Geographic Information Systems at the University of Southern Maine

GIS Certificate Program

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.

The GIS Certificate Registration Form is available online. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view the registration form.

Information on tuition and course fees can be found at the Student Billing website

Required Courses
Name	Current Number	Undergraduate Credits	Graduate Credits
GIS Applications I and Laboratory	GEO 308 GEO 608	4	3
GIS Applications II	GEO 408 GEO 618	4	3
Research Applications in GIS	GEO 458 GEO 658	3	3

Electives
Name	Current Number	Undergraduate Credits	Graduate Credits
Visual Basic	COS141	3	n/a
Structured Problem Solving:Java and Structured Programming Lab	COS 160 (3 credits) and COS 170 (1 credit)	4	n/a
Community Planning Applications	CPD 625	n/a	3
Remote Sensing	GEO 305 GEO 605	3	3
Digital Mapping	GEO/GEY 340	4	n/a
GIS Internship **	GEO 448	1 - 6	n/a
Computer Aided Design	ITT 282	3	n/a
Advanced Computer Aided Design	ITT 384	3	n/a

** Prior approval needed before registering for this course

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.

The information about the GIS Certificate displayed on this page is also available as a downloadable PDF.

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

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