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Geographic Information Science B.S.
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| UST 1000 | Learning in Community | 1 | |
| GEOG 1414 OR EES 1110 | The Physical Geography OR Geology and Earth Systems | 4 | NS, S |
| WRIT 1120 | College Writing | 3 | WIL |
| MATH 1160 | Mathematics and Statistics Course | 4 | LQR |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GEOG 1205 | Our Globalizing World | 3 | SS, GP |
| GIS 2552 | Mapping Our World | 3 | |
| LE | Humanities | 3 | HUM |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| ** Explore Study Abroad ** | |||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 4 | OCL |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Elective | 1 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 2xxx-5xxx | Elective | 3 | |
| CS 1121 | Programming Course | 3 | |
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| WRIT 31xx | Advanced Writing | 3 | |
| GIS 3563 | Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis | 4 | |
| GIS 3580 | Earth Imagery | 4 | |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 3564 | Geographic Information Science II: Applied GIS | 4 | |
| GIS 2xxx-5xxx | Elective | 4 | |
| Programming Course | 4 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 4533 OR GIS 4586 | Distributed Geographic Information Services: Mobile and Web Based Solutions OR Geoprocessing with Python | 4 | |
| GIS 4612 | GIS Data Capture & Management | 4 | |
| LE | Cultural Diversity in the US | 3 | CD |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 3597 | Internship in GIS | 3 | |
| GIS 4909 | Professional Preparedness | 1 | |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 4 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
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Geographic Information Science B.S. - Study Abroad (one term)
Year 1: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| UST 1000 | Learning in Community | 1 | |
| GEOG 1414 OR EES 1110 | The Physical Geography OR Geology and Earth Systems | 4 | NS, S |
| LE | WRIT 1120 | 3 | WIL |
| LE | Fine Arts | 3 | FA |
| Elective | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 1: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GEOG 1205 | Our Globalizing World | 3 | SS, GP |
| GIS 2552 | Mapping Our World | 3 | |
| LE | Humanities | 4 | HUM |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| ** Explore Study Abroad ** | |||
| Term credits | 16 | ||
Year 2: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| Mathematics and Statistics Course | 4 | LQR | |
| LE | Oral Communication & Languages | 4 | OCL |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 3 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Term credits | 14 | ||
Year 2: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 3563 | Geographic Information Science I: Theory and Analysis | 4 | |
| GIS 2xxx-5xxx | Elective | 4 | |
| Programming Course | 3 | ||
| LE | Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice | 3 | RPJ |
| Term credits | 14 | ||
Year 3: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| WRIT 31xx | Advanced Writing | 3 | |
| GIS 3564 | Geographic Information Science II: Applied GIS | 4 | |
| GIS 3580 | Earth Imagery | 4 | |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 | ||
Year 3: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| LE | Study Abroad | 3 | GP |
| Study Abroad | 4 | ||
| Study Abroad | 4 | ||
| Study Abroad | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 4: Fall Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 4533 OR GIS 4586 | Distributed Geographic Information Services: Mobile and Web Based Solutions OR Geoprocessing with Python | 4 | |
| GIS 4612 | GIS Data Capture & Management | 4 | |
| GIS 2xxx-5xxx | Elective | 4 | |
| LE | Cultural Diversity in the US | 3 | CD |
| Term credits | 15 |
Year 4: Spring Semester
| Course | Title | Credits | LE |
| GIS 3597 | Internship in GIS | 3 | |
| GIS 4909 | Professional Preparedness | 1 | |
| LE | Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences* | 4 | FA, HUM, NS, SS* |
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Minor Course | 4 | ||
| Term credits | 16 | ||