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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Geographic Information Science B.S.
Sample Plan: Geographic Information Science B.S.
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 1414 - The Physical Geography : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI, SUSTAIN
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
MATH 1290 - Calculus for the Natural Sciences : 5.0 cr : LE CAT2, LOGIC & QR
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
GEOG 1205 - Our Globalizing World : 3.0 cr : SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER
GIS 2552 - Mapping Our World : 3.0 cr : LOGIC & QR
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
CS 1121 - Introduction to Programming in Visual BASIC.NET : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, LOGIC & QR
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
GIS 2xxx - 5xxx : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
GIS 3580 - Earth Imagery : 4.0 cr
GIS 3563 - Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 31xx - Adv Writing (3 cr) : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
GIS 2xxx - 5xxx : 4.0 cr
GIS 3564 - Geographic Information Science II: Applied GIS : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
ES 4612 - Field Techniques and Research Design : 3.0 cr
GIS 4533 - Distributed Geographic Information Services: Mobile and Web Based Solutions : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
GIS 3597 - Internship in GIS : 3.0 cr
GIS 4909 - Professional Preparedness : 1.0 cr
GIS 4585 - Advanced GIS Analytics : 4.0 cr