BS Major in Geographic Information Science
Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Geographic Information Science
Additional Graduation Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Component | ||
| Area I (Written Composition) | 6 | |
| Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) 1 | 12 | |
| Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) | 11 | |
| Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 12 | |
| Area V | ||
| Major Core Requirements in Geographic Information Science | ||
| GE 102 | Global Environments and Societies 2 | 3 |
| GE 111 | Physical Geography: Weather and Climate 2 | 4 |
| or GE 111H | Honors Physical Geography: Weather and Climate | |
| GE 112 | Physical Geography-Landforms 2 | 4 |
| or GE 112H | Honors Physical Geography: Landforms | |
| GE 184 | Digital Earth | 3 |
| GE 260 | People, Place, and Culture 2 | 3 |
| GE 300W | Geographic Exploration | 3 |
| GE 325 | Cartography and Visualization | 3 |
| GE 384 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GE 415 | Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 |
| Select one course from the following Regional Geography courses: | 3 | |
| Geography of Europe | ||
| Geography of Russia and Associated States | ||
| Geography of the South | ||
| Geography of the United States and Canada | ||
| Geography of Latin America | ||
| Geography of the Middle East | ||
| Geography of Asia | ||
| Geography of Africa | ||
| Historical Geography of the United States | ||
| Special Topics (if approved by Department Chair as a regional course) | ||
| Complete three credit hours from any of the following Experiential Learning options: | 3 | |
Field Courses 4 | ||
Education Abroad Courses 4 | ||
Internships | ||
| Geography Internship | ||
| Geography Internship | ||
| Geography Internship | ||
| Geography Capstone Project | ||
| Required Techniques Courses | ||
| GE 224 | Field Methods and Technology in Geography | 3 |
| or GE 225 | Maps and Map Interpretation | |
| GE 354 | Remote Sensing | 4 |
| GE 454 | Advanced Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GE 464 | GIS Programming | 3 |
| GE 484 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| CIS 366 | Database Development and Management | 3 |
| Select two Techniques Electives from below: | 6 | |
| Web GIS | ||
| GIS Applications | ||
| Geography Capstone Project (Cannot be used if used as the Experiential Learning requirement) | ||
| Select 6 credit hours of additional course work in upper-level geography. | 6 | |
| Prescribed Supporting Courses | ||
| Select one Microcomputer Course 3 | 3 | |
| Select one Statistics Course | 3 | |
| Minor | ||
| A minor or second major is not required for the Geographic Information Science major. | ||
| General Elective hours to bring total to 120 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
For the BA degree, 6 hours of a required foreign language at the introductory level.
- 2
These courses are required in the major if no completed as part of the General Education component.
- 3
Fulfills computer literacy requirement.
- 4
Courses that count as field courses or study away courses will be determined by the Department Chair.