Geospatial Science and Technology, Social Science Concentration, B.S. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

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Year 1

Semester 1 (15 Units)

GE Area E: SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century Units: 3
GE Area A1: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Major and GE Area D: GSP 101 - Geospatial Concepts Units: 3
Major, GE Area D and DCG non-domestic: GEOG 105 - Human Geography Units: 3
GE Area C1: Arts Units: 3

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

GE Area A2: ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3
Optional Supplemental Instruction: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
Major and GE Area B4: STAT 108 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3
Major and GE Area B4: MATH 101T - Trigonometry Units: 3
GE Area C1: Arts OR GE Area C2: Humanities Units: 3
GE Area B1: Physical Science Units: 3

Year 2

Semester 3 (16 Units)

Major: GSP 270 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Units: 3
GE Area A: Critical Thinking: GEOG 100 - Critical Thinking: Technology and the Digital World Units: 3
GE Area A2 Written Communication: ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3
Optional Supplemental Instruction: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
Major (Concentration) Elective: Units: 3
GE Area B2: Life Sciences (Take a course with a Lab (B3) Units: 3-4

Semester 4 (15 Units)

Major (Core): GSP 318 - Geospatial Programming I Units: 3
Major (Core): GSP 370 - Intermediate Geographic Information Science (GIS) Units: 3
Major (Concentration Elective), UD GE Area D and DCG-N: GEOG 300 - Global Awareness Units: 3 ^{[1, 2]}
GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
American Institutions: U.S. and California Government Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

Major (Core): GSP 216 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Units: 3
Major (Core): GSP 326 - Intermediate Remote Sensing Units: 3
GEOG 311 - Geographic Research and Writing Units: 3
Major (Core):
Major (Concentration Elective) and UD GE Area D: GEOG 301 - International Environmental Issues and Globalization Units: 3 ^{[1, 2]}
UD GE Area C: Arts and Humanities (Take a course that fulfills GWAR)Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Major (Core): GSP 318 - Geospatial Programming I Units: 3
Major (Core): GSP 370 - Intermediate Geographic Information Science (GIS) Units: 3
American Institutions (U.S. History), GE Area F and DCG-D: NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3
Major (Concentration) Elective ^[1] Units: 3
Elective Units: 2

Year 4

Semester 7 (15 Units)

Major (Core) Restricted Elective: GSP 416 - Advanced Cartography Design Seminar Units: 4 ^[3]
Major (Core) Restricted Elective: GSP 418 - Geospatial Programming II Units: 3 ^[3]
Major (Concentration) Elective ^[1] Units: 3
Major (Concentration) Elective^[1] Units: 3
Elective Units: 2

Semester 8 (13 Units)

Major (Core): GEOG 411 - Senior Field Research Units: 4
Major (Core) Restricted Elective: GSP 470 - Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Modeling Units: 3
Major (Concentration) Elective^[1]
Elective Units: 3

Major Notes:

^[1] Take one of the Social Science Concentration elective courses. A total of 18 units are required. See the program description for options.

^[2] See the program description for other approved elective courses. Not all options will double-count for GE.

^[3] See the program description for other restricted elective course options. A total of 10 units are required.