GPA, as computed by the USA Office of Admissions; scored at least a 28 composite on the ACT (or 1250 SAT scores); completed the junior year of high school; A minimum IELTS score of 5.5

Career Options

  • Cartographer
  • Commercial/residential surveyor
  • Environmental consultant
  • Geographical information systems officer

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