Graduate School Policies and Procedures   apply to this program

 

Certificate Advisor: Rafael Moreno
E-mail: rafael.moreno@ucdenver.edu

Certificate Objectives:

1. Provide students and working geospatial professionals with the knowledge and skills for the effective use and development of FOSS4G solutions in diverse application contexts. This complements and enhances the knowledge and skills they have in the use of geospatial proprietary software solutions.
2. Students will be exposed to several FOSS4G alternatives to address the needs of a geospatial information infrastructure from desktop, database management systems, systems automation/customization, all the way to Web/Cloud-based applications and enterprise level solutions.
3. Students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively use the most advanced FOSS4G alternatives to develop solutions for each of levels of a geospatial information infrastructure previously mentioned.
4. Students will have the knowledge and hands-on skills that will enable them to design and develop hybrid geospatial information infrastructures that make use of proprietary software and FOSS4G incorporating each them in a combination that maximizes efficiency of the end infrastructure.

Current CU Denver Students

A student may begin the program in any semester or during the summer by making arrangements with the GISci Certificate Coordinator.  This should be done as soon as you have decided to pursue the certificate, and no later than the semester previous to completion of all the courses required to obtain the certificate.

Former CU Denver Students or Graduates of Other Universities

In order to start the certificate program, you will need to apply to the university as a non-degree seeking student if you are not already enrolled in a graduate program within CU Denver.  Once accepted, you will be able to enroll in all of the appropriate classes.

Admissions: http://www.ucdenver.edu/admissions/non-degree/Pages/default.aspx. 

Specific questions about enrollment or tuition should be addressed directly to the University Registrar’s Office or Bursar’s Office.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

Students must earn a 3.0 GPA average with no course below a “B-” in all approved courses for the certificate.  For graduate and non-degree seeking students, the certificate will be awarded upon completion of the program and be added to the student’s transcript.  

Credit hour requirements:   

A total of 12 credits are required for the certificate. The students will have the option to take other courses above and beyond the core requirements for the certificate.