Geographic Information Science, Certificate of Completion

The purpose of this program is to provide students with the technical skills and concepts to utilize geographic information systems (GIS) in support of their career and educational goals. Professional fields of application include science, business, resource/land management, surveying, public safety, and urban and regional planning. GIS 151, GIS 245, and GIS 246 transfer to many Oregon four-year colleges and support current graduates and working professionals as they update their technical skills.

12 credits

Program Contacts

• Program Coordinator: Jason Ambacher, [e-mail]
• Academic Advising; 541-463-3800; [e-mail]

Cost

Estimated Cost: $ 2,353

• Resident Tuition: $ 1740
• Technology Fee: $ 168
• General Student Fees: $ 314
• Online Course Fee: $ 40
• Books / Course Materials: $ 0 (Some courses use Open Educational Resources (OER), which are free or low-cost materials.)
• Program-Specific Fees: $ 105 (course fee)

Costs provided are estimates only, and may differ depending on course type and/or modality. Learn more and view current tuition and fee information.

Note: Students must have a computer that runs a Windows 10 or newer operating system (PC or Mac with a dual boot). At minimum, the computer needs to have: CPU of 2.2 GHz; Hyper-threading (HHT) or Multi-core recommended, 8 GB ram. 6 GB disk space, and video graphics adapter with 64 MB RAM; 256 MB RAM or higher recommended. NVIDIA, ATI, and Intel chipsets supported.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

PLO 1 - Collect and input data into a GIS system using: GPS, Digitizing, Geocoding

PLO 2 - Create, manage, and update spatial data

PLO 3 - Design and generate various cartographic products for planning or presentations

PLO 4 - Manage information in a GIS database

PLO 5 - Perform routine data analysis-buffer, query, union, intersect

Program Requirements

Recommended Prerequisites

MTH 060	Beginning Algebra	4
CIS 101	Computer Fundamentals	4

Note - MTH 060 serves as a prerequisite for GIS 151

Program Core Courses

GIS 151 & GIS 245 must be completed with a C- or better. P/NP not accepted.
GIS 246 must be completed with a B or better. P/NP not accepted.

GIS 151	Digital Earth	4
GIS 245	GIS 1	4
GIS 246	GIS 2	4

Notes

• To view all important info for all programs (grading, total credits, honors, etc.), visit the Programs of Study page.
• Required software is designed to run on a PC with Windows operating system. For a MAC you will need to add a dual boot with Windows.