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College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Geography

413 McGilvrey Hall
Tel: 330-672-2045
E-mail: geography@kent.edu
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.

 

Attribute 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 (23 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  CS 10061 Introduction to Computer Programming 3  
  GEOG 29160 Mapping Our World 3  
  GEOG 49070 Geographic Information Science 4  
  GEOG 49076 Spatial Programming 3  
  GEOG 49080 Advanced Geographic Information Science 3  
  GEOG 49230 Remote Sensing 3  
 KMC MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4  
  MINIMUM TOTAL 23  

 

Note:

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

Graduation Requirements:

  • Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA.
  • Students must complete at least two upper-division courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-F).