Object Oriented Computer Programming and Design Certificate

This certificate prepares students with in-depth knowledge of object oriented programming and design. Within two semesters of entering the program, students are expected to demonstrate acceptable keyboarding proficiency.

* Milestone Courses should be taken in the order shown. This will help you stay on track and graduate on time.

Semester 1

CSC-120 Intro to Comp Sci & Object Oriented Prog Credits: 4 *

Total Credits: 4

Semester 1 Advising Note

Based on Accuplacer results for Math, student may need to take MAT-194 or MAT-197 .

Semester 2

CSC-237 C++ Programming Credits: 4 *
CSC-239 JAVA Programming Credits: 4 *

Total Credits: 8

Semester 2 Advising Note

Based on Accuplacer results for Math, student may need to take MAT-197 .

Semester 3

CSC-284 Advanced C++/OOP Credits: 3 *
CSC-242 Data Structures Credits: 3 *
Department strongly recommends students complete CSC-239 with a B- or higher.
CSC-285 Advanced Java Programming Credits: 3 *
CSC-244 Android Development With Kotlin Credits: 3 *
CSC-287 Survey New Popular OOPL for Programmers Credits: 3 *
May need department chair approval if taking at the same time as CSC-285 and CSC-284 .

Total Credits: 15

Upon Completion of This Concentration Graduates Will Be Able To:

Design, implement, and maintain software solutions for realistic problems by applying principles of object oriented programming.
Write sophisticated and efficient code using the latest object oriented programming languages such as C++ and Java.
Work in both Unix and Windows environments.

Career Outlook

Graduates of this certificate qualify as entry-level programmers who can analyze complex problems and design, implement, and run viable solutions using any of the most common object oriented languages.