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certificate in systems and architecture.

This certificate provides students with knowledge in underlying architecture of computers. The students can choose either the hardware track or the software track. In the hardware track, student gain more in depth knowledge in the field. Students in this track will develop skills to perform system and component design, quality assurance, and test. In the software track, knowledge in the underlying architecture helps in generating and understanding optimized software. Students in this track will develop skills that will help them perform systems programming, language processing, and system administration.

Course Requirements

Core courses (6 credit hours)
  • CSCI 8530 Advanced Operating Systems
  • CSCI 8150 Advanced Computer Architecture
Elective courses for Hardware Track (6 credit hours)
  • CSCI 8160 Introduction to VLSI
  • CSCI 8170 VLSI Testing
  • CSCI 8610 Fault-tolerant Distributed Systems
  • CSCI 8626 Computer Graphics
Elective courses for Software Track (6 credit hours)
  • CSCI 8550 Advanced Operating Systems Theory
  • CSCI 8706 Compiler Construction
  • CSCI 8610 Fault-tolerant Distributed Systems
  • CSCI 8626 Computer Graphics
Pre-requisites for Hardware track
  • CSCI 3710 Introduction to Computer Organization and Architecture (or equivalent)
  • CSCI 4350 Computer Architecture (or equivalent) with a grade of B or better
Pre-requisites for Software track
  • CSCI 4220 Principles of Programming Languages (or equivalent)
  • CSCI 4500 Operating Systems (or equivalent) with a grade of B or better

*Students should choose electives from either the hardware track or the software track but not both.

Applying to a Graduate Certificate Program

Admission Requirements

Students with an undergraduate degree with a GPA 3.0 or more are eligible to apply for the CSCI graduate certificate programs. Individual graduate certificate plans have additional requirements that are specified under each certificate. International students and non-native English speakers have additional requirements as prescribed by the office of graduate studies.

How To Apply

Complete the application form and submit it with the application fee to the UNOmaha Graduate College. On the application you will be given an option to choose the certificate program for which you would like to be considered. All application and support material must be sent to the following address:

Office of Graduate Studies, EAB 203
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE U.S.A. 68182-0209

*If you are already admitted to the CSCI graduate degree program, you do not need to submit an additional application fee. Alternatively, if you are admitted to a graduate certificate program and decide to switch to an MS in CSCI, you will not need to submit additional application fees.

Submit a detailed resume indicating your work experience and background (if applicable) and One copy of official transcripts from all previously attended universities.

Structure of Graduate Certificates

The CSCI graduate certificate programs are structured so that they may be completed by most students within a single academic year. All certificates require completing a total of four courses (12 credit hours) usually involving a combination of core and elective courses. Specific course requirements are available with each certificate plan.

Certificate Granting Requirements

Not more than one course grade below or equal to C in the certificate program.

Transfer of Credits and Concurrent Degrees

  • Students admitted to MS in CSCI can transfer credits from a certificate to a relevant concentration in the MS program.
  • Current degree students may also complete certificates as part of their studies in the MS program.

Completion of the Certificate

During what is expected to be the semester the certificate is completed and prior to the posted deadline, students should complete a Certificate Completion Application Form in the Office of Graduate Studies. If you complete the Certificate Completion Application Form and do not complete all of the requirements for the certificate, contact the Office of Graduate Studies as soon as possible. You must REAPPLY in the Office of Graduate Studies during the next semester in which you intend to complete the certificate; no additional fee is charged to reactivate your application.

The following requirements are due 12 working days prior to commencement:

  • "Incompletes" and "NR" grades from a previous term must be removed so that the grade will be in the Office of Graduate Studies.
  • Pay all fees and fines and satisfy all obligations to the University.

For students currently enrolled in courses that are a part of their plan of study, enrollment must be maintained in order to complete the certificate. A grade for any current enrollment must be received by the Registrar's Office no later than the close of business on the fifteenth working day following the end of a semester.

Awarding of the Graduate Certificate

The Office of Graduate Studies will mail the certificate to students when all requirements are completed and all obligations to the university are satisfied (i.e., parking and library fines, student accounts balances, financial aid, etc.). The Graduate College will not approve any changes in the student's permanent record once the certificate is awarded.

For more information

For questions regarding the CSCI graduate certificates, please contact:

Ms. Carla Frakes
Graduate Advisor
cfrakes@mail.unomaha.edu
402-554-2073

last updated: 11/2/2011 at 3:57pm