Degree Plans - Computer Information Technology - Programmer Level 1 Certificate

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COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- PROGRAMMER LEVEL I

Offered at all seven campuses

(Level I Certificate)

  • Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
  • Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: C1.CIT.PROG.LEV.1.06

This certificate option is designed to provide students with basic and advanced skills and knowledge in a primary language of choice. Application development using database programming techniques, structures, and modeling is also developed. Graduates will be qualified to work as a Level I Programmer in a technical programming environment.

Prerequisite: Basic understanding of personal computer and operating systems as obtained in ITSC 1401 or BCIS 1405 or COSC 1401 or equivalent experience approved by designated Information Technology personnel.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

ITSC 2435 Application Problem Solving 4
XXXX X4XX Introductory Programming course - List A* OR 4
BCIS 1431 Programming in Visual Basic OR (4)
COSC 1436 Programming Fundamentals I (4)
8

SEMESTER II

XXXX X4XX Advanced Programming Language course - List B** OR 4
BCIS 2431 Advanced Progamming in Visual Basic OR (4)
COSC 1437 Programming Fundamentals II (4)
XXXX XXXX Database course - List C 3-4
7-8
Minimum Hours Required 15-16

*First in a two-course programming language series

List A - Introductory Programming Courses

ITSE 1402 Computer Programming 4
ITSE 1407 Introduction to C++ Programming 4
ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Page Programming 4
ITSE 1414 Introduction to RPG Programming 4
ITSE 1422 Introduction to C Programming 4
ITSE 1431 Introduction to Visual Basic Programming 4
ITSE 1491 Special Topics in Computer Programming 4
ITSE 2401 Windows Programming Using C++ 4
ITSE 2405 Windows Programming 4
ITSE 2417 JAVA Programming 4
ITSE 2421 Object-Oriented Programming 4
COSC 1415 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming 4
COSC 1430 Programming I 4

**Second in a two-course programming language series

List B - Advanced Programming Language Courses

ITSE 1491 Special Topics in Computer Programming 4
ITSE 2402 Intermediate Web Programming 4
ITSE 2431 Advanced C++ Programming 4
ITSE 2435 Advanced RPG Programming 4
ITSE 2437 Assembly Language Programming 4
ITSE 2439 Advanced Windows Programming Using C++ 4
ITSE 2443 Advanced Windows Programming 4
ITSE 2449 Advanced Visual Basic Programming 4
ITSE 2455 Advanced C Programming 4
ITSE 2457 Advanced Object-Oriented Programming 4
ITSE 2459 Advanced Computer Programming 4
INEW 2434 Advanced Web Page Programming 4
INEW 2438 Advanced JAVA Programming 4
COSC 2430 Programming II 4

List C - Database Courses

ITSC 1356 Shell Programming (SL 120) 3
ITSC 1456 Shell Programming (SL 120) 4
ITMC 1403 Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact - SQL 4
ITMC 2437 Programming a Microsoft SQL Server Database 4
ITSE 1345 Introduction to Oracle SQL 3
ITSE 1445 Introduction to Oracle SQL 4
ITSE 2409 Database Programming 4
ITSE 2354 Advanced Oracle PL/SQL 3
ITSE 2454 Advanced Oracle PL/SQL 4
ITSE 2348 Oracle: Applications II 3
ITSE 2448 Oracle: Applications II 4
ITSE 2340 Oracle Distributed Database and Client/Server Systems 3
ITSE 2440 Oracle Distributed Database and Client/Server Systems 4
ITSE 2447 Advanced Database Programming 4
ITSE 2346 Oracle: Application I 3
ITSE 2446 Oracle: Application I 4
ITSW 1407 Introduction to Database 4
ITSW 2437 Advanced Database 4
COSC 2415 Advanced Computer Science and Programming 4
COSC 2436 Programming Fundamentals III 4

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.

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