This option is offered within the following major(s):

• Natural Resources - College of Forestry

Also available via Ecampus.

This option prepares students to work with Geographic Information Science technology in a natural resource field such as wildfire ecology, land use planning, forestry, ecological restoration, and more. The pairing of the technical skills of GIScience with a disciplinary knowledge in a natural resource area will prepare students for the practical application of technical skills in the real world.

In addition, this specialty option will allow students to earn the Geographic Information Science Certificate through the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences concurrently with their BS degree through the College of Forestry. The student will apply to the Geographic Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Program to receive the GIS Certificate in conjunction with completion of the Landscape Analysis Option.

Students should contact Kuuipo Walsh (kuuipo.walsh@oregonstate.edu), GIScience Certificate Program Director, to enroll in the GIScience Certificate Program.

Option Code: 689

No S/U grades are accepted for the courses that are counted toward the GIS Certificate.

A Specialty Option in the Natural Resources major requires a minimum of 37 credits including at least 20 upper division credits and a minimum GPA of 2.25.

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects or study abroad may be used to fulfill requirements in this option as approved by petition

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Students will be required to submit an academic plan for completion of the Natural Resources electives which will be approved by the Academic Advisor or the Natural Resources Program Director

Option Code: 689