Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate at George Mason University

Programme overview

This certificate targets students who are working on or possess an undergraduate degree in a technical (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. The undergraduate certificate in computer science may be pursued on a full-time basis except when limited by prerequisite constraints.

Faculty: College of Engineering and Computing | Department: Department of Computer Science | Duration: 28 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fairfax, VA, United States

What you will study

Total 28 credits. Curriculum courses listed include Introduction to Low-Level Programming; Data Structures; Formal Methods and Models; Computer Systems and Programming; Operating Systems; Analysis of Algorithms.

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Entry requirements

Students must have two semesters of calculus (equivalent to MATH 113 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (Mason Core) and MATH 114 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II ), two semesters of programming experience (equivalent to CS 112 Introduction to Computer Programming (Mason Core) and CS 211 Object-Oriented Programming ), and either a bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.00 GPA or current enrollment in an undergraduate major.

Duration: 28 credits

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