2020-2021 Catalog

Software Developer, Certificate

Certificate—36 credit hours

Curriculum Code 1305

This program prepares students with programming skills that will, when combined with a degree and/or industry experience, provide the background for entry-level software development positions. Information technology professionals may also pursue this program to enhance their versatility and career advancement potential.

Within this certificate’s courses, students will gain hands-on experience using at least two programming languages,  C# and Java. Software development lifecycle issues — including solution conception, design, implementation, and testing — are addressed with hands-on experiences using the latest hardware and software development tools.

Required Career Courses

27 credit hours as follows:

CSC-140Introduction to Computer Science

3

OR-

CIS-105Introduction to Coding

3

- 

CIS-123Database Design

3

CIS-151Website Development: HTML & CSS

3

CIS-154C# Programming I

3

CIS-176Java Programming I

3

CIS-210Project Management

3

CIS-254C# Programming II

3

CIS-276Java Programming II

3

CIS-292SQL/Database Applications

3

Electives

Select 9 credit hours that have not been selected above:

CSC-140Introduction to Computer Science

3

CSC-240Advanced Computer Science

3

CIS-126PHP Programming I

3

CIS-131Website and User Interface Design

3

CIS-199Special Short Topics in Technology

1

CIS-200Special Topics in Technology

3

CIS-226PHP Programming II

3

CIS-251Adv.Website Dev:Javascript & jQuery

3

CIS-297Website Design: WordPress

3

(NOTE: CIS-199 and CIS-200 can be repeated up to three times for credit as long as different topics are selected.)

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (9 credit hours)

CSC-140Introduction to Computer Science

3

OR-

CIS-105Introduction to Coding

3

- 

CIS-123Database Design

3

CIS-151Website Development: HTML & CSS

3

Semester 2 (9 credit hours)

CIS-154C# Programming I

3

CIS-176Java Programming I

3

CIS-292SQL/Database Applications

3

Semester 3 (9 credit hours)

CIS-210Project Management

3

CIS-254C# Programming II

3

CIS-276Java Programming II

3

Semester 4 (9 credit hours)

___-___Elective

3

___-___Elective

3

___-___Elective

3