• Be admitted to one of the department-based participating doctoral programs; maintain status as a full-time graduate student in good standing in the home department; and successfully complete all doctoral degree requirements of the home department

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• Register their intent to pursue the GI Certificate concentration with the GI Science Steering Committee no later than 12 months before the end of their doctoral studies

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• Conform to all other regulations and requirements of their home department, the GI Science certificate program, and the Graduate School of the University at Buffalo

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• Demonstrate competence in the use of Geographic Information Systems through (a) successful completion of an appropriate course (e.g. GEO 506) or (b) demonstration that they have successfully completed a course covering comparable topics within the past three years; or (c) provision of current proof of certification as a GIS specialist

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• Select a Ph.D. advisory committee chaired by a member of the US GI Science Certificate faculty roster, including at least one other GI Science faculty member from outside the student's academic home department at UB.  The GI Science committee member does not supplant any of the committee members required under the regulations of the academic home department, but serves as an additional member on the committee.