Department Tutoring
The Geography & Planning Department will have a tutor available to students in the BSS Student Success Center, Butte 518.
Tutoring hours will be Tues/Thurs, 3:30pm-5:30pm and Wed, 3:00pm-4:00pm.

Location
Butte Hall, Room 507
Campus Zip: 0425
530-898-5285
geop@csuchico.edu

Regular Hours
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday–Friday

Mailing Address
Geography & Planning - 425
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929

Majors

BA in Geography: Option in Human Geography and Planning

The Bachelor's of Arts in Geography: Human Geography and Planning Option emphasizes a broad liberal arts training in geography. At the same time, many students who choose this option will pursue a career in urban, county or rural planning.

Human Geography is concerned with the spatial aspects of human existence - how people and their activities are distributed in space, how they use and perceive space, and how the create and sustain the places that make up the earth's surface. Human geographers work in the fields of urban and regional planning, transportation, marketing, real estate, tourism, and international business.

BA in Geography: Option in Physical and Environmental Geography

The Bachelor's of Arts in Geography: Physical and Environmental Geography Option emphasizes the conceptual and analytical skills required for professional work in resource management and environmental impact analysis.

Physical geographers study patterns of climates, land forms, vegetation, soils, and water. They forecast the weather, manage land and water resources, and analyze and plan for forests, rangelands, and wetlands. Many human and physical geographers have skills in cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

BS in Geography

Details on the Bachelor's of Science in Geography will be released in August, 2019.

Student Success Map - Human Geography

Access general Student Success Map for the Option in Human Geography and Planning here. (PDF)

Advising

Click here to find an advisor.

Student Success Map - Physical Geography

Access general Student Success Map for the Option in Physical and Environmental Geography here. (PDF)