School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
Geospatial Information Sciences (BS)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop individual four-year plan.
| Freshman Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| 030 Core Course | 3 | 030 Core Course | 3 |
| RHET 1302 Rhetoric2 | 3 | 050 Core Course | 3 |
| GOVT 2305 American National Government2 | 3 | GOVT 2306 State and Local Government2 | 3 |
| MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I2 5 | 3 | EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences2 4 | 3 |
| Elective Requirement | 3 | or EPPS 2303 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Social and Policy Sciences2 4 | |
| EPPS 1110 Freshman Seminar1 | 1 | COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication2 | 3 |
| UNIV 1010 Freshman Seminar1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| 040 Core Course | 3 | Major Preparatory4 | 3 |
| 080 Core Course | 3 | Major Preparatory4 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 U.S. History Survey to Civil War2 | 3 | HIST 1302 United States History Survey from the Civil War2 | 3 |
| EPPS 2301 Research Design in the Social and Policy Sciences2 | 3 | Prescribed Upper Level Elective | 3 |
| Major Preparatory4 | 3 | Elective Requirement | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| GISC 2305 Spatial Thinking and Data Analytics | 3 | GISC 4325 Introduction to Remote Sensing | 3 |
| or GEOS 2305 Spatial Thinking and Data Analytics | or GEOS 4325 Introduction to Remote Sensing | ||
| Concentration | 3 | Concentration | 3 |
| Concentration | 3 | Concentration | 3 |
| Prescribed Upper Level Elective | 3 | Prescribed Upper Level Elective | 3 |
| Elective Requirement | 3 | GEOG 3304 Principles of Geospatial Information Sciences | 3 |
| 3/td> | or GEOS 3304 Principles of Geospatial Information Sciences | ||
| or GISC 3304 Principles of Geospatial Information Sciences | |||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | SCH | Spring Semester | SCH |
| GISC 4382 Applied Geographic Information Systems | 3 | GISC 4386 Global Change and Its Challenges | 3 |
| GEOG 4380 Spatial Concepts and Organization | 3 | Prescribed Upper Level Elective | 3 |
| or GISC 4380 Spatial Concepts and Organization | Elective Requirement | 3 | |
| Concentration | 3 | Elective Requirement | 2 |
| Elective Requirement | 3 | Elective Requirement | 3 |
| Prescribed Upper Level Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| NOTES: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020. |
| 2 | Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 3 | Alternative courses, as approved by the program head, may be used to satisfy this requirement. |
| 4 | Complete all of the following courses: (ENVR 2302 or GEOG or GEOS 2302) and GEOG 2303 and (GEOG 3377 or PA 3377) and GEOG 3370 and MATH 1325. |
| 5 | Math 1314 is Prerequisite or the appropriate ALEKS Placement Score to enroll in Math 1325 |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of Level 2 courses | |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation | |
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. | |
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