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Geography - Geographic Information Systems Concentration, BS (241D)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
30.4401
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_712f46ad
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

0 items

    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (63-64 Hours)

    0 items

      Program Core Requirements (42 Hours)

      13 items
      1. GHY 1010
        Global Environmental Systems (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GHY 1020
        Exploring People and Places Globally (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GHY 1040 - Human Geography and Social Justice (3) [GenEd: SS]
      3. GHY 2310
        Cartographic Design and Analysis (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GHY 2812
        Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PLN 2812 - Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
      5. GHY 3000
        Communicating Geographic Information (3) [WID]
        Not resolved to a course
        or: GHY 3011 - Europe Past and Present (3) [WID]
        or: GHY 3320 - Environmental Issues in Appalachia (3) [WID]
      6. GHY 3310
        Environmental Remote Sensing (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      7. GHY 3800
        Introduction to Quantitative Methods (3)
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PLN 3800 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods (3)
        or: STT 2860 - Introduction to Data Management and Visualization (3)
      8. GHY 3812
        Geographic Information Systems (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      9. GHY 4810
        Satellites, Drones, and Spatial Analysis (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      10. GHY 4812
        GIS Analysis and Modeling (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      11. GHY 4830
        Professional Development in Geography and Planning (3) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course
        or: PLN 4830 - Professional Development in Geography and Planning (3) [CAP]
      12. GHY 4900
        Internship in Geography and Planning (3-12) Students must complete 6 sh of internship in Geography and Planning
        Not resolved to a course
      13. PLN 2410
        Town, City and Regional Planning (3) [GenEd: SS]
        Not resolved to a course

      Elective Courses (12-13 Hours)

      0 items

        Physical Geography (3 Hours)

        9 items
        1. GHY 2200
          National Park Approaches to Animal Preservation (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        2. GHY 2300
          Mountain Environments and People (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        3. GHY 3100
          Weather and Climate (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        4. GHY 3110
          Ecoregions and Dynamic Landforms (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        5. GHY 3130
          Geography of Biodiversity (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        6. GHY 3320
          Environmental Issues in Appalachia (3) [WID] (If not chosen within Program Core Requirements above)
          Not resolved to a course
        7. GHY 3600
          Snow and Ice (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        8. GHY 4620
          Atmospheric Circulation (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        9. GHY 4820
          Geographical Hydrology (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        Human Geography (3 Hours)

        4 items
        1. GHY 2700
          Food Justice: Geographic Perspectives (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        2. GHY 3005
          Global Health and Diseases (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        3. GHY 3230
          Political Geography and Society (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PLN 4240
          Sustainable Transportation Planning (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        Regional Geography (3 Hours)

        5 items
        1. GHY 3011
          Europe Past and Present (3) [WID] (If not chosen within Program Core Requirements above)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. GHY 3013
          North Carolina (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        3. GHY 3014
          Geography of Latin America (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        4. GHY 3016
          Place and the American South (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course
        5. GHY 3017
          Mediterranean Empires and Globalization (3) [GenEd: SS]
          Not resolved to a course

        Geographic Methods (3-4 Hours)

        3 items
        1. C_S 2435 - Introduction to Scientific Programming (4)
          Not resolved to a course
        2. GHY 4816
          Environmental GIScience (3)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. GHY 4818
          Web Mapping (3)
          Not resolved to a course

        Geography Electives (9 Hours)

        0 items

          Minor (optional)

          0 items

            Electives (15-16 Hours)

            0 items
              Source. Appalachian State University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.appstate.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=42&poid=18357&returnto=2611. Captured page pages/0281.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.