Check out our Professional Training courses

Michigan State University offers a wide range of courses to prepare students to obtain a Professional Certificate. These courses are non-credit offerings, taken through onGEO and the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences. Registration for these courses is done through Cashnet/Transact. We offer online courses that can be completed on your own time to best fit your busy schedule.

 

Required courses for a Professional GIS Certificate:

onGEO-IGT, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

onGEO-GIS, Geographic Information Systems

onGEO-RS, Remote Sensing

onGEO-CART, Cartography

 

Required courses for a Professional Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization Certificate:

onGEO-CART, Cartography

onGEO-GTIM, Geovisualization: Temporal and Interactive Mapping

onGEO-PAPG, Python and ArcPy Geoprocessing -- begins March 4, 2024

onGEO-SPST, Spatial Statistics -- begins Apr 29, 2024

 

Elective courses (taken individually or in addition to a Certificate):

onGEO-CJ, Criminal Justice Applications in Geographic Information Systems

onGEO-DIP, Digital Image Processing

onGEO-DITF, Drones in the Field

onGEO-FAA, FAA Part 107 Drone Test Prep and Beyond

onGEO-GPO1, Geoprocessing using Python & Open-source Tools, Part 1 (Vector Data Processing) -- coming in 2024

 

OnDemand courses (taken individually or in addition to a Certificate):

onGEO-ODIW, Interpreting Wetlands & Deepwater Habitats from Aerial Imagery

Registration for the courses below is done through Cashnet/Transact.

 

Required courses for a Professional GIS Certificate:

onGEO-IGT, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

onGEO-GIS, Geographic Information Systems

onGEO-RS, Remote Sensing

onGEO-CART, Cartography

Registration for the courses below is done through Cashnet/Transact.

 

Required courses for a Professional Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization Certificate:

onGEO-CART, Cartography*

onGEO-GTIM, Geovisualization: Temporal and Interactive Mapping

onGEO-PAPG, Python and ArcPy Geoprocessing (coming soon)

onGEO-SPST, Spatial Statistics (coming soon)

 


*We strongly recommend taking either onGEO-IGT, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies or onGEO-GIS, Geographic Information Systems prior to taking CART.

Registration for the courses below is done through Cashnet/Transact. These courses are taken individually and/or in addition to a Certificate's core courses.

 

Elective courses:

onGEO-CJ, Criminal Justice Applications in Geographic Information Systems

onGEO-DIP, Digital Image Processing

onGEO-DITF, Drones in the Field

onGEO-FAA, FAA Part 107 Drone Test Prep and Beyond

*Coming soon!
onGEO-GPO1, Geoprocessing using Python & Open-source Tools, Part 1 (Vector Data Processing)

Registration for the courses below is done through Cashnet/Transact. These courses are taken individually and/or in addition to a Certificate's core or Elective courses.

 

OnDemand courses:

onGEO-ODIW, Interpreting Wetlands & Deepwater Habitats from Aerial Imagery