The certificate in GIS credits can be transferred to the Master of Science in Geographic Information Science (MS-GISc).

Credit transfer details

• Courses not listed here transfer one credit for one credit from the Certificate program into MS-GISc. Courses usually transfer as electives.
• At least 30-quarter hours must be in courses taken within the Geography department.
• No more than 10-quarter hours will be accepted in transfer from another institution.
• No more than 24-quarter hours will be accepted in transfer from the University College GIS Certificate Program.
• If transferring from another institution and University College GIS Certificate Program, only 24- credit hours will transferred as a combination of the two institutions.

Credit transfer from University College - the following courses transfer towards the MSGIS requirements:

• If taken GIS 4700 Remote Sensing, 4.0 hrs, this will transfer towards the GEOG 3200 Remote Sensing requirement
• If taken GIS 3140 GIS Database Design, 4.0 hrs, this will transfer towards the GEOG 3140 Database Design requirement
• If taken GIS 3150 GIS Project Management, 4.0 hrs, this will transfer towards the GEOG 3150 GIS Project Management requirement
• If taken GIS 4690 GPS for GIS, 4.0 hrs, this will transfer towards the GEOG 3040 GPS for Resource Mapping requirement
• Other GIS Certificate courses will only transfer as Electives