British Columbia Institute of Technology offers Geographic Information Systems Advanced Certificate - Part-time, a certificate in Information Systems & Technology programme in Burnaby, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Information Systems & Technology
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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This advanced certificate suits someone who wants to add geographic information systems skills without making GIS the central part of their job. Seven courses make up the program, split between two introductory units, four units pitched at application level, and a final capstone project. The introductory units cover GIS theory, concepts and related disciplines together with first exposure to ArcGIS software, while the application units add further ArcGIS practice, spatial database development, work with large datasets, and analysis of satellite and other aerial imagery. A final capstone project then lets each student draw on a personal background, such as engineering, to shape the chosen topic.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires one of the following from a recognized institution: a diploma of at least 60 credits, an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a minimum of 60 credits of post-secondary coursework that includes 3 credits of BCIT Communications (or equivalent) and 18 credits at the second-year level or higher; no specific course grades or GPA minimum are stated. The English-language standard is BCIT's Category 2, met by English Studies 12 at 67% or equivalent, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no band under 5.5), TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall (no section under 3.5), PTE Academic 60, Duolingo 120, or CAEL 70. Applicants whose post-secondary education was completed outside Canada, the US, UK, Australia, or New Zealand need it evaluated by the International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES). The certificate runs ongoing Flexible Learning intakes in January, April, and September; no portfolio, interview, or work-experience condition is listed.
Application Details
Start Date:January, April and September
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
