Certificates of Proficiency are designed for the student who needs to be prepared to enter an entry-level job. A department-issued certificate may be awarded upon successful completion of a prescribed course of study. This certificate will not appear on a student’s transcript.

The GIS Literacy certificate would provide an entry-level employment opportunity for the completer that finishes the course below. The skills covered in this certificate are aimed at a student preparing for a broad range of careers, including government or private sector work, that can be enhanced with geospatial technology skills learned in this course. Students will gain familiarity using with the latest industry standard GIS software that will enable them to analyze, interpret and manipulate spatial information for problem solving applied to real world situations. Many entry level positions are available for someone who has skills in geospatial technologies.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Students will demonstrate skill in the use of GIS technology to analyze and convey information spatially by way of a multi-criteria analysis with use of data, tools, analytics, and data visualization techniques.

Certificate Requirements

Note: Course must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher or “Pass.”

Course List

Code	Title	Units
GEOG-104	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3
Total Units		3