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School of Natural Sciences
Certificate in Information Technology
The Information Technology Certificate (ITC) is a 15-19 credit hour program designed for students of any major who aspire to incorporate computer information technology in their specific field. A student will acquire a strong background in problem solving techniques by completing two computer-programming courses.
Student Learning Goals
Upon completion of the ITC, students will be capable of the following:
- understanding, troubleshooting, and managing computing resources
- deploying technology in industry situations.
IT Certificate Residency Requirement
The Computer Science Department enforces the IU Southeast Certificate Residency Requirement (minimum of 50% of total credits) with no additions.
Admission Requirements
To be accepted into the ITC Program, a student must satisfy IUS admission requirements (see Requirements for Entering Students). Additionally, two years of high school mathematics or the equivalent score on the math placement test is indispensable. All courses required for the IT Certificate must be completed with a grade of C or higher. An overall GPA of at least a 2.0 is required.
IT Certificate Core
All courses below must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
|
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
|
CSCI-C |
106* |
Introduction to Computers and their Use |
3 |
C |
|
Choose one programming sequence (2 courses, 6-8 credit hours)** |
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CSCI-A |
201 |
Introduction to Programming I |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-A |
202 |
Introduction to Programming II |
3 |
C |
|
OR |
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|
CSCI-C |
201 |
Computer Programming II |
4 |
C |
|
CSCI-C |
202 |
Introduction to Software Systems |
4 |
C |
|
OR |
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|
INFO-I |
210 |
Information Infrastructure I |
4 |
C |
|
INFO-I |
211 |
Information Infrastructure II |
4 |
C |
IT Certificate Electives
All courses below require a grade of C or higher
|
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
|
Select 2 courses (6-8 credit hours) from the following: |
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|
CSCI-A |
121 |
Cyberspace Influences on Privacy, Security, and Society |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-A |
211 |
Word Processing Applications |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-A |
212 |
Spreadsheet Applications |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-A OR CSCI-N |
213 OR 211 |
Database Applications OR Introduction to Databases |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-A |
247 |
Network Technologies & Administration |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-C |
105 |
Introduction to C/C++ Programming |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-N |
341 |
Introduction to Client-side Web Programming |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-N |
342 |
Server-Side Programming for the Web |
3 |
C |
|
CSCI-C |
343*** |
Data Structures |
4 |
C |
|
INFO-I |
101**** |
Introduction to Informatics |
4 |
C |
*Students with Microsoft Office and basic computer systems backgrounds may elect to test out of this course.
**Students who have an interest in a Computer Science or Informatics degree are highly encouraged to take C201/C202 or I210/I211.
***Students who have an interest in a Computer Science degree are highly encouraged to take C343.
****Students who have an interest in an Informatics degree are highly encouraged to take I101.