UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Geographic Information Science

• A comprehensive collection of courses in GIScience and GI Technology is offered by the Department of Geography and other UGA departments. Learning geospatial concepts and skills in geographic data collection and analysis will increase your research and employment opportunities in the growing field of GIScience.
• GIScience faculty have research interests covering various aspects, including theories and methods in GIScience, remote sensing, landscape ecology, cartography and geovisualizaiton, health and the environment, urban studies, transportation, community studies, social media, natural resources, human-environment interaction and more.
• Gain real-world experience through GIS internship or a GIS independent study.

• There are no prerequisite courses required for the certificate program. If you have any inquiries about the program, please contact Dr. Lan Mu, mulan@uga.edu.
• To apply, please request to be admitted to the GIScience Certificate Program from UGA’s Athena system online. Log into Athena using your UGA MyID, go to Curriculum Change Application module, and choose GIScience Certificate Program. You will receive a confirmation after your request is processed.
• After you have completed all the course requirements, please fill out the Undergraduate GIScience Certificate Completion Form and email it to the certificate program coordinator. Your completion form will be evaluated by the certificate program coordinator and the GIScience faculty.
• Your GIScience Certificate will be approved if you have fulfilled all the course requirements with an average of 3.0 and above GPA in the 12 credits of GIScience courses. You will receive the following confirmation and documents:
  • A signed copy of the UGA Undergraduate GIScience Certificate through the mail (please make sure we have your most updated mailing address).
  • An official record on your UGA transcript to show that you have earned the Undergraduate GIScience Certificate.