Graduate Certificate (on campus)
You must already be a graduate student in residence here in Corvallis at OSU, in good standing in any major, any graduate degree program. Upon consultation with the Certificate Program Director Ms. Kuuipo Walsh, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, you may apply to the GIScience certificate program by filling out the Change of Degree/Major/Certificate form. The change requested will be "Work on Concurrent Degree/Certificate" and the New Degree/Certificate will be "Certificate" and the New Major will be "Geographic Information Science (Certificate)". 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, Ms. Walsh will conduct the appropriate audit with the Graduate School to ensure that the credential is assigned to your student record, and that a paper certificate is issued.
Graduate Certificate (online)
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.
- Fill out and submit the GIScience pre-screening application form on the web.
- The certificate program director will notify you of the results of the pre-screening and advise accordingly. The certificate program director will notify you of the results within 1-2 business days.
- Upon positive notification from the 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.
For assistance, please contact the Certificate Program Director, Ms. Kuuipo Walsh, CEOAS.
Grad School Policies Governing Graduate Certificates
OSU ECampus Online Grad GIScience Certificate Web Site