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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

The CIS Computer Programming degree is designed to provide students with skills in computer programming to enable graduates to gain employment as an entry-level programmer. Courses will emphasize skills on how to organize, code, and test computer programs for variety of applications.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Students create a graphical user interface to be used with a computer application.
• Students develop and maintain a database application.
• Students distinguish between the different programming languages.
• Students implement and use a Unix client or server.
• Students use object oriented programming to develop a computer application.
• Students utilize various fundamental database structures.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Division/Department Requirements
CIS 103	Computer Programming Logic	3.5
CIS 180	Programming in C/C++	3.5
CIS 181	Python Programming	3.5
CIS 183	Java Programming	3.5
CIS 207	Database Design and SQL	3.5
or CIS 208A	Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
CIS 214	Unix and Linux Operating Systems	3.5
CIS 280X	Object-Oriented Programming in C++	3.5
CIS 282	Advanced Java Programming	3.5
CIS 292	Data Structures	3.0
Select at least 6 units from the following:		6.5-7.0
CIS 160	Web Page Development
CIS 162	HTML and CSS
CIS 164	JavaScript Programming
CIS 170L	Cybersecurity Fundamentals
CIS 201	Systems Analysis and Design
CIS 231	Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming
CIS 285A	ASP.Net Programming
CIS 286	Software Development with C#
CIS 288	Mobile Application Development
Total Units		37.5-38