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Background Courses It is recommended that students complete the university symbolic systems requirements before beginning this program because these courses promote basic quantitative reasoning (MATH 117, MATH 241, FOR 201, SOC 202). CS 101-Introduction to Programming is also strongly recommended.
General Requirements To earn the Certificate in GIS Sciences and Technologies, students must complete 11 to 13 required credits and 7 to 9 elective credits totaling a minimum of 20 credits as described below. Students must achieve at least an overall grade point average of 3.0 for courses within the program in order to earn a certificate.
Transfer Credits Of the 20 credits needed for the Certificate, a maximum of two courses or 9 credits can be transferred in from other institutions.
Required Courses (11-13 cr.)
Advanced Elective Courses (7-9 cr.) · Although elective courses are organized by topical specialty, no specialization is necessary. · An introductory GIS course, such as FOR250 or GPHY381, is a prerequisite to the advanced GIS courses. · Additional and experimental courses are offered intermittently; please see faculty or website for current semester offerings. Faculty may submit course syllabi to the GIS Certificate Committee for possible inclusion in the Certificate. · No more than 4 credits of Independent Study or Internships can be used towards the Certificate.
Note: It is a standard of The University that G designated courses can be taken only by graduate students or undergraduate students who have senior standing with an accumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and permission of the instructors.
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Certificate in GIS Sciences and Technologies |
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This Certificate program is administered by: |
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Courses |
Semester |
Credit |
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FOR 250 Geographic Information Systems Practicum -AND- FOR 350 Geographic Information Systems and Applications -OR- GPHY 381/2 Principles of Digital Cartography (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
F,S F
F, some S |
2 3
4 |
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FOR 351 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing -OR- GPHY 487/9 Remote Sensing/Raster GIS (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
S
F |
3
4 |
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GPHY 488/9 Thematic Cartography and GIS (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
S |
4 |
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Courses |
Semester |
Credit |
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Raster GIS, Remote Sensing, and Image Analysis |
G GPHY 587/9 Digital Image Analysis and Modeling (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
S |
4 |
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G FOR 551 Digital Image Processing |
varies |
3 |
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Vector GIS and Networks
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UG GPHY 486/9 Transport, Planning, and GIS 3 (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
W |
4 |
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G GPHY 588/9 Vector GIS (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
F |
4 |
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G GPHY 580 Seminar in GIS and Cartography |
S |
3 |
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Data Management and Collection
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UG GPHY 468/9 Community and Regional Analysis (3cr.) and its lab (1cr.) |
varies |
4 |
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UG FOR 505 Sampling Methods |
S |
3 |
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GIS Applications
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UG GPHY 385 Field Techniques |
F, some S |
3 |
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UG GPHY 467 Planning Decision Support Systems |
even S |
3 |
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UG GPHY 491 Digital Mapping and Design |
odd F |
3 |
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G GPHY 564 Planning Design |
even S |
3 |
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G FOR 503 Predictive Distribution Modeling |
even F |
3 |
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G WBIO 562 Wildlife Habitat Modeling |
odd F |
3 |
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