May 6, 2013 - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), through the College of the Extended University, is offering a newly updated certificate program in Geographic Information Systems this summer. The program is designed specifically for non-specialist GIS users in a variety of professional settings. In conjunction with hands-on training in ArcGIS version 10 geographic information software, the certificate program trains students in methodologies for valid and meaningful spatial data collection, analysis, and information design/dissemination through cartography and other means.
The GIS Certificate consists of four one-day courses; each taught on a Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the GIS training facility on the Cal Poly Pomona campus. Students who successfully complete all four required courses will satisfy the requirements for the GIS Certificate. Enrollment in this program is currently open for summer quarter. Classes begin in July.
Summer 2013 Course Offerings Include:
Fundamentals of GIS (July 13, 2013)
GIS Data and Geodatabases (July 27, 2013)
GIS Analysis I: Vector Spatial Analysis in GIS (August 10, 2013)
GIS Analysis II: Raster Spatial Analysis in GIS (August 24, 2013)
For detailed course information and registration, please visit www.ceu.csupomona.edu/go/gis or call the College of the Extended University’s Registration Office at 909.869.2288.