BS Geography at University of Connecticut

Programme overview

Geography is a multidimensional discipline that analyzes the interactions between people and their environments. Our geographers teach courses and engage in research on a wide range of relevant and timely topics such as urban sprawl, the nature and impact of migration, globalization of the economy and international trade, the spatial prevalence of disease, regional development, global climatic change, environmental degradation and restoration, watershed and landscape change, and the analysis and display of spatial data using geographic information systems (GIS) technology. Campus: Storrs Campus.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Duration: 31 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

The B.A. degree requires 24 credits in 2000-level or above geography courses and 12 credits of related course work in other departments. No more than six credits of internship and/or independent study (GSCU 4981 Internship: Field Study, GSCU 4991 Internship: Seminar, and GSCU 4999 Independent Study) may be counted toward the additional credit requirements of the Geography major. Listed courses include Economic Geography; Introduction to Physical Geography; Introduction to Geographic Information Systems.

Career pathways

The B.S. degree prepares students to pursue a technologically oriented career as geographic information systems specialists. Students with an undergraduate degree in geography are also prepared to move on to graduate school to pursue M.A. and Ph.D. degrees that enable them to teach at the college level or to secure higher ranking positions in the public and private sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-wide first-year requirements (not programme-specific): high school graduate; 16 units of work of which 15 are college preparatory (4 English, 3 mathematics, 2 laboratory science, 2 social science or history, 2 of one foreign language, 3 electives); competitive SAT or ACT score is optional for first-year applicants; transcript, personal essay and application fee.

Domestic applicants: USD 17,010 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for the 2026-27 academic year, the single rate band for all undergraduate majors; tuition only, excludes mandatory university and student fees, the waivable Husky Book Bundle and health insurance, housing and meals. Storrs Source

International applicants: USD 39,678 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for the 2026-27 academic year, the single rate band for all undergraduate majors; tuition only, excludes mandatory university and student fees, the waivable Husky Book Bundle and health insurance, housing and meals. Storrs Source

Entry terms: Fall and Spring. Fall 2027 first-year applicants: Early Decision (binding) deadline November 1; spring 2027 admission accepted for all campuses with an October 1 deadline. International transfer applications are not accepted for spring.

First-year, Fall 2027: Early Decision deadline November 1 (notification mid-December; STARS record by November 8); Special Programs in Medicine, Dental Medicine and Law November 1; priority deadline for merit and Honors consideration December 1; Storrs campus deadline January 15; regional campus deadline May 1 (rolling decisions); FAFSA deadline February 15. Spring 2027: October 1 for all campuses.

First-year applicants apply with the Common Application or the Coalition Application; the application fee is $80 (non-refundable); Connecticut residents or Connecticut high school students who apply between October 15 and November 2, 2026 have the Fall 2027 application fee waived. SAT/ACT scores are optional (UConn is test-optional).

Transfer, fall semester: April 1 for most programmes (later applications reviewed on a space-available basis); January 5 for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences supplemental application (PharmCAS); January 15 for Neag School of Education teaching majors; February 1 for Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, Dietetics, Exercise Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Fine Arts, Nursing and Sport Management; February 15 for Social Work; May 1 for regional campuses. Spring semester deadline is October 1 for all campuses. Transfer applicants apply through the UConn Application; the application fee is $80.

International first-year applicants, Fall: Early Decision November 1; priority merit and Honors December 1; Storrs January 15; regional campuses May 1; Spring: October 1. Apply with the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $80 (non-refundable); standardized tests are optional.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uconn.edu/

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