Atlanta,
GA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Geosciences in Atlanta United States | Georgia State University
Georgia State University
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Atlanta United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
29,940
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The Geography concentration fosters comprehensive knowledge of societal and environmental challenges, cultivates expertise in a specific geography subfield, and equips students with career-ready skills for lifelong learning. A Geosciences bachelor's degree with a Geography focus opens diverse career paths in both public and private organizations. Graduates often work as cartographers, urban/regional planners, environmental conservation specialists, GIS professionals, historic preservation experts, site selection analysts, and government physical scientists. Their well-rounded liberal arts education also prepares geographers for leadership roles and teaching positions.
This concentration serves as excellent preparation for graduate studies in social or natural sciences. While offering considerable course selection flexibility, the program mandates several upper-level classes in human geography, physical geography, and geospatial methods. The Geography concentration helps students discover their academic passion within the field, with optional certificates in GIS, water science, or sustainability allowing for deeper specialization in chosen areas.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Submit ACT or SAT SCORES electronically
Georgia State is test-optional through Summer 2025. If you are a first-year international student and your high school GPA is 3.4 or higher, you do not have to submit your test scores to us. If your GPA is below 3.4, you should submit test scores to us.
Submit SAT SCORES
Submit ACT SCORES
Submit proof of English proficiency.
Submit official high school transcripts
In addition to meeting all other applicable requirements for admission, non-native speakers of English must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. This may be demonstrated by any of the following methods:
Graduation from a U.S. high school
Completion of an approved University System of Georgia (USG) campus-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program of study
Proof of degree completion inside or outside the U.S., where English is the official language of academic instruction
Proof of completion of the equivalent of English 1101 and/or 1102 with a grade of C or better at an accredited U.S. institution
Minimum scores on one of the following approved English-proficiency tests:
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language - 69
IELTS International English Language Testing System - 6
Georgia State is test-optional through Summer 2025. If you are a first-year international student and your high school GPA is 3.4 or higher, you do not have to submit your test scores to us. If your GPA is below 3.4, you should submit test scores to us.
Submit SAT SCORES
Submit ACT SCORES
Submit proof of English proficiency.
Submit official high school transcripts
In addition to meeting all other applicable requirements for admission, non-native speakers of English must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. This may be demonstrated by any of the following methods:
Graduation from a U.S. high school
Completion of an approved University System of Georgia (USG) campus-based English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program of study
Proof of degree completion inside or outside the U.S., where English is the official language of academic instruction
Proof of completion of the equivalent of English 1101 and/or 1102 with a grade of C or better at an accredited U.S. institution
Minimum scores on one of the following approved English-proficiency tests:
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language - 69
IELTS International English Language Testing System - 6
Tuition
USD
29,940