Bachelor of Science in Geotourism and Historic Preservation

Tourism stimulates the global movement of people and impacts national, regional, and local economies and environments. It creates relationships between people and the places they visit. National Geographic defines geotourism as tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a placeits environment, geology, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. Academic institutions, tourism bureaus, the hospitality industry, regional and national governments have begun to adopt this new concept in tourism development. Historic Preservation trains professionals who utilize best practices to ethically steward, preserve, and interpret our diverse cultural heritage. As cohorts of the only Historic Preservation program embedded in geography, students learn to document, preserve, and interpret historic structures, objects, and places within the context of their cultural landscape setting. The study of geotourism and historic preservation represents an excellent example of applied human geography. Upon completion of the concentration, students will be well prepared as geography specialists. Career opportunities for graduates include: City, state, and national tourism and preservation offices, City planning and community development, Convention and visitor bureaus, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Festival Organization, Museums, Non-governmental organizations, Recreation and leisure management, Travel agencies, airlines, and accommodation providers, U.S. National Park Service, World tourism organizations

Apply to Eastern Michigan University. If you havent done so already, please visit our Select Scholars application page to apply.
Meet the minimum requirement of 2.0 cumulative High School Grade Point Average or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for consideration.
EMU uses a test-optional admissions model for first-year admission.
A student with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 or higher will not be required to submit a standardized test score.
A student with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5-2.74 will be considered test-optional. Upon review of application and academic history, standardized test scores may be requested if required.
At student with a cumulative high school of 2.49 and below will be required to submit a test score.
Official transcripts are required for all admission consideration

Accepted tests and minimum scores required

SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing Subscore (EBRW): 480
ACT English Subscore: 19
TOEFL: 61 iBT (TOEFL Home Edition also accepted)
IELTS: 6.0 (IELTS Indicator also accepted)
Michigan English Test (MET): 48
Pearson English Language Test (PTE): 44
Duolingo: 95