Geography: Three-Year Plan
This major is offered as part of UNI’s Three-Year Pathway initiative, giving motivated students the opportunity to complete their bachelor’s degree in just three years by following a structured plan of study. This option is ideal for students who enter UNI with prior college credit (through AP classes and dual enrollment), as well as high-achieving students who are ready for an accelerated academic pace. Students must meet program eligibility requirements, including appropriate placement scores for some majors, and may transition to a traditional four-year pathway at any time. For more information, contact the department at mark.welford@uni.edu.
YEAR 1 | |||
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Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer (sophomore status) |
GEOG 1120 Peoples, Cultures, and Environments (UNIFI Human Condition (Global); GEOG prereq) | UNI elective
| GEOG 1210/1210 Planet Earth & Laboratory (UNIFI Scientific Reasoning with lab; GEOG prereq) | UNI elective
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UNIFI Written Communication | UNIFI Connect 1 | UNI elective
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UNIFI Human Condition (Domestic) | UNIFI Oral Communication | UNI elective | |
UNIFI Human Expression | UNIFI Connect 2 | ||
UNIFI Responsibility | UNIFI Connect 3 | ||
Credits: 15 | Credits: 3 | Credits: 16 | Credits: 9 |
YEAR 2 | |||
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Fall | Winter | Spring (junior status) | Summer |
GEOG 2350 Intro to Environmental Data Analysis or GEOG 4150/5150 Regional Geography: Variable Topic (GEOG prereq) | UNI elective | GEOG elective #1 (from one of two bundles) | UNI elective |
UNIFI Connect 4 | GEOG elective #2 (from one of two bundles) | UNI elective | |
GEOG 2410 Geographic Information Systems I (GEOG prereq) | GEOG elective #3 (from one of two bundles) | UNI elective | |
UNI elective | SOC SCI 2020 Stats for Social Research (UNIFI Quantitative Reasoning; GEOG prereq) | ||
UNI elective | GEOG elective #4 (from one of two bundles) | ||
Credits: 15 | Credits: 3 | Credits: 15 | Credits: 9 |
YEAR 3 | ||
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Fall | Winter (senior status) | Spring |
GEOG 4550 Senior Seminar in Geography | UNI elective | GEOG 4560 Professional Seminar |
GEOG elective #5 (from one of two bundles) | UNI elective (online or evening course) | |
GEOG elective #6 (from one of two bundles) | GEOG 3598 Research Experience in Geography (3 hours; Renamed Applied Res. Exp in Geography) | |
GEOG elective #7 (from one of two bundles) | GEOG elective #9 (from one of two bundles) | |
GEOG elective #8 (from one of two bundles) | GEOG elective #10 (from one of two bundles) | |
| Interested in the +1 MA Geography program? Apply now! | Notified if accepted into MA Geography program. | |
Credits: 15 | Credits: 3 | Credits: 15 |