Admission Requirements:

1. Class status: undergraduate degree from an accredited college/university; senior standing for conditional admission.
2. 2.75 GPA from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution and/or at least 1500 on the aptitude test of the GRE.
3. A minimum of two letters of recommendation, preferably one from a professor in the student’s major/minor field of study and one from an employer. If the student does not have related work experience, two letters from faculty members in the student’s major or minor field of study will be required.
4. International students must receive a minimum score on the TOEFL language examination. See Admissions web site at www.emich.edu/admissions for minimum scores.

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Department Information:

Geography & Geology - College of Arts & Sciences

Advisor Information:

Hugh Semple, Professor

203 Strong Hall
(734) 487-0218
hsemple@emich.edu

Course Requirements:

The M.S. in Geographic Information Systems requires 36 credit hours of course work distributed among required courses, elective courses and thesis or internship courses as follows:

Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems

Program Total: 36 hours

Note:

Equivalency: If a student is employed in a GIS position, a portfolio of work completed during employment may substitute for the internship requirement and credits. The acceptability of the portfolio will be determined by the program advisor. If an internship is not feasible, a student may request a six credit thesis to replace the Internship and Professional Publication/Report requirements.

Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: Geography and Geology

The following courses may be elected for graduate credit. A maximum of nine hours of approved 400-level course work may be permitted in the earning of any graduate degree.

If you intend to enroll in any of the following undergraduate courses for graduate credit, you must submit a request form from the Graduate School to receive permission before enrolling in the course; otherwise, you will receive undergraduate credit.