Computer Info Tech: Computer Programmer


This certificate program prepares students for  positions as  junior computer programmers, computer consultants, PC applications support specialists as well as other related entry-level information technology positions. 

Employers may include business and industrial firms, banks and other financial institutions, government agencies, consulting firms, software developers, and internet service providers.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication, quantitative reasoning, and social sciences that provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built and enhance personal development. Students must take all the academic core courses and the programming core courses to receive a certificate.

Classes will be offered with sufficient frequency, that with reasonable schedule planning, this program may be completed in five quarters of full-time effort. It may take longer, depending on the student’s prior educational preparation, and the time it takes to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

Prerequisites: COMPASS Reading  68, Writing 33, Intermediate Algebra 32. Basic competencies with personal computers and Windows- based word processing and spreadsheet software. Touch typing proficiency of 35 words per minute is recommended.

Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters.

Program Requirements

Catalog No.

Course Name

Credits

ENGL& 101

English Composition (or higher) or CMST& 220

5

MATH& 141

Pre-Calculus I, College Algebra (or higher)

5

PSYC& 100

General Psychology (or other social science or humanities course)

5

Academic Core Credits

15

CIT 101

Programming Fundamentals

5

CIT 105*CL

Fundamentals of Information Technology

5

CIT 142

Java Object-Oriented Programming I

5

CIT 143

Java Object-Oriented Programming II

5

CIT 150

Principles of Relational Databases

5

CIT 151

MySQL

5

CIT 153

SQL Server

5

CIT 161

HTML & CSS

5

CIT 205

Object-Oriented Analysis & Design

5

CIT 234

C#.Net

5

CIT 245

Data and Logic Structures

5

CIT 248

Visual Basic Net

5

Programming Core Credits

60

Total Credits for Completion

75

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