Undergraduate Certificates

Information Technology

Applied Information Technology Department
The certificate in Information Technology (IT) is designed primarily for those students who have earned a nontechnical bachelor's degree. The IT certificate allows students with nontechnical backgrounds to augment the knowledge gained through their major-related courses with additional computer and information technology knowledge and skills to improve their attractiveness to employers in the high-technology community. The IT certificate requires 24 credits including 15 credits of core courses. Beyond these requirements, the student is free to define a technical focus area. The focus area must be composed of at least three courses (9 credits). Elective courses selected for the technical focus area must be approved by the VSE program advisor for the IT certificate.

Complete details can be found HERE in the University Catalog.

This certificate will not be awarded to students before the BS degree is awarded.

Applied Statistics

Statistics Department
Twenty-four credits are required for this certificate program that complements an undergraduate degree program in computer science, systems engineering, electrical engineering, civil and infrastructure engineering, and mathematics. Undergraduates majoring in other discipline areas may be admitted to the certificate program at the discretion of the department.

Because the demand for people with interdisciplinary training, which includes a background in statistics and data analysis, is great in the Washington metropolitan area, this program expands the career options available to students. Inquiries should be directed to the Department of Statistics. Students who plan to work toward the certificate should seek advice from the department's undergraduate coordinator.

Computer Science

Computer Science Department
The computer science certificate is available to students who are working on or possess an undergraduate degree in a science or engineering field but lack a formal credential in the computer science field. The certificate also targets students who have shown an aptitude for graduate study but do not have the academic prerequisites required for admittance into a graduate MS computer science program. Thirty credits of study are required that include 21 credits of foundation courses in discrete mathematics, advanced calculus, data structures, formal methods and models, digital electronics, and computer systems programming and architecture. In addition, students must elect to complete either the undergraduate or graduate analysis of algorithms course and take two additional electives chosen from a selected list of either undergraduate or graduate courses. Complete details can be found HERE in the University Catalog.

Students interested in this certificate should contact the Computer Science Department (csadmin@cs.gmu.edu).