Earth & Geospatial Sciences (BS)
Program requirements for the Earth & Geospatial Sciences (BS) degree.
University Core – 37 credits
Area I: Writing (6)
- ENG 101 English Composition I
- ENG 102 English Composition II: Research & Argument
Area II: Quantitative Reasoning (7)
- MAT 171 Calculus I (4)
- STA 201 Introduction to Statistics (3)
Area III: Computing & Information Literacy (6)
- UNI 110 Information Literacy & Research (3)
- UNI 120 Data & AI Literacy (3)
Area IV: Communication (3)
- COM 110 Public Speaking / Professional Communication (3)
Area V: Civics/Global/Ethics (9)
- POL 101 American Government (3)
- PHI 120 Ethics (3)
- GEO 120 Global Systems & Cultures (3)
Area VI: Humanities/Social Science/Arts (6)
- Choose any two 3-credit courses from College of Arts & Humanities, College of Social &
- Behavioral Sciences, College of Creative & Performing Arts
EES Methods Core – 6 credits
- EES 210 Scienti c Inquiry in Earth & Environmental Systems (3)
- EES 220 Scienti c Writing & Communication (3)
Earth & Geospatial Core – 24 credits
- EPS 101 Earth Systems with Lab (4)
- EPS 110 Earth Materials & Minerals with Lab (4)
- EPS 120 Earth Surface Processes with Lab (4)
- EPS 210 Earth History & Paleoenvironments with Lab (4)
- GSS 210 GIS I: Mapping & Data with Lab (4)
- GSS 220 Remote Sensing & Cartography with Lab (4)
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- Earth & Geospatial Track – 15 credits – Choose ONE of the following:
- Track: Geology / Earth Science (15)
- EPS 310 Structural Geology (3)
- EPS 320 Geochemistry (3)
- EPS 330 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (3)
- EPS 340 Geophysics (3)
- EPS 490 Earth Science Capstone (3)
- Track: GIS / Geospatial Science (15)
- GSS 310 GIS II: Spatial Analysis (3)
- GSS 320 Web GIS & Geospatial Applications (3)
- GSS 330 Geospatial Programming (3)
- GSS 340 Spatial Statistics (3)
- GSS 490 Geospatial Science Capstone (3)
Electives – 38 credits
- 12 credits upper-division (300–400 level) EPS or GSS courses
- 6 credits upper-division (300–400 level) College of Natural & Mathematical Sciences and/or
- College of Computing & Data Sciences courses
- 20 credits free electives (100–400 level)