Undergraduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science
This cross-disciplinary certificate is designed for undergraduates who wish to pursue a GIS-related career. The certificate is awarded to students completing the following 19 semester hours with a grade of “C” or higher. Please note that any candidate to the certificate program must be enrolled as degree-seeking student in any college at ASU.
Twelve of the 19 hours must be taken at ASU at the Tempe campus.
Required Courses
| Course name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CSE 100 Principles of Programming with C++ or CSE 110 Principles of Programming with Java | 3 |
| GCU 495 Quantitative Methods in Geography | 3 |
| GPH 370 Geographic Information Technologies | 3 |
| GPH 373 Geographic Information Science I | 4 |
| GPH 473 Geographic Information Science II (Capstone course) | 3 |
Elective Courses (Choose one course below)
| Course name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ABS 485 GIS In Natural Resources | 3 |
| CSE 181 Applied Problem Solving with Visual Basic CS | 3 |
| GCU 361 Urban Geography SB | 3 |
| GCU 441 Economic Geography SB | 3 |
| GCU 442 Geographical Analysis of Transportation SB | 3 |
| GCU 484 Internship | 3 |
| GPH 371 Introduction to Cartography and Georepresentation CS | 3 |
| GPH 372 Air Photo Interpretation | 3 |
| GPH 471 Geographics: Interactive and Animated Cartography and Geovisualization CS | 3 |
| GPH 481 Environmental Geography | 3 |
| GPH 483 Geographic Information Analysis | 3 |
| GPH 484 Three credit hour GIS-based internship | 3 |
| PLB 434 Landscape Ecological Modeling | 3 |
| Total (Required and Elective) | 19 |
For more information and advising, please contact one of our undergraduate advisors, Dr. Duncan Shaeffer or Tricia Strickland. See advisor contact and appointment information.
