Engineering
BA Geography & Geographic Information Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- First-year students enter in the fall term; the first-year application opens September 1. Spring tra
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Students applying for admission to the master's program are expected to have a strong undergraduate background in geography and/or related disciplines. In addition to other Graduate College admission requirements, a grade point average of at least 3.0 (A = 4.0) in the undergraduate major is required.
Faculty: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Champaign, IL, United States
Required courses listed include GGIS 471 Modern Geographic Thought; GGIS 491 Research in Geography; GGIS 599 Thesis Research (8 max applied toward degree).
Students applying for admission to the master's program are expected to have a strong undergraduate background in geography and/or related disciplines. In addition to other Graduate College admission requirements, a grade point average of at least 3.0 (A = 4.0) in the undergraduate major is required. PhD candidates are generally expected to have at least a 3.5 average in previous graduate work. GRE scores are not required or evaluated for admission to our graduate programs. Assistantships and Fellowships Geography graduate students generally receive tuition/fee waivers through teaching assistantships, research assistantships, or fellowships. Graduate Teaching Experience Although teaching is not a Graduate College requirement, it is an important part of the graduate experience in this program. We have implemented a professionalization program where graduate students work with
Domestic applicants: USD 14,908 a year (2026-27). Illinois resident rate. Tuition only for new and continuing graduate students, Fall 2026-Spring 2027 at full-time (12 credit hours per term). Non-Illinois U.S. resident tuition for this programme: $32,204. Excludes campus and mandatory fees, health insura Source
International applicants: USD 32,204 a year (2026-27). International rate. Tuition only for new and continuing graduate students, Fall 2026-Spring 2027 at full-time (12 credit hours per term). Excludes campus and mandatory fees, health insurance, housing and other expenses as the source states them separately Source
Not all graduate programmes offer admission in all terms; term availability is set by each programme of study.
Graduate applicants apply online through the Graduate College application; deadlines and term availability are set by each programme. Medicine, law and veterinary medicine applicants apply directly to their colleges.
Apply through the official page: https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
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