GI Science Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

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A post-baccalaureate certificate program for those with a bachelor’s degree.

Admission Requirements

Fulfillment of the general requirements for admission to graduate programs at Chicago State University, which includes attainment of a 2.75 GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale) in the last 60 semester credit hours at the undergraduate level.

Required Courses (18 credit hours)

GEOG 5800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5820 - Environmental Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5830 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5850 - Geographic Information Systems Application Credit Hours: 3
or
GEOG 5851 - GIS Internship Credit Hours: 3

A 5000 Level GIS Electives Chosen from the Following:

Students who are also completing a thesis in the MA in Geography program with GI Science Concentration may substitute an additional elective for GEOG 5850 /GEOG 5851 .

Courses taken for the certificate may be applied to the Master of Arts in Geography or Master of Arts in Geography: GI Science if a student desires to pursue the Master’s.

GEOG 5805 - GIS For Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5810 - Cartographic Design and Visualization Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5840 - Advanced Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5841 - GIS Database Development and Management Credit Hours: 3
or
GEOG 5842 - GIS Programming and Customization Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 5591 - Internship Credit Hours: 3