Certificate Program
The Computer Science Department offers the Certificate in Software Engineering for those who do not need or wish to have a full graduate degree in software engineering or computer science. In particular, the certificate is directed towards working professionals and graduate students in non-computer science majors who are interested in systematic software development.
The GRE is not required for the certificate.
Course Requirements
In addition to any leveling requirements, coursework for the certificate requires 12 hours consisting of:
- CS 5373 Software Modeling and Architecture
- CS 5374 Software Verification and Validation
and two elective courses from the following SE electives:
- SE Electives
- CS 5332 Special Topics in Software Engineering
- CS 5355 Real Time and Time Sharing Systems
- CS 5363 Software Project Management
- CS 5377 Distributed Systems
- CS 5379 Parallel Processors and Processing
- CS 5380 Fault Tolerant Computer Systems
- IE 5320 Systems Theory
Certificate Degree Plan
The Certificate Degree Plan specifies information, such as the courses to be taken. The Certificate Degree Plan should be submitted during the first semester of study to the Computer Science Department.
The degree plan may be modified with the use of simple forms. Changes should be completed before the semester in which the certificate is completed.
Course Transfers
A graduate course may be accepted for transfer from another university as long as
- a B or above is made in the course by proof of an official transcript submitted to the Graduate School,
- the course is not taken by correspondence,
- the inclusion of the course satisfies degree plan requirements,
- the course is approved by the Graduate Advisor as well as the the Thesis Advisor in the case of the thesis option,
- a Texas Tech course corresponds to the transferred course, and
- the course is from a computer science or similar program.
Students should be prepared to show syllabi and example coursework from the courses they wish to transfer.
No courses are transferred until the degree plan (institutional transcripts showing the transfer courses and grades must be attached) is submitted to the Computer Science Department and approved by the graduate advisor.
Up to 1 course may be transferred.
Please see the Computer Science Graduate Advisor for time limits on accepting transfer courses.
Additional Information
Please consult the Texas Tech Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog for additional details. You are required to comply with catalog requirements.
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