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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geography B.S.
Sub-plan: Geographic Information Science
Sample Plan: Geographic Information Science
Total Credits: 118.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
GEOG 1301W - Our Globalizing World : 3.0 cr : SOCS, GP, WI
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 3401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change : 3.0 cr : ENV, WI
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US, Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
GEOG 3511 - Principles of Cartography : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science : 4.0 cr
GEOG 4001 - Modes of Geographic Inquiry : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
GEOG 5561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 5563 - Advanced Geographic Information Science : 3.0 cr
GEOG 5564 - Urban Geographic Information Science and Analysis : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
GEOG 3985W - Senior Project Seminar : 4.0 cr : WI
GEOG 5511 - Principles of Cartography : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr