Geography
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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.
Students seeking a minor in geography must complete 18 hours including GHY 101 and either GHY 104/L or GHY 105/L. At least six hours should be taken from a minimum of two of the following three groups of courses: regional (400 through 409); techniques (410 through 419 and their co-requisite labs); or topical (any 300-level course or any 422 through 451). The remaining hours can be chosen from any courses numbered 300 and above.