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Geographic Information Science Major Program

Geographic Information Science Program | Faculty of Applied Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring

The School of Computing Science and the Department of Geography offer a major leading to a bachelor of science degree.

丁香园AV Requirements

Entry is via direct admission from high school, direct transfer from a recognized post-secondary institution, or internal transfer from within 丁香园AV. 丁香园AV is competitive. A separate admission average for each entry route is established each term depending on available spaces and subject to the approval of the dean of applied sciences.

丁香园AV averages and calculations for direct program admission (from high school or post-secondary) are the same as the major program. Internal transfers are assessed on the lower division requirements grade point average (see below). Only 丁香园AV courses are used in GPA calculation. Grades from all course attempts (including repeats) are used equally to calculate the average.

Apply anytime after at least 18 丁香园AV lower division units (100 or 200 division courses) are completed, and all 100 division requirements (completed at either 丁香园AV or a BC community college) have been satisfied.

Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) to remain in the program.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 42 or 43 lower division units including all of

  • CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
  • CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II
  • CMPT 225-3 Data Structures and Programming
  • GEOG 100-3 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
  • GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
  • GEOG 253-3 Aerial Photographic Interpretation
  • GEOG 255-3 Geographical Information Science I
  • MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I
  • MACM 201-3 Discrete Mathematics II
  • MATH 232-3 Applied Linear Algebra

and one of

  • GEOG 213-3 Introduction to Geomorphology
  • GEOG 214-3 Climate and Environment
  • GEOG 215-3 Biogeography
  • GEOG 221-3 Economic Geography
  • GEOG 241-3 Social Geography
  • GEOG 261-3 Introduction to Urban Geography

and one of

  • GEOG 251-3 Quantitative Geography
  • STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

and one of

  • MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
  • MATH 151-3 Calculus I
  • MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences鈥�
  • MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I鈥�

and one of

  • MATH 152-3 Calculus II
  • MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences鈥�
  • MATH 158-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences II鈥�

鈥爓ith a grade of B+ or better and permission of the School of Computing Science

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 45 upper division units including all of

  • CMPT 307-3 Data Structures and Algorithms
  • CMPT 354-3 Database Systems I
  • CMPT 361-3 Introduction to Computer Graphics

and one of

  • CMPT 300-3 Operating Systems I
  • CMPT 363-3 User Interface Design
  • CMPT 371-3 Data Communications and Networking
  • CMPT 384-3 Symbolic Computing

and three of

  • GEOG 351-4 Cartography and Visualization
  • GEOG 352-4 Spatial Analysis
  • GEOG 353-4 Remote Sensing
  • GEOG 355-4 Geographical Information Science II
  • GEOG 356-4 3D Geovisualization

and two of

  • CMPT 406-3 Computational Geometry
  • CMPT 412-3 Computational Vision
  • CMPT 454-3 Database Systems II
  • CMPT 461-3 Image Synthesis
  • CMPT 470-3 Web-based Information Systems

and two of

  • GEOG 451-4 Spatial Modeling
  • GEOG 453W-4 Remote Sensing of Environment
  • GEOG 455-4 Theoretical and Applied GIS
  • GEOG 457-4 Geovisualization Interfaces

and four additional upper division units in physical or human geography. Students should consult with the program advisor when choosing these units

and three additional upper division units in CMPT or MACM courses.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement

Units

 Notes
W - Writing

6

 Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative

6

 Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth

18

 Designated Breadth Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division
6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc
6 units Humanities: B-Hum
6 units Sciences: B-Sci

6

 Additional Breadth

6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements)
Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

 

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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