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Applying for

GISCICertification:

A Step by Step Guide toCompleting an Application forGIS Professional Certification

Education



Getting StartedDo)nload all necessar* documentsfrom the + SC )e%site at

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An application pac/et includes01- The Application2- A "rocedures anual3- The + S Code of Ethics

- An Application "ac/et containin. a)elcome letter, pa*ment form,chec/list, and uestionnaire

http://www.gisci.org/




Filling out theApplication

The application ma* %e completed in t)o)a*s01- anual Entr* (print out forms andcomplete in in/!2- Electronic Entr* (complete the formselectronicall*, print, and com%ine )ithdocumentation!All applications need to %e sent as papercopies- 'o electronic documents )ill %eaccepted



Helpful Tipefore you egin

There is no benefit to documenting ahigh point total. The point total is used

only during application assessment andis not noted or reflected in your finalcertificate. It is unnecessary to expend

extensive effort documenting minorachievements unless the point valuesare needed to meet the minimum.



Request External OfficialDocumentation

Primary materials include: Letter from your immediate supervisor

college transcript(s) Secondary materials may include: certificates of completion participation a!ards

publications course catalogs" class syllabi" class reports pro#ects



!emo"al of PersonalInformation

$ll sensitive or personal information (i.e.social security number" drivers license

number" maiden name" etc.) may beremoved or obscured from any document.If this information is included only the

%IS&I staff and 'evie! &ommitteeembers !ill vie! it.



The Certification Process

4e uires completion of all threecomponents (EDU, E ", & C '!- 4e uires providin. properdocumentation-



The EducationalAchie"ement Component



The EducationalAchie"ement Component

The Applicant )ill need a minimumof 35-5 Educational Achievement"oints to satisf* this section-



Completing the CredentialPoints Section #E$%&'(

Enter the degree or certificate)scorresponding point total on theform and enter that in the bo*mar+ed total credential points



Completing the CredentialPoints Section #E$%&'(

This "alue

should beadded to theEducationalAchie"ementSummarySheet #E$%&S(



$ocumenting CredentialPoints

The credential claimed must %efound on an ori.inal transcript-

f the de.ree is not listed on theori.inal transcript, a cop* of the

diploma ma* %e included-



,otes on the CoursePoints Section #E$%&-(

Su%6ect matter must relate directl* to.eospatial information science or relatedtechnolo.*, and applications-

The course su%6ect matter must %esu%sumed %* the 7/no)led.e areas8identified in the Universit* Consortium on+eo.raphic nformation Sciences9(UC+ S! 7:od* of ;no)led.e8 pluscomputer pro.rammin. courses-



,otes on the CoursePoints Section #E$%&-(

All universit* courses claimed must %efound on an ori.inal transcript

Courses offered %* non accreditededucational institutions such as)or/shops and vendor trainin. are alsoaccepta%le-

"roper documentation of )or/shopsshould %e supplied (certificates, invoices,rosters, etc-!



Calculating CoursePoints

Calculating Student Acti"ity Hours #SAH(for credit courses

The formula is SAH . C / 0 / 1

)here C is the num%er of credits per course, 0 isthe standard num%er of activit* hours per credit,and 1 is the duration of the course in )ee/s-




A t*pical 3 credit colle.e courseconducted durin. a 1< )ee/ semesterearns 13< student activit* hours ( 3credits = 3 hours>credit = 1< )ee/s ?13< activit* hours!-




Calculating Student Acti"ity Hours #SAH(for non&credit courses that a2ardContinuing Education %nits #CE%s(

The formula is SAH . CE%s / '3

)here CE%s is the num%er of continuin.education units per course, and '3 is thestandard num%er of activit* hours per CEU-




A t*pical 1 da* )or/shop that offers CEUsearns 15 student activit* hours ( 1 CEU =15 @fi#ed value ? 15 activit* hours!-




Use the direct contact hours (hours spentin class! for a t*pical )or/shop that doesnot offer credits or CEUs-




Sum all of the Student Activit* Bours forcourses from accredited and nonaccredited educational institutionsDivide the total %* 5- This is the fi#ednum%er set %* + SC to help determinetotal course points-

The resultin. value is the total coursepoints for EDU 2

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Sum the Student Acti"ity Hours in the far righthand column and di"ide by 435

The resulting "alue is your Total Course Points

for E$%&- and should be added to E$%&S



A note about "aguecourses

All va.ue courses )ill need officialdescriptions ta/en from course%oo/s or other educationalinstitution materials (conference

pro.rams, )e%sites, etc!-



Dou%le Countin. "oints

Double Counting points is a .oodthin.-

Applicants earn points for coursesta/en )hile earnin. the credential-4e)ards applicants )ith de.rees in

+ S or .eospatial technolo.*)ithout punishin. those )ho don9t-

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,otes on the ConferenceAttendance Points Section#E$%&0(

&onference attendance points are a result ofthe number of total days that the applicant hasspent at meetings and conferences sponsoredby professional societies and regional and localuser groups.&onference $ttendance Points are determinedby the number of days and not hours spent ateach event. The number of days attendedshould al!ays result in a !hole numbermultiplied by .*.



Calculating ConferenceAttendance Points

+ithin the form the applicant should placethe name of the conference" the year" the

host organi,ation" the location and thenumber of days attended.

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After all relevant conferences areentered onto EDU-3 the number ofdays should be added together.

ulti!ly the number of totaldays by the "#$%# standingvalue of &.'.



Calculating ConferenceAttendance Points

The resulting value !ill be the totalnumber of conference attendance points

and should be added to - /0S.

$dd thisnumber to- /0S



Final Step for the EducationalAchie"ement Points Section

The - /0S total should then be added tothe %IS &ertification Institute Point

Tabulation Sheet (T2T0*).



$ocumenting The EducationalAchie"ement Component



Credential Points and the%ni"ersity Transcript

The de.ree used to claimcredential points should %elisted on the transcript- f the

de.ree is not listed, pleaseprovide a C " of the diploma-



Course Points and1or+shop $ocumentation

Attendance verification needsto %e provided for all claimed)or/shops- f a certificate isnot availa%le, su%mit aninvoice, confirmation noticeor a letter from the hostin.

or.ani ation-



Conference Attendance$ocumentation

Conference Attendance documentation is not mandator*, %utapplicants are advised to su%mit documentation for all pointclaims- Documentation can include a confirmation letter,certificate, name %ad.e, or an* other materials that identif*the event and verif* attendance-



6ou ha"e no2 completedthe Education body ofthe Application5

:ut *ou aren9tdone *etContinue )ith the

other sections-



Any 7uestions8

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