onGEO Spring Courses
December 20, 2025 - onGEO
Undergraduate (for University credit) Courses offered this April 2026
We offer a variety of Undergraduate courses this semester. Enrollment is open.
Spring Semester (12 January to 1 May 2026)
- GEO 203v: Introduction to Meteorology
- GEO 204v: World Regional Geography
- GEO 221v: Introduction to Geographic Information
- GEO 221LABv: Introduction to Geographic Information LAB
- GEO 324v: Remote Sensing of the Environment
- GEO 325v: Geographic Information Systems
- GEO 330v: Regional Geography of the United States
- GEO 331v: Geography of Canada
- Iss 310v: People and the Environment
In addition, onGEO’s undergraduate courses can be taken through the Lifelong Education program at Michigan State University and are eligible for continuing education clock-hour credits (with approval).
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Professional Courses offered this Spring 2026
We offer two 7-week long sessions of Professional Certificate Courses over the fall semester. Registration is open.
126 Session (12 January to 27 February 2026)
226 Session (9 March to 24 April 2026)
These 7-week professional development courses can be taken individually or in combination (4) to earn a Professional GIS Certificate or a Professional Certificate in Geospatial Data Analytics. These certificates aim to advance the skill set of professionals currently working in fields that use geospatial technologies. They are also an excellent opportunity for all professionals and others looking to revamp their current career, earn continuing-education or teaching credits, or simply further their education.
Professional Certificate in GIS
The Professional GIS Certificate consists of four fully online courses: Introduction to Geospatial Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and Cartography with topics ranging from map design to ethics of geographic information, and much more. In addition to content-based modules, each course features a series of online labs designed to give students hands-on experience using geographic information systems (GIS) and related technologies and improve technical competency.
Would you like to earn a Professional GIS Certificate and also earn credits? You can do that, too. Just register for the undergraduate versions of our professional courses: GEO 221v, GEO 221LABv, GEO 324v, GEO 325v, and GEO 326v. Check out the MSU Schedule of Courses to see when these courses are offered.
Professional Certificate in Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization
The Professional Certificate in Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization consists of four fully online courses: Cartography, Geovisualization, Python & ArcPy Geoprocessing, and Spatial Statistics. In addition to content-based unit, each course features a series of online labs designed to give students hands-on experience using Adobe Illustrator, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, RStudio, GitHub, ArcPy, and related technologies and improve technical competency.
Would you like to earn a Professional Certificate in Geospatial Data Analytics & Visualization and also earn credits? You can do that, too. Just register for the undergraduate versions of our professional courses: GEO 326v, GEO 426, GEO 429, and GEO 886. Check out the MSU Schedule of Courses to see when these courses are offered.
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onGEO is a working group of the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State that develops and administers the Department’s online course offerings. To find out more, visit https://ongeo.msu.edu/.
Contact:
Yi Shi, onGEO @Michigan State University
onGEO@msu.edu