The I-PBC is designed for people who already have a baccalaureate degree (4 year) in a non-information technology (IT) area and who wish to take courses that will facilitate securing work in the IT field. A sample of the career opportunities for I-PBC graduates includes positions in organizations like: accounting services, airlines, automotive firms, data processing firms, K-12 education, financial management corporations, government agencies, hospitals, insurance companies, and publishing firms.
The I-PBC consists of 29 credit hours.
Curriculum | Course Number | Credit Hours |
Introduction to Informatics | INFO-I 101 | 4 |
Social Informatics | INFO-I 202 | 3 |
Information Infrastructure I (Visual Basic) | INFO-I 210 | 4 |
Information Infrastructure II (Java) | INFO-I 211 | 4 |
Website Design and Development | INFO-I 213 | 3 |
Topics in Probability and Statistics | MATH-M 133 | 2 |
Human Computer Interaction | INFO-I 300 | 3 |
Organizational Informatics | INFO-I 303 | 3 |
Information Representation or Multimedia | INFO-I 308 or DPIS-D 250 | 3 |
Total Certificate Program Hours |
29 |
Up to six (6) credit hours from a prior degree can transfer into the I-PBC