Special Conditions

Financial Aid: This program has not been approved by the U.S. Department of Education for eligibility for federal student aid. Students enrolled in this program may not be eligible to receive financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education (Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work-Study, Direct Loans or PLUS loans) or the Maryland Higher Education Commission (Educational Assistance Grants, Senatorial Scholarships or Delegate Scholarships). For current information on eligible programs, contact Financial Aid by calling 410-777-2203, emailing finaid@aacc.edu or stopping by a Financial Aid office.

Online Degrees and Credit Certificates

This program can be completed fully online. Some online courses may require proctored exams or on-campus assessments at a testing center.

Certificate Graduation Requirements

To graduate with a certificate, students must have demonstrated eligibility for ENG 101  or ENG 101A . Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements .

Certificate Requirements: 22-24 credits

• CTP 115 - Introductory Object-Oriented Program Analysis and Design 4 credit hours

• Students entering the option with technical expertise beyond the level of this course are encouraged to meet with the CTP department chair to select a more appropriate course.

• CTS 120 - Introduction to Linux 4 credit hours
• CTP 150 - Computer Science 1 4 credit hours

• Students who have completed CSI 161 and  CSI 162 are not required to take CTP 150 .  CSI 161 and  CSI 162 will not be offered after spring 2015.

• CTP 250 - Computer Science 2 4 credit hours
• CTP electives (approval of CTP department chair) 6-8 credit hours

• Students may want to consider technology areas such as: UNIX/LINUX, mobile device programming, the Internet and data communications/networking or programming in Java.

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