Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering

Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering

Yongjian Fu, Graduate Certificate Program Director

Introduction

The graduate certificate program in software engineering is offered jointly by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software systems. These software systems include large-scale enterprise systems, medium-scale systems, Web-based applications, desktop applications, and embedded systems.

Admission Information

Applicants should have a background in computer engineering or computer science. Prerequisite knowledge is required as indicated below. Applicants with baccalaureate degrees in related fields also will be considered for admission, but they may be required to take additional prerequisite courses. Credits earned for prerequisite courses cannot be used to meet the graduate certificate requirements.

All applicants must demonstrate prerequisite knowledge in the following areas. They can demonstrate their knowledge by undergraduate courses or professional experiences.

Data structures and algorithms Probability and statistics

Programming languages Computer organization

Databases Computer networks

Discrete mathematics Operating systems

Admission to the certificate program requires a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of 2.75. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required with a minimum score of 80 percentile in Quantitative section. GRE may be waived for students with GPA 3.0 or higher, as specified in the Graduate Catalog. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for all international students.

Credits earned for the certificate may be applied toward a graduate degree as approved by the student’s graduate program director and in keeping with the policies of the College of Graduate Studies.

Submit application materials to the Graduate Admissions Office.

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Certificate Requirements

The program consists of sixteen credit hours of courses in the Master of Science in Software Engineering program. They must include the following courses. The remaining four credit hours may be any courses that count toward Master of Science in Software Engineering or Master of Computer Science degree.

CIS 634 - Object-Oriented Software Engineering or EEC 521 - Software Engineering

CIS 635 - Software Engineering Metrics, Economics, & Management

EEC 623 - Software Quality Assurance

For further information, contact:

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department

Washkewicz College of Engineering

Fenn Hall 332

Cleveland State University

2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2425

Phone: (216) 687-2589 Fax: (216) 687-5403

Or visit the web

engineering.csuohio.edu