Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Minor

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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

About the Program

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.

Program Requirements

This minor is a total of 20 credits.
Students must complete each course with a grade of “C-” or better.

GIS Required Course: 4 credits

GIS 2250 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4

GIS Required Block 1: 6 credits

Select two (2) courses from the list:

GIS 3250 - Cartography Credits: 3
GIS 3410 - Web Mapping Credits: 3
GIS 4840 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GIS 4870 - Spatial Databases Credits: 3

GIS Required Block 2: 4 credits

Select one (1) course from the following list:

GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster Credits: 4
GIS 4860 - GIS Applications 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

Summary of Requirements

GIS Required Course	4 credits
GIS Required Block 1	6 credits
GIS Required Block 2	4 credits
Additional Elective Courses*	6 credits
Total for Geographical Information Systems (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.