Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering

Applicants should have a background in computer engineering or computer science. Prerequisite knowledge is required as indicated below. Applicants with baccalaureate degrees in related fields also will be considered for admission, but they may be required to take additional prerequisite courses. Credits earned for prerequisite courses cannot be used to meet the graduate certificate requirements.

All applicants must demonstrate prerequisite knowledge in the following areas. They can demonstrate their knowledge by undergraduate courses or professional experiences.

• Data Structures and Algorithms
• Programming Languages
• Databases
• Discrete Mathematics
• Probability and Statistics
• Computer Organization
• Computer Networks
• Operating Systems

Admission to the certificate program requires a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of 2.75. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required with a minimum score of 80th percentile in Quantitative section. GRE may be waived for students with GPA 3.0 or higher, as specified in the Graduate Catalog. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for all international students.

Credits earned for the certificate may be applied toward a graduate degree as approved by the student’s graduate program director and in keeping with the policies of the College of Graduate Studies.

For further information, please contact the Computer Science department.

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The program consists of fifteen credit hours of courses in the Master of Science in Software Engineering program. They must include the following courses. The remaining three credit hours may be any courses that count toward Master of Science in Software Engineering or Master of Computer Science degree. A minimum grade-point average of 2.75 is required for admission into the program.

Required Courses

• CIS 534 - Software Engineering
• CIS 635 - Software Project Management
• CIS 636 - Software Quality Assurance
• CIS 637 - Software Design and Architecture

Learn more about the Software Engineering Graduate Certificate admission and requirements

Advisors

Essence Bates

Title: Assistant Academic Coach (Computer Science)
Email: e.r.bates@csuohio.edu

 

Kyra Mymo

Title: Assistant Academic Coach  (Computer Science)
Email: k.mymo@csuohio.edu

 

Learn more by requesting information or contacting the program director directly. Interested students may contact their Computer Science advisor for more information.

Program Director

Yongjian Fu

Title: Associate ProfessorGraduate Certificate Program Director
Office: Fenn Hall 225
Email: y.fu@csuohio.edu