TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR CAREER!
In 2006, the University of West Florida launched an innovative new 100% online program to bring a cutting-edge Geographic Information Science certificate to students around the world. Through an innovative virtual machine system, students are given remote access to industry-standard GIS and remote sensing software to use from their own computers. UWF is the first and
only certificate program currently employing this technology to provide a mix of hands-on software training with conceptual instruction from highly qualified GIS professionals.
Upon completion of the program:
- Students receive a University of West Florida certificate in Geographic Information Science.
- Earn 24 undergraduate semester hours of college credit.
- Students with a bachelor’s degree can earn up to 12 hours of graduate credit and receive a graduate certificate in GIS.
- The certificate can be used to help fulfill a student’s educational requirement when applying for their GISP certification.
- Credit hours will transfer into several UWF undergraduate and graduate programs as well as programs outside of UWF.
- For a list of bachelor programs at UWF accepting certificate credit, click here.
Software Access: Students are required to have broadband internet access. Students will log into a remote server and have full access to ArcGIS Desktop, Microsoft Visual Studio and ERDAS Imagine.
What's the Career outlook?
The United States Department of Labor has identified Geographic Information Science (GIS) as a key emerging and evolving industry with numerous opportunities as a career path.
"Across the country, tens of thousands of trained [geospatial] workers are needed to fill positions that are going begging." - Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary of Labor
