Department Code: GE 96

Admission Requirements For GISP Degree
Applicants must:
1. Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
2. Meet Graduate School degree admission requirements.
3. Have attained at least a 2.75 grade point average in the last two undergraduate years or have scored at least 1000 on the aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination.
4. If the applicant is an International student, he/she must receive a minimum score of 230 [575] on the TOEFL to be considered for admission and must receive a minimum score of 250 [600] to be considered for a teaching assistantship.

GISP Degree Requirements

All students who plan to receive the GISP degree must complete 35 credit hours and the following course requirements, including those in one of the two concentrations (GIS or Planning) and pass an oral examination.

Objectives
Students who successfully complete this master's degree will be uniquely prepared to begin careers by combining two closely related fields. Students will select a concentration in either Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or Planning (P). The concentration in Geographic Information Systems stresses GIS software programs widely utilized in urban and regional planning and other related fields throughout the United States. Students who choose the Planning concentration will be prepared to work in public planning agencies or private consulting firms, and will be highly desired because they have complementary GIS skills.
Core Degree Course Requirements: Credit Hours
GEOG 553 Urban and Regional Planning 2
GEOG/GHPR 559 Urban Planning/Preservation Studio 3
GEOG 579 Geographic Information Systems 2
GEOG 581 Advanced Environmental Assessment 3
GEOG 678 Advanced Applications of Geographic Information Systems 2
GEOG 674 Professional Publication/Report 2

One of the following internship courses or equivalent:

GEOG 687 Internship 4
GEOG 688 Internship 5
GEOG 689 Internship 6

Equivalency: If the student is employed in a GIS or Planning position, a portfolio of work completed during employment may substitute for the internship requirement. The acceptability of the portfolio will be determined by the program advisor.

GIS Concentration - Department Code

Department Code: GE 9699

Required Courses:
GEOG 575 Aerial Photographic Interpretation 3
GEOG 582 Remote Sensing of Earth Resources 3
GEOG 668 GIS Project 2
IS 510 Programming and Data Structures 3

Restricted Electives:
COSC 437 Microcomputer Graphics 3
COSC 441 Computing Network Principles 3
COSC 442 Database Principles 3

To receive graduate credit for any of the three 400-level computer science courses listed above, a student must file a formal request with the Graduate School.

COSC 504 Fundamentals of Computer Science I 4
COSC 505 Fundamentals of Computer Science II 4
COSC 533 Computer Communication Networks and
Distributed Systems 3
COSC 534 Database Management Systems Design 3
IS 502 Business Information Systems 3
IS 528 Advanced Data Structures 3
CADM 535 3-D CAD Modeling 2
INDT 502 Microcomputer Applications in
Administration and Research 3

Total Hours 35-37

Planning Concentration Department Code

Department Code: GE 9698

Required Courses:
GEOG 555 Comprehensive Planning 2
GEOG 556 Zoning 2
GEOG 557 Community Development & Downtown Revitalization 3
PLSC 655 Politics of Local Planning 2

Restricted Electives:
Choose eight credit hours from the following:
BIOL 524 Conservation 2
CTAC 508 Small Group Decision Making 2
CTAC 509 Communication for Leaders 2
CTAC 510 Listening Skills for Professionals 2
ENGL 524 Advanced Technical Writing & Research 3
GEOG 570 Rural Planning & Preservation 2
GEOG 575 Interpretation of Aerial Photography 3
GEOG 580 Urban Environmental Management 2
GEOG 582 Remote Sensing of Earth Resources 3
GHPR 530 Introduction to Historic Preservation 2
GHPR 638 Preserving Community Character 2
SOCL 656 Human Ecology & Community Development 3
PLSC 510 Modern Public Administration 3

Total Hours 35-37
Any courses identified in one of the two concentrations may be used as electives for the other concentration.
Total Credit Hours Required for Master's Degree 35-37

Program Advising
Please contact the following person for advising and additional program information:

Norm Tyler
Coordinator of Advising
209 Strong
734-487-8656
E-mail:ntyler@emich.edu