Postgraduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science–PGCertGIS 60 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGCertGIS shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree with at least a B grade average or better; and

(ii) 30 points of advanced undergraduate-level GIS courses or equivalent; and

(iii) been accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

(b) Requirement (a)(i) and (ii) may be waived by the Associate Dean, Academic (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Science in consultation with the programme director for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. The course of study for the PGCertGIS shall consist of:

(a) GISC 420, GISC 421;

(b) two courses from GISC 422–424.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGCertGIS shall normally complete the certificate or diploma within two years of first enrolling in the certificate or diploma or the MGIS.

(c) The associate dean in consultation with the programme director may extend these maximum periods in special cases.

4. With the permission of the associate dean, a candidate who holds a PGCertGIS may subsequently be admitted to the PGDipGIS or MGIS. The candidate must abandon the certificate upon being awarded the PGDipGIS or MGIS.