Department of City and Regional Planning
226 Wurster Hall #1850
Berkeley, CA 94720-1850
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science and Technology
(GIST)
Application for Admission
The Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST) provides an academic structure
for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas around geospatial information and analysis. The GIST enables specialized,
multidisciplinary training and research opportunities in various emerging areas of geospatial information science
and technology. Certificate students will not only participate in a cutting-edge program and receive explicit
recognition of specialization in GIST by virtue of the Graduate Certificate but will be well positioned to compete for
the most desirable jobs in geospatial technology, both in academia and in industry.
The program is hosted by the Department of City and Regional Planning and governed jointly by the deans of the
College of Environmental Design, College of Natural Resources, and College of letters and Science, Division of
Social Science.
Qualified applicants must:
1. Be currently enrolled in a Berkeley graduate program
2. In good academic standing (e.g., GPA of 3.0 or better)
Name:
(Please Print)
(Last, First, M.I.)
Current Address:
Telephone: (
Student ID Number:
(Number, Street, City, State, Zip)
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Email:
Home Department:
GPA:
Date admitted:
Current Year in Graduate Program:
Expected Date of Graduation:
Comments (optional):
Signature:
Please submit the following required materials via email to CED GSAO, Kathleen Pera ([email protected]) no
later than one month prior to the last day of the fall or spring semester, and at least one semester prior to
graduation.
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GIST Application for Admission
Statement of Intent summarizing the student’s interests in GIST (1 page maximum)
Typed list of anticipated GIST coursework (Course Number, Course Title, Semester/Year)
Unofficial UC Berkeley Transcript (available on BearFacts)
Students who wish to petition to substitute a course or certificate requirement must complete a Substitution Request for Certificate Requirement
Kathleen Pera, [email protected], before submitting their Completion of Certificate Requirements Form. A faculty program committee
reviews the petitions.
*The GIST Application for Admission signals a student’s interest in the GIST, but does not guarantee that the certificate will be
awarded, nor does it necessarily guarantee a seat in GIST eligible classes.
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