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Program checklist · Geography Major: Geographic Information Systems Concentration

Geography Major: Geographic Information Systems Concentration

Worcester State University · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Geography Major: Geographic Information Systems Concentration
CIP
43.0407
Total credits (published)
45
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Minimum requirement for the major is completion of a six-course (18 credit) core curriculum and one of five concentrations. Students will declare a concentration in either General Geography, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Systems, Earth System Science, or Earth Science Education. Study Away/Study Abroad is strongly encouraged for geography majors.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168430
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168430_512db9b3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for a Major

major core · 0 items

    Core Courses

    major core · 6 items
    1. GS 101
      Understanding Earth: an Introduction to Physical Geography
      or: GS-110 Weather and Climate
      or: EV-150 Environmental Science
      3
    2. GE 102
      3
    3. GS 140
      4
    4. GS 165
      4
    5. GE 200
      2
    6. GE 400
      2

    Requirements for the Concentration in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

    concentration · 0 items

      Required core courses

      Choose 1 of the following · Select one of the following: · major core · 6 items
      1. GS 218
        3
      2. GS 318
        3
      3. Select one of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. GS/GE-410
        Independent Study: Earth Science- Geoscience
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GS/GE-450
        Readings and Directed Research
        Not resolved to a course
      6. GS/GE-460
        Internship: Geography
        Not resolved to a course

      Core electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. 4 courses at the 200+ level in either physical or human geography. Students are encouraged to focus on one area.
        Not resolved to a course
        12

      Ancillary Courses

      0 items

        To be taken by the time the student has 21 credits in the major

        major core · 2 items
        1. CS 135
          3
        2. MA 150
          3
        Source. Worcester State University, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.worcester.edu/undergraduate/school-education-health-natural-sciences/geography-earth-sciences/geography-major-gis-concentration/. Captured page pages/0141.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.