MCC CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
A.A.S. DEGREE - Career Program
Program Code: GG10
| Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|
| FIRST SEMESTER: 15 Credit Hours |  |
| GEG 130 Digital Earth | 3 |
| GEG 131 Cartography | 3 |
| GEG 133 Introduction to Remote Sensing | 3 |
| MTH 160 Statistics I | 3 |
| ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
First Semester Total: | 15 |
| SECOND SEMESTER: 15-16 Credit Hours | |
| GEG 100 Physical Geography I Laboratory | 1 |
| GEG 101 Physical Geography I | 3 |
| GEG 230 Spatial Analysis and GIS | 3 |
| GEG 237 Web Mapping | 3 |
| OPEN ELECTIVE** | 3-4 |
| MCC GENERAL EDUCATION HEALTH & WELLNESS ELECTIVE (MCC-HW) | 2 |
Second Semester Total: | 15-16 |
| THIRD SEMESTER: 15-16 Credit Hours | |
| GEG 102 Human Geography | 3 |
| GEG 236 Geospatial Data Acquisition and Management | 3 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE* | 3 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE* | 3 |
| OPEN ELECTIVE** | 3-4 |
| Third Semester Total: | 15-16 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER: Credit Hours 15 | |
| GEG 238 Introduction to Geospatial Programming | 3 |
| GEG 239 Capstone Course in Geospatial Technology | 2 |
| CIS 100 Information Processing Fundamental | 4 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE* | 3 |
| OPEN ELECTIVE** | 3 |
Fourth Semester Total: | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: | 60-62 |
* Students should consult with their advisor to select GIST electives. Choose from: GEG 104, 111, 200, 211, 215, 220.
**Students should each consult with their advisors to select open electives based on their mathematics placement, concentration, transfer plan, and career goals. If a student needs to reach MCC level 8 mathematics placement in order to take CIS 100, use an open elective to reach this math level. Recommended open electives also include AAD 104, AAD 105, COM 115, CPT 101, CRC 170, ENG 251, MET 101.
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