Earn your Associate in Arts degree with a concentration in geography and transfer to a four-year university to earn a bachelor's degree in geography or other related majors. You’ll take core classes along with geography-specific courses covering cultural and physical geography, geospatial technologies, and more.
Advising Services is available to help you plan the transfer process and provide information on what geography courses would fit best with your academic and career goals.
| Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| First Semester | |
| GEG 100 | Cultural Geography |
| MUS 108 | Introduction to World Music |
| FYS 101 | First Year Seminar |
| ENG 101 | Composition I |
| MTH 101 (or higher) | Quantitative Literacy |
| Second Semester | |
| GEG 111 | Physical Geography |
| GEG 112 | Physical Geography Laboratory |
| ENG 102 | Composition II |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (select at least one course) | |
| Choose two electives from the full list of courses that transfer to most Illinois colleges. | |
| Third Semester | |
| GEG 101 | World Regional Geography |
| GIS 100 | Introduction to Geospatial Technologies |
| SPE 101 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
| Humanities and Fine Arts (select at least one course) | |
| Life Science (select at least one course) | |
| Fourth Semester | |
| GEG 103 | Geography of the Developing World |
| GEG 104 | Geography of the Developed World |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology |
| Choose two electives from the full list of courses that transfer to most Illinois colleges. | |
For more information about the Geography program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700.