Operate industry standard GIS and remote sensing software packages, such as ESRI and ArcMap to an intermediate level of proficiency
Demonstrate accurate implementation of Geographical Positioning Systems (GPS) with GIS programs.
Display safe and effective use of small aerial vehicles (drones).
Demonstrate proper methods for field verification of digitized and classified data
Correlate and interpret spatial and remotely sensed data.
Manage the coordination of data with GPS guided implements and other relevant equipment.
Major Code: 4133A
Fall Semester Freshman Year
| MATH GE | Any Gen. Ed. Math Course | 3 Credits |
| GEOL 126 | Fundamentals of GIS* | 3 Credits |
| PROG ELEC | Program Elective | 6 Credits |
| COMM GE | Any Gen. Ed Oral Comm. Course | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester Freshman Year
| DRAT 132 | Intro to Computer Aided Drafting* | 4 Credit |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 Credits |
| GEOL 226 | Spatial Analysis With GIS* | 3 Credits |
| PROG ELEC | Program Elective | 5 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fall Semester Sophomore Year
| GEOG 100 | Physical Geography | 4 Credits |
| GEOL 155 | Introduction to GPS | 2 Credits |
| GEOL 155L | Introduction to Surveying Lab | 1 credit |
| PROG ELEC | Program Electives | 8 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester Sophomore Year
| AGRI 206 | UAS/Drone Operations | 2 credits |
| AGRI 227 | Agriculture Internship* | 3-6 Credits |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 Credits |
| PROG ELEC | Program Elective | 7 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Data Management and Analysis Pathway (minimum 26 credits)
A minimum of 26 credits of program electives are required for graduation. Program electives can be chosen from one or both of the pathways.
| AGRI 190 | Intro to Precision Agriculture | 3 Credits |
| BUSA 207 | Business Statistics for Decision Making I | 3 Credits |
| BUSA 208 | Business Statistics for Decision Making II* | 3 Credits |
| BUSA 215 | Information Science and Data Management | 3 Credits |
| CISW 111 | Web Authoring | 3 Credits |
| CISW 125 | Introduction to Programming | 3 Credits |
| CISW 126 | Intermediate Programming* | 3 Credits |
| CISW 128 | Web App Development* | 3 Credits |
| CISW 217 | Database Systems | 3 Credits |
| DRAT 133 | Orthographic Projection* | 4 Credit |
| ENGI 105 | CAD Engineering Graphics | 2 Credits |
| | OR | |
| MANT 105 | CAD Engineering Graphics* | 2 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
Field Spatial Data Acquisition Pathway (minimum 26 credits)
A minimum of 26 credits of program electives are required for graduation. Program electives can be chosen from one or both of the pathways.
| AGRI 100 | Agriculture and Natural Resources Seminar | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 108 | Crop Production | 4 Credits |
| AGRI 201 | Wildland Plant Identification | 2 Credits |
| AGRI 201L | Wildland Plant Identification Field Studies | 1 credit |
| AGRI 203 | Principles of Range Management | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 205 | General Soils* | 3 Credits |
| AGRI 205L | General Soils Lab* | 1 Credit |
| AGRI 255 | Entrepreneurship in Agriculture | 3 Credits |
| AQUA 101 | Fisheries Management 1 | 2 Credits |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology* | 4 Credits |
| GEOL 101L | Physical Geology Lab* | 0 Credit |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology* | 4 Credits |
| GEOL 102L | Historical Geology Lab* | 0 Credits |
| GEOL 104 | Natural Disasters and Env Geology* | 4 Credits |
| GEOL 104L | Natural Disasters and Env Geo Lab* | 0 Credit |
| GEOL 275 | Field Geology* | 1-4 Credits |
| WATR 120 | Water Quality | 2 Credits |
| WATR 120L | Water Quality Lab* | 1 Credit |
| WATR 130 | Water Measurement* | 3 Credits |
| WATR 130L | Water Measurement Lab* | 0 Credits |
| WATR 140 | Irrigation* | 2 Credits |
| WATR 140L | Irrigation Lab* | 1 Credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
Total Credit Hours: 60