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Certificate Requirements


To receive a  Certificate in GIS, a student must meet the following requirements:

  • Complete 15 credit hours of coursework with a minimum 3.0 GPA for all courses taken. See below for details.
  • Hold a bachelors or higher degree from OSU or another accredited college or university (students may work towards the Certificate while completing their bachelors degree).
  • Complete at least 9 hours overall at Oklahoma State University. Courses from other OSU programs that contain at least 50% of geospatial technology in the course content may be considered as alternatives for elective courses. Consult with program coordinator for qualified alternatives.

Core Courses -- Choose any 3 courses (9 hours total) from the following:

  • GEOG 4203 -- Fundamentals of GIS
  • GEOG 4343 -- Resource Management GIS
  • GEOG 4353 -- Socioeconomic GIS
  • GEOG 4373 -- GIS in Public Health
  • GEOG 5343 -- Advanced GIS -- Resource Management Applications
  • GEOG 5353 -- Advanced GIS -- Socioeconomic Applications

Elective Courses -- Choose any 1 course from each category (6 hours total):

 

Category I -- Spatial Analysis/GIS Programming:

  • GEOG 3333 -- Spatial Analysis
  • GEOG 4383 -- GIS Programming

Category II -- Spatial Data Collection, Management, and Representation:

  • GEOG 4263 -- Geospatial Applications of UAS
  • GEOG 4303 --  Applications of GPS in Field Research
  • GEOG 4313 --  Field Techniques and Geodata Collection
  • GEOG 4323 --  Computer Cartography
  • GEOG 4333 --  Remote Sensing
  • GEOG 4663 --  Web GIS
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