Geography, B.S. - Geographic Information Systems Subplan/Option: 180 units

Required Core Courses for Major: 34 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses, including subplan courses, in order to receive a degree in the major.

• GEO 101 - Physical Geography (4)
• GEO 102 - Human Geography (4)
• GEO 222/222A - Introduction to Cartography (3/1)
• GEO 240/240A - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3/1)
• GEO 303 - Climatology (4) *
• GEO 309 - Field Geography (4)
• GEO 315 - Urban Geography (4)
• GEO 461 - Senior Colloquium (2)

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• GEO 350 - U.S. and Canada Geography (4) or
• GEO 351 - Geography of California (4) * or
• GEO 352 - Geography of Latin America (4) or
• GEO 357 - Geography of Asia (4) or
• GEO 358 - Geography of Africa (4) or
• GEO 359 - Europe: Land and People (4)

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• *Note: If course(s) is taken to satisfy G.E. requirements, then student will need to complete additional approved units for Required Core.

Required Subplan/Option Courses: 24 units

• GEO 305 - Advanced Physical Geography I (4) or
• GEO 307 - Advanced Physical Geography II (4)

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• GEO 410 - Photographic Remote Sensing (4)
• GEO 420 - Digital Image Processing (4)

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• GEO 422 - Multimedia Mapping (3) and
• GEO 422A - Multimedia Mapping Activity (1)

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• GEO 442/442A - Advanced Geographic Information Systems I (3/1)
• GEO 443/443A - Advanced Geographic Information Systems II (3/1)

Elective Support Courses: 20 units

Any five upper division GEO courses not otherwise used to satisfy degree requirements.

No more than 8 units in GEO 35X courses.

Unrestricted Electives: 34-38 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “GE” and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 102 units.

*Note: If GEO 351  is used as an Elective Support Course and to satisfy “GE”, then the number of Unrestricted Electives may change.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the catalog website www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/ for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, see the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

• General Education