GIS Certificate

​​DePaul’s Department of Geography and GIS offers geotechnology courses which prepare students for careers in such areas as:

  • urban and regional planning;
  • international development;
  • environmental monitoring and management;
  • intelligence and diplomacy;
  • demographics;
  • marketing and real estate;
  • geographic education.

Enrolling in the GIS Certificate Program

Undergraduates:
Undergraduate students who wish to declare the GIS Certificate Program as undergraduate students would add the certificate in CampusConnect, under Advising/Progress/Graduation, Change college major/minor, Add certificate. Please note: If you already have a declared minor(s), this certificate will be added in addition to that program(s) and will not replace a previously declared minor(s).

Graduates: 
Current graduate students who wish to declare the GIS Certificate Program would email LASgraduateOffice@depaul.edu with their student ID# and request the certificate.

Non-degree seeking students: 
If you are a non-degree seeking student and wish to only study towards a GIS Certificate, you must apply as a non-degree seeking graduate student through the online application located here:
https://connect.depaul.edu/apply

For any questions or clarifications, please contact geography@depaul.edu.

GIS Space Around Campus

Lincoln Park Campus

  • 990 W Fullerton, Room 3135 (GEO ​GIS Lab)
  • Richardson Library (all floors)
  • Arts and Letters, Room 110

Loop Campus

  • Daly 1327
  • Loop Library (all floors)

Awarding the GIS Certificate

To receive the GIS certificate to be awarded in a timely manner, you must declare for the GIS certificate before the graduation application degree conferral deadlines listed below and then apply for conferral graduation in Campus Connect before the deadline for the desired graduation term as well. The graduation conferral deadlines can be found on the Registrar’s website at this page: https://offices.depaul.edu/university-registrar/Pages/apply-for-graduation.aspx

  • Autumn degree conferral - October 1
  • Winter degree conferral - January 15
  • Spring degree conferral - February 1
  • Summer degree conferral (August) - July 15

For students pursuing the certificate along with their degree program (undergraduate and graduate), the certificate and degree must be awarded together. Therefore, you must apply for conferral for the term in which you will complete all degree and certificate requirements.

For non-degree seeking students, you should apply for conferral for the term in which you will complete the certificate requirements. 

For students pursuing the certificate along with their degree program (undergraduate and graduate), the certificate and degree must be awarded together. Therefore, you must apply for conferral for the term in which you will complete all degree and certificate requirements.

For non-degree seeking students, you should apply for conferral for the term in which you will complete the certificate requirements.