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Geography and Planning (B.S.)

Administered by Department of Environmental, Geographical, and Geological Sciences

Effective Fall 2020

As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.

Core Requirements:
EGGS.100 Environmental Science
EGGS.120 Physical Geology
EGGS.150 Quantitative Methods in Earth Science
EGGS.242 Map Use and Analysis

Science Requirements
EGGS.101 Physical Geography*

Choose One:
BIOLOGY.102 Ecology and Evolution*
BIOLOGY.103 Biodiversity and Conversation Biology*

Choose One:
CHEM.100 Chemistry and the Citizen*
CHEM.101 Introductory Chemistry*

Choose One:
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus*
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics *

Degree Requirements
INTSTUDY.231 Technical Writing*
EGGS.102 World Cultural Geography*
EGGS.105 Environ. Issues & Choices*
EGGS.221 Economic Geography
EGGS.250 Elements of Planning
EGGS.301 Water Resources Management
EGGS.302 Land Resources Management
EGGS.350 Advanced Planning
EGGS.360 Principles of GIS 1
EGGS.497 Internship in Planning
EGGS.498 Applied Planning Seminar

Degree Electives - choose at least two
EGGS.213 Fundamentals of Soil Science
EGGS.264 Applied Cartography
EGGS.304 Environ Valuation
EGGS.305 Environ Risks/Hazards
EGGS.311 Geography of Terrorism
EGGS.315 Recreation, Tourism, Sport
EGGS.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
EGGS.330 Special Topics in Field Geology
EGGS.351 Sustainable Food Systems
EGGS.358 Environ Conservation
EGGS.361 Principles of GIS 2
EGGS.370 Surface Hydrology
EGGS.380 Dams, Reservoirs, Rivers
EGGS.386 National Parks, Wilderness, and Public Lands Management
EGGS.390 Special Topics (approved**)
EGGS.462 Tech. Geographic Measurements
LAW.350 Environmental Law

*Counts as General Education Credit
**The subject matter of this course varies, so the specific course must be approved by the department chair, prior to registration, to ensure the course will be counted toward the major.