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The undergraduate degrees offered in Geography are bachelor of science degrees in Geography and Geographic Information Technology.
Requirements
for a Certificate in Geographic Information
The Certificate in Geographic Information is a professional curriculum
that prepares students to employ geographic information effectively for
solution of problems in many fields. The certificate program is open to
both resident degree candidates and practitioners who need to update and
formalize their knowledge pertaining to use of geographic information and
who comply with either traditional or nontraditional admission requirements
of the university as specified elsewhere in this Guide. Students may complete
the certificate program with or without being admitted to a specific degree
program. Students must declare their intent to complete the certificate
program in a letter to the Department of Geography before completing 6 credit
hours of the courses required for the certificate.
To earn the certificate, students are required to complete (1) a minimum
of 15 credit hours froim GHY 410, 411, 412, 416, 417, 418 (and their
accompanying laboratory sections), 419 and (2) a directed individual project
for one (1) credit hour of GHY 494, all with grades of “B” or
better. These courses may be taken by the students as part of a degree major
or minor or as a suite of electives. Students may complete the certificate
curriculum by taking the courses in any combination of either physical
or virtual classrooms.
The requirements for an undergraduate minor in Geography are: a minimum of eighteen (18) hours including GHY 101 or GHY 102. Six (6) hours should be taken from two of the following three groups of courses -- regional (400 - 409), techniques (410 - 417), or topical (remaining courses numbered 300 and above). The remaining nine (9) hours can be chosen from courses numbered 500 and above.
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