Information for Geography Majors
 
Quarter to Semesters Transition (Q2S)
Ohio University will change to the semester system beginning Fall 2012.  Students who start at OU under the quarter system but graduate on the semester system are referred to as transition students. 

During the 2011-12 academic year every OU transition student will fill out a plan that shows how they can complete their degree requirements on time in the semester system.  Geography students will complete this form, called the Transition Degree Completion Plan (TDCP), in consultation with their regularly-assigned academic advisor.  (Check My OHIO if you don't know who your advisor is.)  Information to help you fill out the form is provided on this webpage.


Link to the TDCP Form (Excel document) or PDF version.

Sample TDCPs (Excel documents):
  • Sample 1 (Urban Planning major, two years completed under quarters)
  • Sample 2 (Urban Planning major, Spanish minor, Environmental Studies certificate; one year completed under quarters)


What to Expect in the 2011-2012 Academic Year:

Fall
Quarter
2011
  • You will discuss the Q2S transition process with your advisor during normal DARS advising.  Geography semester course offerings and tentative schedule are posted on the department's website.
Winter
Quarter
2012
  • Review Q2S requirements and course information on the Geography Department's website.
  • BRING TWO COPIES of your tentative Transition Degree Completion Plan (TDCP) to your normal DARS advising appointment.
  • Your advisor will go over the draft TDCP with you.  If you and your advisor agree on the plan, the completed forms are signed by you and your advisor, and each keeps a copy.  (Final TDCPs are due Spring Quarter.)
Spring
Quarter
2012
  • All TDCP forms are due at your normal DARS advising appointment.
  • The DARS you will receive in Spring Quarter will show your academic record translated to semester hours.  As always, your DARS will indicate your progress toward all graduation requirements. To avoid problems in the Q2S transition, follow your DARS.
  • If you haven’t already done so, BRING TWO COPIES of your Transition Degree Completion Plan (TDCP) to your normal DARS advising appointment.
  • You and your advisor must agree on the plan. The completed forms are then signed by you and your advisor, and each keeps a copy.  Your advisor will submit his/her copy to the Undergraduate Chair of the Geography Department.
  • By signing the TDCP, you and your advisor are agreeing on a plan to meet your graduation requirements.  It is up to you to follow the plan as you register for classes.



Resources

For more information and FAQs, click here: http://www.ohio.edu/q2s/

Link to Undergraduate Catalog: http://www.catalogs.ohio.edu/

To view the draft version of the 2012-13 undergraduate catalog for semesters, select "DRAFT OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2012-13 DRAFT - UNOFFICIAL" in the drop-down box and click GO. 

 
Summary of University Requirements Under Semesters
Tier I (3 courses)
  • Freshmen Composition
  • Junior Composition
  • Quantitative Skills
 Tier II (7 courses)
  • 21 hours required
  • At least one 3-hour course in each of the 6 areas
 Tier III (1 course)
  • One Tier III or Tier III Equivalent (T3E) course senior year


Summary of College Requirements Under Semesters (for more information, see Arts & Sciences Q2S Information)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Foreign Language: 
  • Two years of college foreign language
  • Students must pass 2120 or higher
  • Test-outs will be available

Distribution Requirements:
  • 33 hours required
  • Minimum of 9 hours in each domain (H,SS,NS)

A&S 2000-level or higher:
  • 60 hours required
 Foreign Language:
  • One year of college foreign language
  • Students must pass 1120 or higher
  • Test-outs will be available

Distribution Requirements:
  • 27 hours required
  • Minimum of 9 hours in each domain (H,SS,NS).

A&S 2000-level or higher:
  • 60 hours required

 
Checklists for Geography Major Tracks (Word documents)


 Checklists for Geography Minors and Certificates (Word documents)

Three-year schedule of Geography Course Offerings under semesters (Excel document)

List of Geography Courses, with both semester and quarter numbers (Excel document)
Note: almost all Geography quarter courses have been converted to semester courses on a one-to-one basis, except the following courses.  With each, two quarter courses have been combined into a new semester course.
GEOG 3530 = GEOG 353 + 440
GEOG 3600 = GEOG 360 + 361

 

Consult the Semester Code Lookups for semester codes and two-year offerings for all Ohio University courses.


For more information about the Q2S transition in the Geography Department, contact:

Dr. Dorothy Sack
Undergraduate Chair
108 Clippinger Labs
593-1149; sack@ohio.edu

Dr. Yeong Kim
Geography Q2S Coordinator
105B Clippinger Labs
593-9179; kimy1@ohio.edu

 

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