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May 02, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Geography, M.A.
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On April 25, 2022, the CSU Chancellor’s Office issued a memo that GWAR will no longer apply to new and continuing graduate students (regardless of catalog year) at CSULB. Catalog copy has been updated on 07/21/2022 to account for this change.
Prerequisites
- A bachelor’s degree in geography; or,
- A bachelor’s degree with 24 units of upper division courses substantially equivalent to those required for a geography major at this University; or,
- A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 24 units of upper division courses in a combination of geography and approved courses in related disciplines,
- An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (“B”) or better in upper division coursework, or alternative evidence of ability to do graduate work,
- Optional: Completion of Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
See the department’s website for application instructions.
Advancement to Candidacy
- See the Geography Graduate Student Handbook;
- See the general University requirements.
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Requirements
- Completion of courses required to remove foundational and prerequisite deficiencies, if applicable,
- Completion of 30 units of approved upper division and graduate courses. A minimum of 24 units of Geography courses. A minimum of 21 units of 500 and 600-level courses.
Take the following two courses:
Take one advanced Geographic Methods course from the following:
OR an alternate 3-4 unit advanced methods course may be substituted with Graduate Advisor Approval
Take 2 topical seminars
Take 2 topical seminars (each of the following seminars may be taken with credit twice to meet this requirement), from the following:
Take additional elective courses at the 400-500-600 level as needed to reach a minimum of 30 units.
A “B” or better is required in the two core courses:
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