EIU GIScience Center

Graduate Certificate in GIScience

Program Mission

The mission of the GISci Graduate Certificate Program is to provide individuals who hold a Bachelors degree in the environmental life sciences, history, economics, and other disciplines in which spatial data management and analysis skills are desirable with the requisite knowledgebase to be proficient in GISci. Specifically, the certificate will allow individuals to be competitive in both the job market as well as in admission to higher‐level degree programs.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the GISci Graduate Certificate Program, applicants must meet all of the requirements for admission to the Graduate School (see “Admission to Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs”).

Recommended Course Sequence (19 credits)

• GEO 5810 - Introduction to Geographic Information Science I Credit: 3
• GEO 5820 - Remote Sensing I I Credits: 3
• GEO 5870 - Remote Sensing II I Credits: 3
• GEO 4910 - GIS Programming I Credits: 4
• GEO 5830 - GIS: Building Geodatabases I Credits: 3
• GEO 5880 - Geospatial Data Models I Credits: 3

The Graduate Certificate is also available online. Click here for official catalog information. For additional information, please contact the program coordinator:

Dr. Barry J Kronenfeld

Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Geography
Coordinator, Graduate Certificate in GIScience

217-581-7014

bjkronenfeld@eiu.edu