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Program checklist · Certificate

Geographic Information Science and Cartography

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Certificate
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
45.0702
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
215293
CourseShelf checklist
CK_215293_c7a098cd
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Required core courses

    3 items
    1. GEOL 1445
      GIS, GPS, AND COMPUTER METHODS
      As published: “GIS, GPS, AND COMPUTER METHODS or”
      3
    2. GEOL 2449
      3
    3. GEOL 1460
      INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING
      or: GEOL 2461 - ADVANCE REMOTE SENSING
      3

    Note

    0 items

      Suggested elective courses

      30 items
      1. GEOL 0820
        NATURAL DISASTERS
        or: GEOL 0870 - THE PLANETS
        3
      2. GEOL 1045
        3
      3. GEOL 1060
        4
      4. GEOL 1062
        GEOMORPHOLOGY: DYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF EARTH'S SURFACE
        As published: “GEOMORPHOLOGY: DYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF EARTH’S SURFACE”
        4
      5. GEOL 1446
        ADVANCED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
        or: GEOL 2446 - ADVANCED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
        3
      6. GEOL 1700
        3
      7. GEOL 1701
        3
      8. GEOL 1960
        4
      9. GEOL 2460
        3
      10. GEOL 2640
        Advanced Geohazards and Risk Management
        Not resolved to a course
      11. INFSCI 1500
        3
      12. INFSCI 1530
        DATA MINING
        Not resolved to a course
      13. INFSCI 1550
        GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
        Not resolved to a course
      14. INFSCI 1560
        INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
        Not resolved to a course
      15. HIST 1030
        DIGITAL METHODS FOR HUMANISTIC RESEARCH
        Not resolved to a course
      16. HIST 1157
        HISTORY OF MAPS AND SPATIAL REPRESENTATION
        Not resolved to a course
      17. HIST 1906
        ATLAS INTERNSHIP
        Not resolved to a course
      18. HIST 1907
        ISHI INTERCONNECTED PLACES INTERNSHIP
        Not resolved to a course
      19. PUBSRV 1320
        3
      20. ANTH 1551
        3
      21. IE 1015
        GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
        Not resolved to a course
      22. ECE 1390
        3
      23. CEE 1712
        DIGITALIZATION IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: FROM CAD TO VIRTUAL REALITY
        or: CEE 2713 - DIGITALIZATION IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: FROM CAD TO VIRTUAL REALITY
        3
      24. CEE 1996
        1
      25. CEE 2410
        3
      26. PIA 2715
        3
      27. URBNST 0030
        3
      28. URBNST 0130
        3
      29. URBNST 0150
        3
      30. URBNST 0160
        3

      Capstone

      3 items
      1. GEOL 1901
        1
      2. Students who declared prior to August 15 2026 may use this course in lieu of the capstone. Students who declared afterwards are encouraged to take GEOL 1490.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GEOL 1490
        1

      Additional information and requirements

      2 items
      1. A minimum grade of C is required in each course required for this certificate.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. No course that counts toward the certificate can be taken on an S/NC basis unless the student receives special permission from the certificate advisor.
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=241&poid=79345. Captured page pages/0217.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.