The Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies minor is designed to provide students with a strong background in the use, application, and development of geospatial/environmental research techniques and methods.
The Geospatial Information Systems and Technologies minor is designed to provide students with a strong background in the use, application, and development of geospatial/environmental research techniques and methods.
Requirements
Admission
To enter the minor, students must have completed Geography 7 with a grade of B or better, have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better, and file a petition in the Geography Department Advising Office, 1255 Bunche Hall. For majors in Geography or Geography/Environmental Studies, only two upper-division courses may overlap between the major and this minor.
Required Upper-Division Courses (24 units minimum): Geography 180, 181A, 181B, 182A, and any two courses selected from 181C, 182B, 184, M186, and 199 (4 units with approval of the faculty adviser).
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Each upper-division course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor, and at least three of the five upper-division courses must be taken in residence at UCLA. With the exception of Statistics 12, transfer credit is not accepted toward this minor except on rare occasions.
Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.
