The Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems provides NC State graduate students and non-degree graduate level students the opportunity to develop recognized academic credentials and advanced expertise in Geographic Information Systems

Prerequisites

Students entering this graduate program are expected to have GIS skills at the introductory course in (e.g. PRT 462). Students without these skills should aquire them via formal (e.g., PRT 462) or informal (ESRI training) coursework prior to enrolling in NR 532.

Graduate Certificate in GIS Core Curriculum (required)

Graduate Certificate in GIS Electives (Select elective 8 credit hours from the following courses or others with prior approval of the Cerificate Coordinator)

BUS 545 (3) Management Support Systems
CE 538 (3) Information Technology and Modeling
ECE 759 (3) Pattern Recognition
ECE 763 (3) Computer Vision
ECE 764 (3) Digital Image Processing
FOR 554 (3) Principles of Spatial Analysis
FOR 753 (3) Environmental Remote Sensing
LAR 500 (6) Landscape Design Studio
LAR 512 (3) Landscape Resource Management
NR 535 (2) Computer Cartography
NR 536 (3) Introduction to Visual Basic for GIS
PA 541 (3) Geographic Information Systems for Public Administration
SSC 535 (3) Precision Agriculture and Technology
SSC 545 (3) Remote Sensing Applications in Soil Science and Agriculture
ST 733 (3) Spatial Statistics

1. Admission to the certificate program requires a grade of B- or better in the required introductory course (NR 532).  After completing NR 532 , contact Linda Babcock (515-3430 , l_babcock@ncsu.edu) to request admission to the certificate program.  You will need to provide a copy of your N. C. State University transcript.
2. Award of a certificate requires a GPA of 3.0 or better for the certificate courses (required and elective) AND a grade of B- or better in all of the certificate courses.  The GISc Faculty Coordinator will be responsible for certifying the GPA and course grades of certificate candidates.
   
   

Total Credit Hours: 15