Dec 06, 2025  
2025-26 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-26 Academic Catalog

Roadmap: B.S. in Geography and Environmental Resources, Environmental Resources Concentration


This roadmap is a recommended sequence of courses. Please consult your STAN Degree Progress and academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

First Year

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course                                     
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite 
GE 5A 
GEOG 2010   
3  
 
Major Prerequisite 
GE 4B  
3  
 
GE 1A 
English Composition  
3
Students who take ENGL 1006 will complete GE 1A with ENGL 1007 
GE 2 
MATH 1600   
4  
 
Student Success Skills Student Success Skills Course 1  
Units to 120 General Elective 2  
 
Semester Units
16
 
 
Cumulative Total
16
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite 
GE 4B 
Choose one: 
GEOG 2350 also fulfills the Sociocultural Inquiry requirement 
Major Prerequisite  
Choose one: 
3
GEOG 2014 also fulfills GE 5C 
GE 1C
Oral Communication
3
 
GE 5C 
Science Lab 
1
May correspond to either 5A or 5B. Recommended: GEOG 2012. Not needed if GEOG 2014 is taken 
Life-Long Learning Skills
Life-Long Learning Skills Course
1
 
Units to 120
General Elective
2
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
Students who took ENGL 1006 must take ENGL 1007 
 
Semester Units
16
 
 
Cumulative Total
32
 

Second Year

Fall Semester 
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite 
Choose one:  
Choose ONE may be taken in Spring instead based on course availability  
Major Prerequisite 
GE 5B 
Choose one: 
  
3  
 
GE 1B 
Critical Thinking  
3
 
GE 3A
Arts
 
US/CA/Local Gov 
PSCI 1201   
3  
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
47
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
GE 3B   
Humanities  
3
 
GE 4A 
HIST 2600      
3    
 
GE 6
Ethnic Studies
3
 
Units to 120
General Elective
4
 
 
Semester Units
13
 
 
Cumulative Total
60
 

Third Year

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
GE UD 2 or 5 
Choose one: 
  • Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning 
  • Upper-Division Physical & Biological Sciences 
3  
 
Major Requirement 
Geospatial Analysis Elective 
3  
See BS Geography & Environmental Resources program page for list of all elective options  
Major Requirement
Physical Geography Elective 
3
 
Major Requirement 
Writing Proficiency 
GEOG 4800 (WP)     
3   
 
Units to 120  
General Elective
3
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
75
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
GE UD 3 
Upper-Division Arts & Humanities  
 
Major Requirement
Geospatial Analysis Elective 
3
 
Major Requirement
Physical Geography Elective 
3
 
Major Requirement   
Upper-division Environmental Resources Elective  
3
See program page for list of elective courses. Choose from Humanities & Social Science or Natural Science  
Units to 120  
General Elective
3
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
90
 

Fourth Year

*Apply for Graduation*

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Requirement
Human-Environmental Elective  
3
 
Major Requirement
Professional Development  
1-3 
Students must take a minimum of 3 units of professional development units overall. May take between fall and spring 
Major Requirement  
Writing Proficiency 
4   
 
Major Requirement 
Sociocultural Inquiry 
UD GE 4 
GEOG 4050   
3  
 
Major Requirement  
Upper-division Environmental Resources Elective  
3
See program page for list of elective courses. Choose from Humanities & Social Science or Natural Science  
 
Semester Units
14-16 
 
 
Cumulative Total
104-106 
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
GE UD 4 
Professional Development
0-2
 
Major Requirement 
GEOG 4810     
3     
  
Major Requirement
Upper-division Environmental Resources Elective  
3
See program page for list of elective courses. Choose from Humanities & Social Science or Natural Science  
Major Requirement  
Upper-division Environmental Resources Elective  
3
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
 
Units to 120
General Elective
2
 
 
Semester Units
14-16
 
 
Cumulative Total
120
To qualify for graduation, students must complete a minimum of 120 units overall.