GIS Certificate

The GIS Certificate Application Form is now available online. Click on this link to view and download the appliction form. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view the application form.

The Geography-Anthropology Department at the University of Southern Maine offers a Certificate in Applied Geographic Information Systems. 

The Certificate in Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is designed to provide students and members of the professional community with GIS skills.  At all levels of the program, training focuses on the application of GIS skills in the workplace and in research environments.

All courses will be taught at USM.  Select courses may be transferred from other UMaine System Campuses.  Students may be matriculated or non-matriculated.  Students may successfully complete all courses with a grade of C- or better.  Geography-Anthropology majors may use only one course in the Certificate towards their major requirements.

The Certificate consists of three required courses and two electives, totaling a minimum of 17 undergraduate credits or 15 graduate credits.  The required courses are available for both undergraduate and graduate credit and must be taken in consecutive order.  Electives may be taken before, concurrent with, or after the required courses.  The minimum time for completion is three semesters.  In most situations, it takes 2 years, or four semesters.

Required Courses

Electives

* Course offerings are in part determined by adequate student enrollment. Classes that do not meet the requirement for minimum number of students enrolled will not be offered.

** Prior approval needed before registering for this course

For more information, call the Geography Anthropology Main Office at (207) 780-5321 or the GIS Lab at (207) 780-5063