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Certificate in Web Programming

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The Web programming certificate is designed for technical professionals who want to learn some of the important tools used in Web programming. Students are taught introductory and advanced features of Perl and Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming, as well as skills in databases, UNIX, and JavaScript or Web site management and design. Students should check the course descriptions to ensure that they have taken all prerequisites for each course.

Total Credits: 18

Note: Courses may be applied to only one certificate; some prerequisites may need to be fulfilled before beginning certificate courses.

Three required courses:

• CMIS 141 - Introductory Programming (3)
• CMIS 375 - Programming in Perl (3)
• CMIS 485 - Web Database Development (3)

A supporting elective chosen from the following (3):

• CMIS 320 - Relational Databases
• CMIS 325 - UNIX with Shell Programming
• CMIS 440 - Advanced Programming in Java
• CMST 385 - Internet and Web Design
• CMST 386 - Advanced Internet and Web Design
• CMST 430 - Web Site Management
• CMST 450 - Web Design with XML

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

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