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Catalog: 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Minor

The GIS Minor gives students an opportunity to develop skills in geospatial data development, analysis, and visualization that can be applied to myriad disciplines where location data is important to decision-making. Many disciplines dealing with people, resources, planning, and design benefit from an understanding of spatial data. Students must complete each course with a grade of “C-” or better.

GIS Required Course (4 credits)

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

GIS 2250 - Geographic Information Systems

Credits: 4

Total Credits: 4

GIS Required Block 1 (6 credits)

Select two (2) courses from the list:

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

GIS 3250 - Cartography

Credits: 3

GIS 3410 - Web Mapping

Credits: 3

GIS 4840 - Remote Sensing

Credits: 3

GIS 4870 - Spatial Databases

Credits: 3

Total Credits: 6

GIS Required Block 2 (4 credits)

Select one (1) course from the following list:

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster

Credits: 4

GIS 4860 - GIS Applications

Credits: 4

Total Credits: 4

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Select 6 credits from the following list:

GIS 1220 - Digital Earth: Geospatial Technologies Credits: 4
GIS 3000-4999 GIS Upper Division Courses
GEG 3000-4999 Geography Upper Division Courses

Total Credits: 6

Credit Totals for GIS Minor

Required Course GIS 2250	4 credits
GIS Block 1	6 credits
GIS Block 2	4 credits
Additional Elective Courses*	6 credits
Total for GIS Minor	20 credits

* NOTE: Directed Study and Internship classes are limited towards the minor. GIS 3920 - Directed Study in Geospatial Sciences and GEG 3920 - Directed Study in Geography cannot count more than 3 credits towards the minor. GIS 4950 - Internship in GIS and GEG 4950 - Internship in Geography cannot count more than 3 credits towards the minor.

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