ONLINE GEOSPATIAL EDUCATION
Course Calendar
We offer over 30 courses in five 10-week terms each year: two every fall, two every spring, and one every summer.
Class and Registration Calendar
Most classes are offered in 10-week sessions, which allows for all certificates to be completed in one year or less. Most capstone experiences for Master's students are 16 weeks in length.
Dates for 10-week Classes
| SPRING 2, 2026 | SUMMER 2026 | FALL 1, 2026 | FALL 2, 2026 | SPRING 1, 2027 | SPRING 2, 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration Begins* | October 15 | February 2 | April 24 | April 24 | October 14 | October 14 |
| Classes Start | February 25 | May 20 | August 19 | October 7 | January 6 | February 24 |
| Registration Deadline | March 1 | May 24 | August 23 | October 11 | January 10 | February 28 |
| Classes End | May 6 | July 29 | October 28 | December 16 | March 17 | May 5 |
Dates for 16-week Classes
| SPRING 2026 | SUMMER 2026 | FALL 2026 | SPRING 2027 | SUMMER 2027 | FALL 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration Begins* | October 9 | February 3 | April 16 | October 9 | February 3 | April 15 |
| Classes Start | January 12 | May 18 | August 24 | January 11 | May 17 | August 23 |
| Registration Deadline | January 11 | May 17 | August 23 | January 10 | May 16 | August 22 |
| Classes End | May 6 | August 14 | December 16 | May 5 | August 14 | December 16 |
*Registration deadlines are different for nondegree and degree-seeking students. Please check the Registration Timetable for details. If you are a degree-seeking student, look for the number of credits you have earned under “Graduate Students.” If you are a certificate student, choose “Nondegree” under Graduate Students.
Schedule of Classes
All Topics
Applications in GIS
Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking
Geospatial Intelligence
Geospatial Programming and Software Development
Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
| Course | Topics | Technologies | Spring 2, 2026 | Summer 2026 | Fall 1, 2026 | Fall 2, 2026 | Spring 1, 2027 | Spring 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geospatial Intelligence | NodeXL | Giannakis, P | Thomas, G | Giannakis, P | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ArcGIS Pro | Gaertner, B | Doorn, B | Doorn, B | Gaertner, B | Doorn, B | Gaertner, B | |
| Applications in GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ArcGIS Pro, GeoCue LP360 | Heidemann, H | Heidemann, H | Heidemann, H | Heidemann, H | |||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Story Maps, Python | Gaertner, B | Avery, A | Goldsberry, A | Goldsberry, A | Avery, A | Gaertner, B | |
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Story Maps | Zeiders, M | Gaertner, B | King, B | Zeiders, M | King, B | Zeiders, M | |
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | ArcGIS Pro, ModelBuilder | TBA | Zeiders, M | Zeiders, M | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, Python | Detwiler, J | Detwiler, J | Kling, J | Detwiler, J | Giannakis, P | Detwiler, J | |
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | ArcGIS Pro, Mapbox, Mapbox Studio, Tableau | Kessler, F | Iverson, A | TBA | Yoder, L | Kessler, F | ||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Story Maps, Prezi | Zeiders, M | Goldsberry, A | Zeiders, M | Zeiders, M | |||
| Geospatial Programming and Software Development | Anaconda, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, GDAL, Github, Jupyter, OGR, OpenStreetMap, Python, QGIS, R | Kling, J | Kling, J | Grzinic, R | Kling, J | |||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | Gaertner, B | Burnicki, A | |||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence | ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Story Maps, Google MyMaps, Portal for ArcGIS | Sulewski, L | TBA | Sulewski, L | Gaertner, B | |||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | ArcGIS Insights, ArcGIS Pro, CARTO, Tableau | Robinson, A | Burnicki, A | Burnicki, A | Burnicki, A | Robinson, A | ||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | DiBiase, D | DiBiase, D | ||||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | Anaconda, ArcGIS Pro, Jupyter, Python | Giannakis, P | Giannakis, P | |||||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | Varies | Baxter, R | Gaertner, B | Gaertner, B | Baxter, R | Gaertner, B | Baxter, R | |
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | CSS, GDAL, GeoServer, HTML, Javascript, Leaflet, OGR, OpenLayers, OpenStreetMap, QGIS, TileMill | Giannakis, P | Giannakis, P | Giannakis, P | Giannakis, P | |||
| Applications in GIS | ArcGIS Pro, GeoDa, R | Burnicki, A | Greatrex, H | TBA | Burnicki, A | Kessler, F | Burnicki, A | |
| Applications in GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, R | Piekielek, N | Piekielek, N | |||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | R, R Studio | TBA | TBA | Ahlswede, B | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Engine, Javascript, Python | Miller, D | Doorn, B | Doorn, B | Miller, D | |||
| Applications in GIS | ArcGIS, GeoDa, R | Kessler, F | ||||||
| Geospatial Intelligence | Varies | Bacastow, T | Thomas, G | Thomas, G | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | |||||||
| Geospatial Intelligence | Varies | |||||||
| Geospatial Intelligence | Varies | |||||||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, D3, HTML, Javascript, R, Tableau | |||||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence | ArcGIS Online, Claritas PRIZM, Esri Business Analyst Online (BAO), US Census Bureau | Steiner, D | ||||||
| Applications in GIS | ArcGIS Pro | |||||||
| Applications in GIS | ArcGIS Pro, Geocart | |||||||
| Geospatial Programming and Software Development | ArcGIS API for Javascript, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Web AppBuilder, CodePen, CSS, HTML, Javascript, Portal for ArcGIS | Kroon, J | Kroon, J | Detwiler, J | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, CARTO, HTML, Javascript, Mapbox, Portal for ArcGIS | Baxter, R | Baxter, R | |||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development | Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS Pro, ArcSDE/Multiuser Geodatabases, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, QGIS, SQL | Detwiler, J | Detwiler, J | Detwiler, J | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Programming and Software Development, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Varies | Kessler, F | Kessler, F | |||||
| Applications in GIS, Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking | Microsoft Project, Project Libre | Croswell, P | Croswell, P | Croswell, P | DiBiase, D | DiBiase, D | Croswell, P | |
| Geospatial Intelligence | Thomas, M | Corson, M | Handwerk, S | Corson, M | Handwerk, S | Thomas, M | ||
| Fundamentals of GIS and Mapmaking, Geospatial Intelligence, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, eCognition Developer | Sharma, J | Sharma, J | Sharma, J | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence | ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, CARTO, GeoDa, QGIS | Steiner, D | Steiner, D | Steiner, D | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Geospatial Intelligence | ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Story Maps | Jimenez, D | Sulewski, L | Bacastow, T | ||||
| Applications in GIS, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | Pix4D | Abdullah, Q | Abdullah, Q |
What Our Students Say
Related to my job.
“The course content was related to what I was doing at my job. I was focusing on programming and development and I was able to take courses where I could implement the content at work. That was really important to me instead of just theory. ”
— Jaclyn Meade Cardillo, MGIS