Geography and Environment, BA/MA

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Combined Bachelor’s & Master’s Degree (BAM) pathway affords a way for highly motivated students to complete a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in a shorter timeframe by double counting course work (up to 3 courses) at the undergraduate tuition rate. In most cases, pathway students graduate with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree within 5 years total. For more information, see geography.manoa.hawaii.edu/bam/.

5-Year Plan

This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan.

Year 1

Fall

GEO 102 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3 (FGB/C)
OR
GEO 151 - Geography and Contemporary Society Credits: 3 (FGB/C)
FW (or FQ) Credits: 3
DA/DH/DL Credits: 3
DS Credits: 3
HSL 101 Credits: 3

Credits 15

Spring

GEO 101 - The Natural Environment Credits: 3 (DP)
GEO 101L - The Natural Environment Lab Credits: 1 (DY)
FQ (or FW) Credits: 3
DA/DH/DL Credits: 3
HSL 102 Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Credits 16

Total Credits 31

Year 2

Fall

GEO 104 - Digital Earth Credits: 3
DB or (DP) Credits: 3
FG (A/B/C) Credits: 3
HSL 201 Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Credits 15

Spring

GEO 380 - Statistical Methods in Geography Credits: 3
HSL 202 Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Credits 15

Total Credits 61

Year 3

Fall

GEO 325 - Geography, Environment, and Society Credits: 3 (DS)
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Credits 15

Spring

GEO 300+ Credits: 3
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Credits 15

Total Credits 91

Year 4

Fall

GEO 692 - Faculty Seminar Series Credits: 1
GEO 695 - Concepts and Theories in Geography Credits: 3 *
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective 300+ Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 1

Credits 14

Spring

GEO 401 - Climate Change Credits: 3
OR
GEO 411 - Past Global Change and the Human Era Credits: 3
OR
GEO 425 - Geographies of Popular Culture Credits: 3
OR
GEO 426 - Environment, Resources and Society Credits: 3
OR
GEO 470 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3
OR
GEO 489 - GIS for Environmental Sciences Credits: 3 *
GEO 493 - Capstone Undergraduate Seminar Credits: 3
GEO 696 - Research Design/Methods in Geography Credits: 3 *
Elective Credits: 3
Elective Credits: 3

Credits 15

Summer

BA GEO awarded

Total Credits 120

Graduate (Year 5)

Fall

(Graduate tuition)

Grad course Credits: 3
Grad course Credits: 3
Grad course Credits: 3
Grad course Credits: 3

Credits 12

Spring

(Graduate tuition)

GEO 700 - Thesis Research Credits: V

Credits 8

Summer

MA GEO awarded

FIN 661 - Research Seminar Credits: 3

Total Credits 150

Notes:

This sample plan to finish BA/MA in 5 years, assumes that students start their studies in a Fall semester. Minimum 45 upper division (300+ course) credits are required.
Undergraduates must take a minimum of 12 credits per semester to maintain full-time status. Full-time status for graduate students is 8 credits per semester.
In general, a student would apply to the Master’s program during their “second-semester junior” semester, and be admitted to the Master’s program via the pathway in their “first-semester senior” semester, when they would be allowed to begin taking double-counted 600-level courses.
Students must incorporate all focus requirements into this plan. Focus designations (i.e., W, E, O, H) are CRN specific and semester specific.
GEO 325 is the gateway course for the pathway (requires a grade of B or better.
GEO 692 is required for all entering graduate students. It will count towards the MA, but not the BA.
*courses are double-counted for both the BA and MA. To be double-counted toward the MA, students must earn grades of B or better. An overall GPA of 3.0 is required.
The actual minimum number of total credits taken is 141, but the total credits counted after completion (MA) is 150; 120 counted for the BA; 30 counted for the MA.