Geographic Information Systems Technician Certificate

General Education Requirements

Contact your program advisor to select the general education course requirement which will meet your program’s graduation requirements. See General Education Courses (GELOs)    for a complete list.

One class from one of the six following areas Credits: 3 

GELO #1: Speech Communication
GELO #2: Written Communication
GELO #3: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• GEOG 1500 Physical Geography  (Recommended)

GELO #4: Global Awareness and Citizenship

• GEOG 1020 World Regional Geography  (Recommended)

GELO #5: Analytical, Quantitative, and Scientific Reasoning

• MATH 1020 Technical Math  or higher level math class

GELO #6: Career and Life Skills

• BSAD 1010 Microsoft Applications I  

Geographic Information Systems Technician Required Courses

A grade of “C” or higher in all program classes is required to progress through the program.

• GIST 1110 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credits: 3
• GIST 1120 - Spatial Analysis and Modeling Credits: 3
• GIST 1160 - Techniques in Cartography Credits: 3

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• and take two courses from the following list:

• GIST 1130 - Data Acquisition & Management Credits: 3
• GIST 1150 - Advanced Exploratory GIS Credits: 3
• GIST 2120 - Geodatabase Design and Management Credits: 3
• GIST 2130 - Location-based GIS Applications Credits: 3
• GIST 2140 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: 3
• GIST 2180 - Geospatial Web Applications Credits: 3
• GIST 2190 - Spatial Programming and GIS Credits: 3

Total: 18 hours