Database Design Certificate
The Database Design graduate certificate will help prepare the IT professional for a career as a database specialist or aid the newcomer in obtaining a job in this field. It will also prepare someone for one of many other information systems careers in which knowledge of database concepts, the design and implementation of databases, and data warehousing are important. One of the courses available in this program will include project development using Visual.NET-enabled databases or web-enabled databases.
Certificate Requirements
The program requires the student to complete a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of coursework with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. There are two prerequisites to the certificate: CS 500 and CS 501. Students matriculated in the master’s program are not eligible for a graduate certificate. However, all course credits earned in a certificate program may be applied to the master’s program. Contact the program director to determine which, if any, graduate certificate credits may apply. Graduate admissions procedures must be followed.
Prerequisites Courses (6 credits, if required)
| CS 500 | Introduction to Structured Programming | 3 |
| CS 501 | Introduction to Data Structures | 3 |
Required Courses (12 credits)
| CS 603 | Database Design (Oracle) | 3 |
| CS 631 | Data Warehousing | 3 |
| CS 632 | Advanced Database Topics | 3 |
| CS 633 | Advanced Database Programming | 3 |
Note: CS 603 will be a prerequisite for CS 631, CS 632, and CS 633
Certificate Total: 12–18 credits, depending on prerequisite requirements