B.S. Earth and Environmental Systems, Geospatial Systems Concentration
Program Admissions Requirements
There are no program admission requirements for the BS Earth and Environment Systems, Geospatial Systems Concentration.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1170 | 4 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 - BIOL 1101, BIOL 1101L, and CHEM 1111 | 8 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| The required Core Courses provide a solid background in Geosciences and other subjects. Environmental Systems include physical, biological and human systems; thus, the program incorporates course work in Biological Sciences, Physical and Social Sciences, and Mathematics. Some of these courses may satisfy General Education requirements. | ||
| GEOL 2204 & 2204L | Fluid Earth and Fluid Earth Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 2205 & 2205L | Solid Earth and Solid Earth Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 3392 | Geosciences Careers Seminar | 1 |
| GEOL 3313 | Earth Materials I | 4 |
| GEOL 3315 | Evolution of the Earth's Surface | 4 |
| GEOL 4403 | Principles of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOL 4429 | Watershed Hydrology | 3-4 |
| or GEOL 4430 | Principles of Hydrogeology | |
| BIOL 1101 & 1101L | Biology I and Biology I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 4 |
| BIOL 1102 & 1102L | Biology II and Biology II Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 2209 & 2209L | General Ecology and General Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1111 & 1111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 5 |
| Geospatial Systems Concentration | ||
| This concentration combines courses in Geospatial Sciences, Environmental Geosciences, and supporting fields. This emphasis track will train students interested in geotechnology-related careers with government agencies, private companies, and academic institutions. | ||
| MATH 1170 | Calculus I (Satisfies General Education Objective 3) | 4 |
| MATH 3350 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| GEOL 4404 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOL 4407 | GPS/GNSS Applications in Research | 3 |
| GEOL 4408 | GeoTechnology Seminar | 2 |
| GEOL 4409 | Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEOL 4427 | Information Technology for GIS | 3 |
| GEOL 4428 | Programming for GIS | 3 |
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Geologic Field Methods | ||
| Science in American Society | ||
| Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems | ||
| Sedimentation-Stratigraphy | ||
| Special Topics in GIS | ||
| GeoTechnology Internship | ||
| Independent Problems and Studies in Geology | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| U.S. Environmental History | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Databases | ||
| Data Science and Applied Machine Learning | ||
| Applied Neural Networks | ||
Or other approved course in related fields. | ||
| Total Credits | 70-71 | |
ENGL 3307 Professional and Technical Writing is recommended for all students.
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 39 | |
| Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed.) | 58-59 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 0 | |
| Free Electives | 22-23 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |