Students who are interested in this program will be most successful if they live in Lander, WY. Student housing is available for Lander students at our CWC Alpine Science Institute Campus. You can learn more about the Alpine Science Institute here: https://www.cwc.edu/alpinescience/
Program Description
The EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) Environmental GIS Certificate II combines hands-on training in scientific field methods, mapping, and outdoor skills. The student will exit the program with an introduction to the field of environmental science and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), so they can enter the professional realm with improved technical skills. Employment opportunities in this field are vast and include the energy industry, state government, conservation non-profits, wildlife biology, wildland firefighting, avalanche forecasting, and federal agencies such as the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the National Parks. Courses from the EHS Environmental GIS certificate program can be applied towards completion of either an Associate of Science in Expedition Science and/or towards the AAS in EHS- Environmental GIS.
The student in this program will complete coursework at the CWC Lander Center, CWC Alpine Science Institute, on public lands in the Wind River Mountains and Wind River Basin, and online.
Program Requirements
Course requirements
| BIOL 1080 | Intro to Environmental Science | 4 credits |
GIS courses, students must choose a minimum of 7 credits
| GIST 1050 | GNSS Field Data Collection | 3 credits |
| GIST 1100 | Workshop in UAV Mapping and GIS Applications | 1 credit |
| GIST 1200 | Geospatial Foundations | 4 credits |
| GIST 2000 | Professional GIST: | 1 - 6 credits |
| GIST 2110 | Techniques in Cartography | 4 credits |
| GIST 2140 | Survey of Remote Sensing Applications | 4 credits |
| GIST 2180 | Geospatial Web Applications | 4 credits |
| GIST 2310 | Intro to Geographic Information Systems | 4 credits |
| GIST 2395 | Capstone Project in Geographic Information Systems | 3 credits |
| GIST 2410 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems | 4 credits |
| GIST 4950 | Research in: | 1 - 6 credits |
Program Electives
Choose at least seven (7) credits from the following:
| AECL 1000 | Agroecology | 4 credits |
| AECL 1970 | Crop Production Practicum 1 | 3 credits |
| ANTH 2010 | Cultural Resources Field School | 3 credits |
| ATSC 2000 | Introduction to Meteorology | 4 credits |
| ATSC 2110 | Introduction to Climatology | 4 credits |
| BIOL 1010 | General Biology I | 4 credits |
| BIOL 1020 | Life Science | 4 credits |
| CHEM 1000 | Intro to Chemistry | 4 credits |
| ENR 1005 | Foundations of Trail Construction & Maintenance | 1 - 3 credits |
| ENR 2005 | Heavy Equipment Operations for Trails | 4 credits |
| ENR 2150 | NAI Certified Interpretive Guide | 3 credits |
| ENR 2200 | Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Naturalist | 4 credits |
| ENR 2425 | Mountain Environments | 4 credits |
| GEOG 1010 | Intro to Physical Geography | 4 credits |
| GEOG 1020 | Intro to Human Geography | 3 credits |
| GEOG 2950 | Research In: | 3 credits |
| HLED 2010 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 credits |
| HORT 2025 | Horticultural Science | 4 credits |
| Any NOLS Wilderness Course | 1-5 credits |
| OEAC 1400 | Avalanche Level 1 | 1 credits |
| OEAC 2020 | Mountaineering: | 1 - 7 credits |
| OEAC 2025 | Wilderness Navigation | 1 credits |
| OEAC 2030 | Wilderness Backpacking: | 1 - 7 credits |
| OEAC 2031 | Combined Expeditions: | 1 - 7 credits |
| ORTM 1000 | Foundations of Recreation and Tourism | 3 credits |
| REWM 1300 | Intro to Water Resources | 3 credits |
| REWM 2000 | Principles of Rangeland Management | 3 credits |
| REWM 2500 | Rangeland Plant Identification | 2 credits |
| SOIL 2010 | Intro to Soil Science | 4 credits |
NOLS Wilderness Course will be evaluated in consultation with your advisor.