School of Undergraduate Studies

Certificate in Visual Basic Programming

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The Visual Basic programming certificate is designed for students seeking entry-level programming positions. Hands-on experience using Visual Basic software is provided. With appropriate choice of major and elective courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in computer studies.

Total Semester Hours: 18

One of the following introductory courses (3):

CMIS 102 - Introduction to Problem Solving and Algorithm Design
CMIS 102A - Fundamentals of Programming I

Two required courses:

CMST 306 - Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming (3)
CMST 416 - Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming (3)

A computer systems course chosen from the following (3):

CMIS 310 - Computer Systems and Architecture
IFSM 310 - Software and Hardware Concepts

A supporting elective chosen from the following (3):

CMIS 241 - Data Structures and Abstraction
CMIS 340 - Programming in Java
CMIS 345 - Object-Oriented Design and Programming
CMSC 480 - Advanced Programming in Java
CMST 385 - Internet and Web Design
CMST 386 - Advanced Internet and Web Design
IFSM 410 - Database Concepts
IFSM 420 - Advanced Database Concepts
IFSM 435 - Information Security and E-Commerce

A second supporting elective chosen from the above list (3)