About
Appalachian’s Planning Certificate coursework is designed to provide students who do not wish to earn an entire master’s degree – or who already have the master’s – with the opportunity to gain skills in geospatial applications of planning.
The certificate requires 18 hours of coursework, and is usually completed while enrolled in a degree program.
The certificate is offered periodically off campus to allow interested students to try coursework with the intent to apply for the MA program in Geography.
See also: the MA degree in Geography and graduate certificate in GIScience.
More Information
Program Website
People
Courses
Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog
Application Essentials
Required Entrance Exam: GRE (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required number of references to specify in the online form: 3
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission); letter addressing reasons why applicant wishes to enter the program, not to exceed two pages (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application).
Basic Conditions for Consideration of Admission: Meeting or exceeding the conditions below does NOT guarantee admission. All applications for a given entry term will be weighed based upon the number of seats available and the quality of the complete application packages.
Admission to Planning: The faculty will give preference to applicants who meet or exceed the following: An undergraduate GPA at or above a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and at least one score on the GRE (V, Q , or A) at or above the 50th percentile.
Application Deadlines
- Spring: December 1
- Fall: April 1
Why Appalachian?
- You will study alongside faculty and fellow students actively engaged in researching: climate change, biome change, GIS applications (viticulture; flood modeling; property valuation; visualization), globalization processes, economic development, community development, transportation and land use, precipitation climatology, mountain environments and natural hazards.
- Appalachian’s geographic setting supports research framed around mountain and/or rural settings.
- Faculty members conduct research across the U.S. and in Latin America, East Africa, and Europe.
- You will gain interdisciplinary education and research experience, which is critical in today’s professional workforce. Established research clusters include AppalAIR, AppAqua and Carbon Emissions Inventories and Energy Policy Research.
Location
On campus
Contacts
Dr. Derek J. Martin
Graduate Program Director
martindj1@orkexpo.net
828-262-8905
Department of Geography and Planning
College of Arts & Sciences