Graduates have gone on to work for various recreational, resource and planning agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private firms involved in mapping, real estate, land and resource management, and environmental consulting. Admission to the Program Students may apply in Fall or Spring semester. For admission to the graduate program, a student must meet all general University requirements. For unconditional admission to the MA program in geography, a student must have completed an undergraduate major in geography with a minimum GPA of 3.25. An applicant with a major other than geography may qualify for admission as a conditionally classified graduate student.
Conditional status is removed upon completion of core courses and electives chosen on advisement.
Personal interviews with the graduate coordinator and appropriate department faculty are encouraged. In addition to fulfilling all university requirements, students must complete the required curriculum outlined below. All graduate seminars and all courses used on the Graduate Approved Program with the exception of Geography 895 must be taken on a letter grade basis and have earned a B- or better. For advancement to candidacy, the student must select a culminating experience committee comprised of two or three members, at least two or whom must be from the department. A two-hour oral examination is required of all students.