Graduate Certificates
Each certificate requires five courses, including a Grand Challenges project in the topic area. Students interested in a particular certificate program should contact the appropriate certificate coordinator if they have any questions. The Grand Challenges topic must be approved by the certificate coordinator. The coordinator may also approve a student's request to replace one of the courses with a thesis option.
These certificates are available to MS students and can be earned with our MS programs. They are also available for part-time students who only wish to apply for a certificate. Such students should follow these application guidelines.
Knowledge-Based Systems Certificate
Coordinator Dr. Mary Papalaskari
Certificate Requirements:
| CSC 8490 | Database Systems |
| CSC 8520 | Artificial Intelligence |
| CSC 8750 | Expert Systems |
| CSC 9020 | Independent Study |
Plus 1 elective chosen from the following:
Networks Certificate
Coordinator Dr. Lillian (Boots) Cassel
Certificate Requirements:
| CSC 8530 | Distributed Systems |
| CSC 8550 | Concepts of Data Communications |
| CSC 8560 | Computer Networks |
| CSC 8580 | Network Management and Performance |
| CSC 9020 | Independent Study |
Systems Programming Certificate
Coordinator Dr. Don Goelman
Certificate Requirements:
| CSC 8700 | System Programming in UNIX and C |
| CSC 8710 | Advanced System Programming |
| CSC 8720 | System Administration Concepts |
| CSC 9020 | Independent Study |
Plus 1 elective chosen from the following:
Web Technology Certificate
Coordinator Dr. Frank Klassner
Certificate Requirements:
| CSC 8530 | Distributed Systems |
| CSC 8560 | Computer Networks |
| CSC 8610 | Multimedia Technology |
| CSC 8700 | System Programming in UNIX and C |
| CSC 9020 | Independent Study |
