Geospatial Technologies, Applied (CGT)
Admission Requirements
Students seeking the certificate must apply in, and be approved by, the Department of Geographic and Environmental Sciences. Admission to the certificate program is open to any undergraduate student with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
This undergraduate certificate program also may be completed as stand-alone credential. However, students must be enrolled in a degree program to be eligible for federal financial aid.
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Core Coursework | 6 | |
Introduction to Mapping and Geospatial Technologies | ||
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
Elective Coursework | 9 | |
Select 3 courses (9 hours) from the following: | ||
GIS and Water Resources | ||
Introduction to Remote Sensing | ||
Introduction to Spatial Statistics | ||
Introduction to Programming for GIS and Spatial Data Analysis | ||
GIS and Public Health | ||
GIS & Urban Demographic Analysis | ||
Spatial and Non-Spatial Database Management | ||
Advanced Remote Sensing | ||
Advanced Geographic Information Systems | ||
Special Topics (Web Mapping) | ||
Minimum Total Hours | 15 |
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a certificate must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
One three-hour course from outside the Department of Geographic and Environmental Sciences may be applied as an elective towards the completion of the Certificate in Applied Geospatial Technologies. Courses will be approved on a case-by-case basis but must demonstrate substantive use of geospatial technologies such as GIS and/or remote sensing as an integral part of the curriculum.
Students must complete required courses for the certificate with a GPA of 2.75 or above.
Non-UofL students must meet the same requirements at an accredited institution.