School of Information Technology and Engineering

Certificates and Minors

Certificate in Information Technology

The certificate in information technology (IT) is designed primarily for those students who have earned a nontechnical bachelor's degree or an associate'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 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 IT&E program advisor for the IT certificate.

Minor in Information Technology

The information technology (IT) minor is designed primarily for those non-IT&E majors who desire 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 minor requires 9 credits of core courses. Beyond these requirements, the student is free to define a technical focus area, e.g., in information security. Focus areas are composed of at least two courses (6 credits). Students pursuing the IT Minor should obtain a list of approved electives from the IT&E Student Services Office.