Foundations (40 credits):

• Geog 205, Physical Geography
• Geog 315, Intro. to Geographic Research
• Geog 326, Quantitative Methods in Geography
• Geog 360, Principles of Cartography
• Societies, Cities and Economies: two of the following: (eligible courses include 100, 123, 200, 207, 208, 230, 236, 245, 276, 277, 280)
• Environment & Society: one of the following (270, 271, 370, 371, 372, 380)
• Geographic Methods: one of the following. Geog 367, 425, 426, 440, 445, 460, 461,465 471,480.

Concentration (15 credits):

Students may choose from among five concentrations (GIS; economic geography; urban/social/political geography; development studies; society and environment), or customize their own hybrid focus along more thematic or issue-driven lines, such as migration and population, globalization, geography and health, sustainability, inequality, race/class/gender studies, etc. See advisers for details. Three upper-division (300-level and 400-level) Geography courses are required for this concentration, at least two of which must be at the 400-level.

Geography electives (5 credits):

5 credits of Geography electives at the 200 level and above. 300- and 400- level courses preferred.

Additional degree conditions and program features:

1. Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 25 upper-division (300- and 400- level) credits in Geography in residence at the University of Washington.
2. Individual Geography course grades must be 2.0 or above in order to count toward the major requirements; and the overall cumulative GPA in Geography courses counted toward the major must be 2.50 or above.
3. Students are encouraged to take appropriate elective courses outside the Geography Department in fields which support their concentration. Such courses appropriate to various concentrations will be available on lists supplied by Geography advisers, or may be recommended by the Faculty Adviser. Students should be aware that 300- and 400- level courses in other departments are likely to have prerequisites.
4. The department offers an Honors program for students who are either participating in the College Honors Program or who are invited to participate in the Departmental Honors Program.
5. 5 credits of Internship (Geog 496) or Independent Study (Geog 499) may be counted toward the required 60 Geography credits.

Requirements:

1. 30 credits in Geography, with at least 15 in upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses, 5 of which must be at the 400-level. Independent learning and internship credits (Geog 494, 496, 497, 499) may NOT be counted as part of these 30 credits.
2. A minimum 2.0 grade is required for each course counting toward the minor.
3. For transfer students: At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be taken in the Geography Department at the University of Washington, all in upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

In order to graduate "with distinction," an Honors student must satisfy the following requirements:

• Minimum cumulative UW GPA of 3.4 or above

• Minimum cumulative GEOG GPA of 3.5 or above

• Two (2) upper-division Honors or ad hoc Honors courses in the Department of Geography

• One (1) course on Methods in Geography from among the following: Geog 425, Qualitative Methods; Geog 426, Quantitative Methods, or Geog 460, GIS Analysis.

• Honors Seminars:

Registration and participation in the following Honors seminars are required:
• Geog 497, Autumn Quarter: five workshops, including two on career planning and graduate school application strategies and procedures, and three on generating workable research proposals for the senior project (1 credit);
• PLUS (optional): the "parade of faculty" (Geog 597) --which meets Thursdays, 2:00-3:20. Faculty members describe current research interests and approaches.
• Geog 497, Winter Quarter: developing a research agenda and proposal. Students will meet five times during the quarter to review and critique proposals for senior essays. Emphasis on the nature and development of a research question, identifying and locating data sources, and proposal writing. (1 credit)
• Geog 497, Spring Quarter: Senior Essay /honors thesis workshop. Five class meetings. Critiquing drafts of honors theses; discussing research methods and obstacles; discussion of key conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches. (1 credit)

• Senior Honors Thesis

• Completion of a one-page proposal for a senior Honors thesis must be approved by the student's faculty adviser and by the Honors Director no later than two quarters prior to the students anticipated graduation date; b) registration in Geog 494 (Senior Essay) while writing the Honors Thesis. Thesis should be a major research paper, integrative or critical essay, or advanced project, and should demonstrate excellence in research, analysis, writing, and originality. The usual length is 20-30 pages, but there is no fixed page length requirement.