Plan Your Education
How to Apply
Current matriculated undergraduate students please use the DocuSign General Program Add/Change form.
All other* applicants must complete the DocuSign Undergraduate Certificate Program Application found on the Registrar’s Undergraduate Forms page. (*This includes: Previous graduates, Guest/Non-degree students and those who have never attended UMass Boston.)
Please note:
- DocuSign will email you a signed copy of your application confirming the completion of your request.
- Your application will be sent to the department for approval.
- If your request is approved, your application will be processed by the Registrar’s Office
Interested students who would like to speak to an advisor about our Undergraduate Certificate should contact the CS Undergraduate Program Director, Nurit Haspel.
Deadlines & Cost
Early action deadline: November 1; Regular Decision Deadline: March 1
Financing Your Education
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Financial Aid Deadlines & Application Process
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For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.
Curriculum
Complete at least 27 credits from eight courses including six required courses, one computer science elective, and one application elective.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the program.
Course Requirements
Required Courses (21 Credits)
- MATH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
- CS 110 - Introduction to Computing 4 Credit(s)
- CS 210 - Intermediate Computing with Data Structures 4 Credit(s)
- CS 220 - Applied Discrete Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
- CS 240 - Programming in C 3 Credit(s)
- CS 310 - Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms 3 Credit(s)
Computer Science Elective (3 Credits)
- CS 341 - Computer Architecture and Organization 3 Credit(s)
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Take one of the following courses:
- CS 410 - An Introduction to Software Engineering 3 Credit(s)
- CS 413 - Applied Cryptography 3 Credit(s)
- CS 430 - Database Management 3 Credit(s)
- CS 444 - An Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credit(s)
- CS 446 - Introduction to Internetworking 3 Credit(s)
- CS 450 - The Structure of Higher Level Languages 3 Credit(s)
- CS 451 - Compilers 3 Credit(s)
- CS 460 - Graphics 3 Credit(s)
- CS 470 - An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 Credit(s)
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The following graduate level courses can also be used, but require departmental approval. Descriptions can be found in the Graduate Catalog.
- CS 615 User Interface Design
- CS 620 Theory of Computation
- CS 622 Theory of Formal Languages
- CS 624 Analysis of Algorithms
- CS 630 Database Management Systems
- CS 634 Architecture of Database Systems
- CS 636 Database Application Development
- CS 637 Database-Backed Websites
- CS 639 XML and Semi-Structured Data on the Web
- CS 641
- CS 644
- CS 646 Computer Communications Networks
- CS 651 Compiler
- CS 662
- CS 664
- CS 670 Artificial Intelligence
- CS 672
- CS 680 Object-Oriented Design and Programming
Application Elective (3 Credits)
Take one CS course between CS 410 and CS 699. Some courses outside of Computer Science may be used with prior approval from the Computer Science Department.
Course Roadmap:
Undergraduate Computer Science Certificate Semester Roadmap:
1st semester*: CS 110 & Math 140
2nd semester: CS 210 & CS 240
3rd semester: CS 310 & CS 341 (or CS elective)
4th semester: (**Application Elective)
*1st semester Pre Requisites: MATH 130 with a grade of B or better in the previous semester or placement into Math 140 from the ALEKS test.
**Application elective: The applications requirement may be satisfied by any Computer Science course numbered CS341 or higher, or by a course taught outside of the department of Computer Science in computer applications to another discipline. Students wishing to use such a course as the applications elective for a Certificate must have their choice approved in advance.
Graduation Criteria
Program Requirements
Complete at least 27 credits from eight courses including six required courses, one computer science elective, and one application elective.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the program.
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