Dec 27, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Mapping and GIS Minor

The minor in Mapping and GIS requires 18 hours as follows:

Introduction to Digital Mapping: 3

GEO 109 - DIGITAL MAPPING Credit(s): 3

GIS Theories and Methods: 6

GEO 309 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
GEO 409 - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 3

GIS Design and Application: 9

Complete three of the following:

FOR 570 - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES Credit(s): 3
OR
GEO 570 - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES Credit(s): 3
GEO 305 - ELEMENTS OF CARTOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 361 - GIS APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH Credit(s): 3
GEO 399 - INTERNSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3 *
GEO 405 - ADVANCED CARTOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 415 - MAP INTERPRETATION Credit(s): 3
GEO 419 - INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING Credit(s): 3
GEO 505 - PRACTICUM IN CARTOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 509 - WORKSHOP IN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 560 - INDEPENDENT WORK IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3 *
GEO 565 - TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3 *
*With approval of DUS for GIS/Mapping related internships or independent study.

Geography majors can also minor in Mapping and GIS, but no more than 6 credits can be used to cover both major and minor requirements.