Geography and Environmental Science Honors Program

  1. Admission
    1. Junior standing
    2. 15 completed credits of GEO or ESC courses
    3. Completion of GEO 101 Earth Environments (4 cr.), GEO 110 World Cultural Regions (3 cr.), GEO 200 Conservation of Global Environments (3 cr.), and GEO 305 Geographic Information Systems and Science I (3 cr.)
    4. 3.25 grade point average in the major
    5. Recommendation by two faculty members in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science
    6. Completion of Geography and Environmental Science Honors Program admission form
  2. Program
    1. Completion of a major program in Geography and Environmental Science
    2. Completion of one credit of GEO 490 Independent Study in Geography and Environmental Science (1-3 cr.), or GEO 499 Research in Geography and Environmental Science (1-3 cr.), or McNair project
    3. Write and present research or independent study project authored by student and mentored by Department of Geography and Environmental Science faculty
  3. Evaluation
    1. Cumulative 3.50 grade point average in the major and a cumulative grade point of 3.25 at graduation
    2. Completion of a project in GEO 490 Independent Study in Geography and Environmental Science (1-3 cr.), or GEO 499 Research in Geography and Environmental Science (1-3 cr.), or McNair project. Presentation of the project to colloquium of faculty and students or at a conference selected in consultation with the department chair (options include UWL Research and Creativity, NCUR, or AAG).