Geographic Information Science, Natural Resources Concentration (BS)

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Geographic Information Science Curriculum (BS)

Freshman Year

Natural Sciences (GER)

Biological Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER)

Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
One other Social Sciences discipline 3 Semester Credit Hours

English (GER)

ENGL 101: Freshman Composition I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 102: Freshman Composition II 3 Semester Credit Hours

Fine Arts (GER)

ART 290: Art Appreciation 3 Semester Credit Hours or
KINE 280: Dance Appreciation 3 Semester Credit Hours or
MUGN 290: Music Appreciation 3 Semester Credit Hours or
THTR 290: Theatre Appreciation 3 Semester Credit Hours

Mathematics (GER)

Mathematics (GER) 6 Semester Credit Hours

Major Courses

Concentration Courses 5 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 29 SCH

Sophomore Year

Natural Sciences (GER)

Natural Sciences (GER) 6 Semester Credit Hours

Humanities (GER)

ENGL 210: Introduction To British Literature, Beginnings To Romantic Era 3 Semester Credit Hours or
ENGL 211: Introduction To British Literature, Romantic Era To The Present 3 Semester Credit Hours or
ENGL 212: Intro To American Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
History 3 Semester Credit Hours

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (GER) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Major Courses

GISC 250: Intro To Geographic Inform Sys 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 260: Remote Sensing of Nat Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 360: Geog Inf Sys (GIS) Spatial Stat 2 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Courses 9 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 32 SCH

Junior Year

Humanities (GER)

COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours or
COMM 377: Business and Professional Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
English 3 Semester Credit Hours

Major Courses

GISC 224: Gps in Natural Resource Mgmt 2 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 341: Computer Cartography 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 350: Inter Geographic Inform Sys(GIS) 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 371: Adv Geog Inf Sys(GIS)and Spat Anal 3 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Courses 15 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 32 SCH

Senior Year

Major Courses

GISC 460: Comp Prog for Geog Inf Sys(GIS)I 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 461: Comp Prog/Geog Inf Sys(GIS)Ii 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 462: Geog Inf Sys(GIS)Spat Data App I 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 463: Geog Inf Sys(GIS)Spat Data Ap II 3 Semester Credit Hours
GISC 464: GIS Application Project 4 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Courses 11 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 27 SCH

Total Semester Hours 120

*Natural Resources Concentration

GER and other non-GISC requirements for this concentration include the following:

Natural Sciences 9 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 100B: College Algebra Lab 2 Semester Credit Hours and
MATH 100C: College Algebra 3 Semester Credit Hours
or
MATH 101: College Algebra 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 112: Trigonometry 3 Semester Credit Hours or higher
HIST 102: World History Since 1500 3 Semester Credit Hours or
HIST 201: History of The Us: 1492-1877 3 Semester Credit Hours or
HIST 202: History of The Us: 1877-Present 3 Semester Credit Hours
Fine Arts elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Computer literacy elective
BISC 212: Conservation and Management of Natural Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed electives (31 Semester Credit hours) chosen in consultation with advisor

Statistics

AGSC 320: Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours or
PSYC 300: Stat Methods in Social Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours or
QA 233: Basic Business Statistics 3 Semester Credit Hours or
STAT 200: Basic Statistics 3 Semester Credit Hours

English

ENGL 101: Freshman Composition I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 102: Freshman Composition II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 210: Introduction To British Literature, Beginnings To Romantic Era 3 Semester Credit Hours or
ENGL 211: Introduction To British Literature, Romantic Era To The Present 3 Semester Credit Hours or
ENGL 212: Intro To American Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 303: Technical Writing 3 Semester Credit Hours

Social Sciences

ECON 201: Economic Principles and Problems 3 each Semester Credit Hours or
ECON 202: Economic Principles and Problems 3 each Semester Credit Hours or
ECON 215: Fundamentals of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
6 hours of Social Science electives

Communications

COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours or
COMM 377: Business and Professional Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours or
ENGL 363: Scientific and Tech Presentations 3 Semester Credit Hours

Note(s):

An International Education Requirement (IER) must be selected from Humanities GER (HIST 102 ) or Social Sciences GER (GEOG 205 or GEOG 210 ).