Programming Certificate

Important Information

Short Description

Students will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to become an IT programmer using languages such as C++, Visual Basic, and Java.

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

437

Contacts and Additional Information

Department Chair:

Wendy Chin
443-840-4879 or wchin@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinators:

CCBC Catonsville, Melissa Hanks
443-840-5156 or mhanks@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Essex/Dundalk, James Braman
443-840-1727 or jbraman@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

The Information Technology A.A.S. degree is offered both face to face and fully (100%) online.
Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - Several General Education classes offer PLA. See Portfolio, Departmental Exam, CLEP, DSST, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. General education classes are required for associate degrees but not for certificates.
Articulation and Transfer Agreements

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.

Semester 1*

CSIT 111 - Logic and OO Design 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 210 - Introduction to Programming 4 Credit(s).
Program Elective 4 Credit(s).

Semester 2

CSIT 211 - Advanced Programming 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 212 - Visual Basic Programming 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 214 - C++ Programming 4 Credit(s).

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 23 Credits

Program Requirements:

CSIT 111 - Logic and OO Design 3 Credit(s).
CSIT 210 - Introduction to Programming 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 211 - Advanced Programming 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 212 - Visual Basic Programming 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 214 - C++ Programming 4 Credit(s).

Program Electives:

Select one of the following:

CSIT 154 - Database Concepts 4 Credit(s).
CSIT 241 - Applied Systems Analysis & Design 4 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 23*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

Students will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to become an IT programmer using languages such as C++, Visual Basic, and Java.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

demonstrate the following core competencies: communication, global perspective/social responsibility, independent learning/personal management, and problem solving skills;
use tools such as UML to plan software development solutions;
demonstrate proficiency with object-oriented programming languages; and
apply the basic structures of software engineering to software application development.