| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| Mastering CLASS and YSU Orientation to the College and University | ||
| Writing 1 | ||
| Writing 2 | ||
| Communication Foundations | ||
| Introductory Statistics | ||
or MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
or STAT 2625 | Stat Lit and Crit Reasoning | |
| General Education Knowledge Domains | ||
| Some courses are categorized in more than one knowledge domain. Courses can only be used once within the General Education model. | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (2 courses, one must include a lab) | 7 | |
| NS Required of the major: | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Social Sciences | 6 | |
| World Geography | ||
or GEOG 2640 | Human Geography | |
| Social and Personal Awareness | 6 | |
| General Education Elective / First Year Experience | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Requirement | 8 | |
| At least 21 s.h. of GEOG courses must be at the 3700-level or above. Grade of C or better is required. Courses cannot be taken CR/NC and cannot count towards both the major and minor. | ||
| Required Courses (15 s.h.): | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Geospatial Foundations | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Introduction to Remote Sensing | ||
| Geography Capstone | ||
| Select one of the following courses (3 s.h.): | ||
| World Geography | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| Regional Geography - Select one course from the following (3 s.h.): | ||
| Geography of South America | ||
| Geography of Middle America | ||
| Geography of Europe | ||
| Geography of the United States | ||
| Geography of Ohio | ||
| Topics in Regional Geography | ||
| International Area Study | ||
| Select one course from the following (3 s.h.): | ||
| Advanced Geographic Information Science | ||
| Advanced Remote Sensing | ||
| Select two additional courses from the following (6 s.h.): | ||
| Thematic Map Design and Symbolization | ||
| Field Methods in Geography | ||
| GIS Applications for the Social Sciences | ||
| GIS Applications for the Natural Sciences | ||
| Advanced Geographic Information Science | ||
| Advanced Remote Sensing | ||
| Geography Internship | ||
| Seminar in Geography | ||
| Global Positioning Systems and GIScience | ||
| 3D Modeling and GIS | ||
| Directed Research in Geography | ||
| Select one 3 s.h. GEOG course at the 3700-level or higher | 3 | |
| Four Required Support Courses (12-13 s.h.): | ||
| Survey of Computer Science and Information Systems | ||
| Fundamentals of Programming and Problem- Solving 1 | ||
| Development of Databases | ||
| Select on of the following courses which satisfies the General Education MATH requirement: | ||
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| Stat Lit and Crit Reasoning | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Total Hours Required for the Degree = 121-122 | ||
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| GEOG 1503 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| LASS 1500 | Mastering CLASS and YSU Orientation to the College and University | 1 |
| Mathematics Requirement | 3-4 | |
| Introductory Statistics | ||
| or | ||
| Stat Lit and Crit Reasoning | ||
| or | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 14-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
| GEOG 2611 | Geospatial Foundations | 3 |
| GEOG 2626 or GEOG 2640 |
World Geography or Human Geography |
3 |
| Arts and Humanities 15XX/26XX Course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOG 3701 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | 3 |
| GEOG 3702 | Introduction to Remote Sensing | 3 |
| Social Science 15XX/26XX course | 3 | |
| Natural Science 15XX/26XX level course w/lab | 4 | |
| CSIS 1590 | Survey of Computer Science and Information Systems | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Social and Personal Awareness 15XX/26XX- level course | 3 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX- level course | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanties 15XX/26XX level course | 3 | |
| CSIS 1595 | Fundamentals of Programming and Problem- Solving 1 | 3 |
| GEOG 37XX Regional Geography Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| GEOG 4801 or GEOG 4802 |
Advanced Geographic Information Science or Advanced Remote Sensing |
3 |
| Social Science 15XX/26XX course | 3 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness 15XX/26XX- level course | 3 | |
| CSIS 3722 | Development of Databases | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Minor 15XX/26XX- level course | 3 | |
| GEOG Elective 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX- level course | 3 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX- level course | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOG 4890 | Geography Capstone | 3 |
| Minor 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| GIS Elective GEOG 37XX/48XX/58XX- level course | 3 | |
| GEOG Elective 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Minor 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| GEOG 37XX- level or higher elective | 3 | |
| GIS Elective GEOG 37XX/48XX/58XX- level course | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX/48XX- level course | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 121-122 | |