地理信息科学专业证书的目的是从广泛的学科领域中创建能够胜任地理信息科学以及全球定位系统和遥感相关工具的个人。尽管该计划通常面向地球和环境科学专业人士，但具有商业，社会科学，医学，工程，刑事科学或教育背景的个人将受益于此专业证书。完成此证书的个人将获得地理信息科学的实践知识。地理信息科学专业发展认证课程为时15小时。地理信息科学专业证书的目的是培训来自广泛学科领域的人员，使其成为地理信息科学以及遥感和基于Web的GIS数据发布和共享的相关工具的合格用户。
The purpose of the Professional Certificate in Geographic Information Science is to create individuals, from a broad range of academic disciplines, who are competent users of Geographic Information Science and the related tools of the Global Positioning System and Remote Sensing. Although the program is generally oriented towards earth and environmental science professionals, individuals with business, social science, medical, engineering, criminal science or education backgrounds will benefit from this professional certificate. Individuals completing this certificate will gain a practical and hands-on knowledge of Geographic Information Science