GIS Certification Program

Undergraduate Certificate

Application for Admittance
Application for Completion
Current Students & Alumni

Undergraduate certificate GIS Certificate Coordinator: Dr Zhiyong Hu. Do not contact Dr. Hu if you are interested in the online GIS certification contact Ms. Blochle at gis@uwf.edu

Geographic information technology is one of the most exciting and rapidly growing computer technologies today in governments, utility companies, and in private organizations. With a growth rate estimated at between 35 and 40 percent per year, the job market lacks qualified and experienced professionals to help design, implement, and manage these new systems. In addition, the job descriptions of an increasing number of positions in government agencies and private businesses are being rewritten to require employees to use GIS in geography, archeology, business, urban planning, civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, environmental science, geology, and other related fields. The UWF GIS Certificate Program is designed to provide students with the conceptual base and technical skills necessary to develop and manage GIS projects relating to environmental and socioeconomic applications.

Entrance Requirements
UWF undergraduate majors must obtain a C- or better in the following courses: College Algebra, Elements of Statistics and Microcomputer Application Packages. Students who have equivalent background but did not take the above courses formally may be admitted into the program. Students must also receive formal approval from the proposed GIS Certificate Program Committee.

Prerequisite
GIS 3015/L Cartographic Skills \ Lab (4)

List of Courses
GIS 4035/L Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing \ Lab(4)
GIS 4043/L Geographic Information Systems (4)
GIS 4048 Applications in Geographic Information Systems \ Lab (3)
GIS 4930 Special Topics in Geographic Information Science (3)
GIS 4XXX GIS Programming (3)

and choose from the following (3 hrs. total):
GEO 4905 Directed Study (1-3)
GIS 4944 GIS Internship (1-3)

Students who successfully complete the 21-credit program with an overall 3.0 GPA will be awarded a certificate in Geographic Information Science. For more information, please contact the Department of Environmental Studies at 850-474-2746.

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Graduate Certificate (Spring 2008)

Application for Admittance
Application for Completion

Contact department for application.

Graduate GIS Certificate Coordinator: Dr Zhiyong HuDo not contact Dr. Hu if you are interested in the online GIS certification contact Ms. Blochle at gis@uwf.edu

The UWF graduate GIS Certificate Program is designed to provide students and working professionals with the conceptual base and technical skills necessary to develop and manage GIS projects relating to environmental and socioeconomic applications. The graduate UWF GIS certificate will count towards the URISA sponsored GISCI (GISP) certification. Students in this program can advance within their chosen career by completion of this program. GIS practitioners can complete the program in the online environment by enrolling as a non-degree seeking student.

Entrance Requirement
Entrants must hold an undergraduate degree.
Students must receive formal approval from the proposed GIS Certificate Program Committee.

Prerequisites
GIS 4043/L Geographic Information Systems / Lab or Equivalent (4)
GIS 4035/L Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing / Lab or Equivalent (4)
GIS 3015/L Cartographic Skills / Lab or Equivalent (4)

Required
GIS 5XXX GIS Programming (3)

and choose one of the following
GIS 5039 Applications in Remote Sensing (3)
GIS 5100 Applications in Geographic Information Systems (3)

and choose one of the following
GIS 5935 Special Topics in Geographic Information Science (3)
GIS 6110 Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (3)