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Degree Plans - Geographic Information Systems Technology - Geographic Information Systems Specialist AAS

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(Associate of Applied Science Degree)

Brookhaven only

Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.GIS.SPEC.17

The Geographic Information Systems Technology Program would prepare graduates to perform duties of a GIS specialist (upon completion of an associate degree). The students would be able to use a variety of GIS application programs; acquire and correlate data from geographical positioning system (GPS) surveying and other sources; design the database for storage of the data; and present the results in a cartographic format. The program combines classroom and laboratory experience with cooperative experience.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

GISC 1125	Concepts and Careers in Geographic Information Systems	1
GISC 1411	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
MATH 1314	College Algebra	3
		11

SEMESTER II

GISC 1401	Cartography and Geography in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems	4
GISC 2320	Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3
GISC 1147	Three Dimensional Analysis in Geographic Information Systems	1
GISC 1421	Introduction to Raster-Based Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
		12

SEMESTER III

GISC 1391	Special Topics in Cartography	3
GISC 2311	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications	3
GISC 2401	Data Acquisition and Analysis in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
GISC 1145	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Engineers	1
GISC 1191	Special Topics in Cartography	1
		12

SEMESTER IV

GEOL 1403	Physical Geology	4
SOCI 2319	Minority Studies	3
GISC 2335	Programming for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3
GISC 2380	Cooperative Education-Cartography	3
		13

SEMESTER V

GISC 2231	Advanced Problems in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	2
+Elective	Humanities/Fine Arts	3
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication OR	3
SPCH 1315	Public Speaking	(3)
GISC 2459	Web-Served Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	4
		12

Minimum Hours Required

+Humanities/Fine Arts Elective must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Humanities/Fine Arts.