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. 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
Required courses for a Professional Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization Certificate:
onGEO-GTIM, Geovisualization: Temporal and Interactive Mapping
onGEO-PAPG, Python and ArcPy Geoprocessing -- coming soon
onGEO-SPST, Spatial Statistics -- coming soon
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 soon
Registration for the courses below is done through Cashnet.
Required courses for a Professional GIS Certificate:
onGEO-IGT, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies
Registration for the courses below is done through Cashnet.
Required courses for a Professional Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization Certificate:
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. These courses are taken individually and/or in addition to a Certificate's core courses.
Specialization 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)