General Information
The Certificate Program allows students to receive a certificate in a specialized area of computer science. Each certificate requires students to complete three courses (4 credit hours each, a total of 12 credit hours). In addition, students are required to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher for the sequence and receive a letter grade of “B-” or higher in each course. One 4 credit hour course in a certificate area can be taken before admission to the program and credit transferred if a letter grade of “B-” or higher is received.

Areas of Specialization

• Computer Security
• CS 461 NPV Computer Security I
• CS 463 NPV Computer Security II
• CS 598 ACN Advanced Computer Security

• Networks and Distributed Systems
• CS 425 NPV Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
• CS 438 NPV Communication Networks for Computers

And one of the following:
• CS 423 NPV Operating Systems Design
• CS 523 NPV Advanced Operating Systems

• Information Systems
• CS 411 NPV Database Systems -or- CS 412 NPV Intro Data Mining
• CS 511 NPV Design of Database Management Systems

And one of the following:
• CS 423 NPV Operating System Design
• CS 425 NPV Computer Networks and Distributed Systems

• Software Engineering
• CS 427 NPV Software Engineering I
• CS 428 NPV Software Engineering II

And one of the following:
• CS 527 NPV Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
• CS 598 RJL Object-Oriented Programming and Design

• System Software
• CS 423 NPV Operating Systems Design
• CS 523 NPV Advanced Operating Systems

And one of the following:
• CS 425 NPV Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
• CS 438 NPV Communication Networks for Computers

Admission Requirements
Students who wish to apply as a online certificate student, must meet the following requirements:

• Graduated from an accredited institution with a minimum of a bachelor's degree.
• The cumulative grade point average (GPA) for the last 60 semester-hours or last two years of undergraduate study must correspond to a "B" (3.0 on a scale of A=4) or higher. If student has advanced degrees, the cumulative GPA for each degree must also be at least a 3.0 or higher.

I2CS Certificate Program
Computer Science Department Academic Office
1210 Siebel Center
201 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801

Application Deadlines
Fall Semester: June 30
Spring Semester: October 30
Summer Semester: March 1