Stony Brook Undergraduate Bulletin - Fall 2024GSSdegreesandrequirements

Requirements for the minor in Geospatial Science

At least 12 credits applied to the minor may not be applied to any major or other minor. No more than one three-credit course in the minor may be taken under the Pass/No Credit option. All upper-division courses offered for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor requires 18-19 credits.

Required courses (9-10 credits):

GSS 105 Introduction to Maps and Mapping
GSS 313 GIS Design and Applications I or GSS 317 Geospatial Narratives
GSS 314 GIS Laboratory (for students enrolling in GSS 313)
GSS 325 GIS Design and Applications II

Elective courses (select 9 credits from the following):

GSS 309 GIS and Cartography
GSS 323 GIS Database and Design
GSS 326 GIS Project Management
GSS 350 Applied Spatial Data Analysis
GSS 354 Geospatial Science for the Coastal Zone
GSS 355 Remote Sensing GIS Data or MAR 334 Remote Sensing in the Environment or GEO 347 Remote Sensing
GSS 360 LiDAR Remote Sensing
GSS 390 Topic in Geospatial Science
GSS 475 Undergraduate Teaching Practicum
GSS 487 Geospatial Science Research (see Note)
GSS 488 Geospatial Science Internship (see Note)
ATM 320 Problem Solving with Python
BIO 319 Landscape Ecology Laboratory

Note: A maximum of six credits total of GSS 487 Geospatial Science Research and/or GSS 488 Geospatial Science Internship may be applied to the minor.