York University students may earn a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. This certificate is also open to students who already hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, and who are admissible according to Faculty and University policies.

Graduating with a certificate: except where otherwise stated, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 4.00 is required to satisfy certificate requirements. Students must also submit application to graduate from a certificate program. Applications should be obtained from and filed with the unit administering the certificate program. Transcript notation that the requirements for a certificate have been completed will be made once the Registrar’s Office has received notice from the unit administering the program. Certificates will not be conferred until candidates have successfully completed an undergraduate degree program if they are simultaneously enrolled in a degree and a certificate program. The Faculty does not award certificates retroactively. Refer to the Academic Standards section for details of the undergraduate certificate minimum standards.

Students must successfully complete the following 24 credits:

• AP/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AP/SC/GEOG 1400 6.00 or AP/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AP/SC/GEOG 2420 3.00;
• AP/SC/GEOG 3180 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 3440 3.00;
• AP/SC/GEOG 4340 3.00;
• AP/GEOG 4440 3.00;
• three credits chosen from the following list: AP/SC/GEOG 2130 3.00, AP/SC/GEOG 2350 3.00, AP/GEOG 3140 3.00, AP/GEOG 4240 3.00, SC/EATS 4220 3.00 or SC/EATS 4230 3.00.

In order to be awarded the Certificate in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, students must achieve and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 6.00 (B) on the York University courses required for the GIS Certificate, and achieve an overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+) in all courses.

Note: students who have been exempted from the 1000-level requirement may substitute six additional credits which must be approved by the Department of Geography and which must be chosen from the following list: AP/SC/GEOG 2130 3.00, AP/GEOG 3140 3.00, AP/GEOG 4240 3.00, SC/EATS 4220 3.00 or SC/EATS 4230 3.00.

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