Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis

Admissions

• Introductory level knowledge of computer science and use. No specific course or level experience is required, but the expectation is a level of competence with computer use and experience with applications involving word processing, spreadsheets, etc.
• Knowledge of statistics (comparable in content to STAT 211 Elementary Statistical Inference or ECON 425 Introductory Econometrics at WVU).
• An introductory GIS class focusing on theory, applications, and GIS computer-based software competency (comparable in content to RESM 440 Foundations of Applied GIS or GEOG 350 Geographic Info Science at WVU).

Applicants must:

• Apply with the online Graduate Application
• Pay graduate application fee
• Request official transcripts from all institutions attended (other than WVU) and send to:
  WVU Office of Graduate Admissions
  One Waterfront Place
  PO Box 6510
  Morgantown, WV 26506-6510
  or electronically sent to GraduateAdmissions@mail.wvu.edu

Program Contacts
For questions about the admissions process:

Wendy Daly
Graduate Records Officer
WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Phone: (304) 293-2291
Email: wendy.daly@mail.wvu.edu

For program-specific questions regarding curriculum content, etc.:

Michael Strager
Professor of Resource Economics and Management
GIS and Spatial Analysis Program Director
Phone: (304) 293-6463
Email: mstrager@mail.wvu.edu

Curriculum

The certificate is 15 credit hours consisting of four classes focusing on introductory and advanced methods of spatial data analysis, and one independent study course (RESM 585) which provides credit for the project and paper requirements of the certificate.