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College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Geography

413 McGilvrey Hall
Tel: 330-672-2045
Fax: 330-672-4304
Web: www.kent.edu/geography
 

The Geographic Information Science minor offers students a foundation in this expanding field and will be of interest to students studying anthropology, biology, conservation, computer sciences and justice studies, to name just a few.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE MINOR REQUIREMENTS (22 credits)
Type Course Title Credits
  CS 10061 Introduction to Computer Programming 3
  GEOG 29160 Mapping Our World 3
    49070 Geographic Information Science 3
    49076 Spatial Programming 3
    49080 Advanced Geographic Information Science 3
    49230 Remote Sensing 3
 KBS MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4
  MINIMUM TOTAL 22

 

Appropriate specialized offerings may be substituted above as available with the approval of the coordinator.

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required for graduation.

Students must complete at least two upper-division courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-F). For information on the major Residence Requirements please visit the University Residence Requirements policy.