Undergraduate certificate. You must already be an undergraduate student in residence here at OSU and working toward a B.S. or B.A. degree. If interested in the certificate, contact Certificate Program Director, Dr. Dawn Wright, Geosciences, who will consult with and accept you into the program. Upon completion of the coursework, she will also ensure that the appropriate code (C540) for the undergraduate geographic information science certificate is added to your student record, and that a paper certificate is issued before you graduate. So there is actually no formal application form to fill out.
Best time to catch Dr. Wright: Check this page for her current, drop-in, first come, first served office hours in Wilkinson 114: dusk.geo.orst.edu/teaching.html.
Graduate certificate (on-campus students). You must already be a graduate student in residence here at OSU, in good standing in any major, any graduate degree program. Upon consultation with the Certificate Program Director Dr. Dawn Wright, Geosciences, you may declare for the graduate geographic information science certificate by listing 19 credits of certificate courses on your graduate program form (the one that is submitted to the Graduate School). You must list the GIScience core and elective courses under "MAJOR," on the left side of that form. Please also send a copy of your graduate program form to Dr. Wright for her records. Declaring for the certificate does NOT require that a GIScience faculty member be on your committee (this is a main difference between a certificate and a minor). Upon completion of the coursework, Dr. Wright will also ensure that the appropriate code (CG03) and credential are assigned to your student record, and that a paper certificate is issued.
Best time to catch Dr. Wright: Check this page for her current, drop-in, first come, first served office hours in Wilkinson 114: dusk.geo.orst.edu/teaching.html.
NEW in 2009-'10: Graduate certificate (online version). This option is for people seeking to obtain our 19-credit graduate certificate WITHOUT already being in a full-time, degree-seeking graduate program here at OSU. This option is therefore aimed at off-campus, in-career working professionals or other kinds of continuing-education students seeking a credential in geographic information science.For assistance, please contact the Certificate Program Associate Director, Ms. Kuuipo Walsh, Institute for Natural Resources.
Fill out and submit the GISci pre-screening application form on the web.
For Winter term, 2010, the deadline for GIScience pre-screening applications is Friday October 30, 2009.The certificate program associate director will notify you of the results of the pre-screening and advise accordingly.
For Winter term 2010, the certificate program associate director will notify you of the results by Friday, November 6,2009.Upon positive notification from the associate director, proceed to the application process . Upon acceptance by the Graduate School, proceed with registering for the classes in the online graduate certificate program that are available during the upcoming term.
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