Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Option, BS

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 180 term hours must be completed for the Surveying option, of which 80 term hours must be in the GIS and geomatics area. A minimum of 180 term hours must be completed for the GIS option, of which 74 term hours must be in the GIS and geomatics area.

Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

GIS 103 - The Digital Earth Credit Hours: 3
GME 161 - Plane Surveying I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

CE 203 - Engineering Graphics Credit Hours: 3
GIS 134 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GME 175 - Computations and Platting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 112 - Trigonometry Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

GIS 205 - GIS Data Integration Credit Hours: 2
GME 162 - Plane Surveying II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

GIS 306 - Geospatial Raster Analysis Credit Hours: 4
GME 241 - Boundary Law I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 252 - Integral Calculus Credit Hours: 4
PHY 221 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

GIS 316 - Geospatial Vector Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
GME 242 - Land Descriptions and Cadastre Credit Hours: 2
MATH 254N - Vector Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 222 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

GIS 426 - Geospatial Vector Analysis II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 275 - Introduction to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

GIS 446 - GIS Database Development Credit Hours: 4
MIS 118 - Programming Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
SPE 321 - Small Group and Team Communication Credit Hours: 3
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

GIS 332 - Customizing the GIS Environment I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 218 - Database Programming Credit Hours: 4
MIS 341 - Relational Database Design I Credit Hours: 4
Math Elective Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
GIS 432 - Customizing the GIS Environment II Credit Hours: 4
MGT 345 - Engineering Economy Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

BUS 304 - Engineering Management Credit Hours: 3
GME 425 - Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 4
GME 451 - Geodesy Credit Hours: 4
WRI 327 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Winter

GIS 456 - GIS Web Services and Management Credit Hours: 3
GME 452 - Map Projections Credit Hours: 3
GME 455 - GNSS Surveying for GIS Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Spring

GME 468 - Geomatics Practicum Credit Hours: 2
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3 (upper-division) **
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Note:

Humanities and Social Science Electives must be approved by the department.

Total for a B.S. in Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems Option: 180 Credit Hours

* Students must demonstrate advancement in educational content, courses must not be lower level than courses in the required curriculum. MATH 341 or MATH 362 recommended.
** BUS 356 recommended.