Curriculum requirements for each of our certificate programs can be found at the following links:
Geographic Information Systems
GIS, faculty lead: Adrienne Goldsberry
The 12-credit GIS certificate consists of a combination of required courses (9 credits) and an elective course (3 credits).
Geospatial Programming and Web Mapping
GEOWBD, faculty lead: Jim Detwiler
The 15-credit GEOWBD certificate consists of a combination of required courses (9 credits) and two elective courses (6 credits).
Remote Sensing and Earth Observation
RMTSNG, faculty lead: Karen Schuckman
The 12-credit RMTSNG certificate consists of a combination of required courses (9 credits) and an elective course (3 credits).
Geospatial Intelligence Applications
GEOAPP, faculty lead: Greg Thomas
The 13-credit GEOAPP certificate consists of a combination of required courses (12 credits) and a culminating experience (1 credit).
This certificate is no longer offered as of Fall 2023.
Geospatial Intelligence Analytics
GEOINT, faculty lead: Greg Thomas
The 15-credit GEOINT certificate consists of a combination of required courses (9 credits), an elective course (3 credits), and a culminating experience (3 credits).
Satisfactory Academic Performance
Certificate program students must earn a grade of C or higher to count a class toward the certificate requirements and must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 to remain in good academic standing (GCAC-404). In the event of unsatisfactory performance, our programs follow the Graduate School policy governing Unsatisfactory Scholarship (GCAC-803).
If you receive a grade of a C or higher in a course, that course will count toward Certificate Program credit. Only grades of B or higher will count toward MGIS or MS-SDS degree credit. So, for example, a grade of C in GEOG 485 would count toward Certificate Program credit, but not MGIS credit.
Want to Customize Your Curriculum?
You can initiate this process by contacting us at info@gis.psu.edu and requesting a time to speak to an advisor about developing a customized plan of study.