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.

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 .

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Certificate Requirements: 20 credits

• CTA 124 - Software Testing for Quality Assurance 3 credit hours
• CTA 203 - Technical Communication 3 credit hours
• CTA 215 - Management Information Systems 3 credit hours
• CTA 224 - Agile Testing 3 credit hours
• CTP 115 - Introductory Object-Oriented Program Analysis and Design 4 credit hours
• CTP 200 - Systems Analysis and Design 4 credit hours

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Describe the relationships between software development activities and test activities in the software development lifecycle and explain the difference between Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and Software Quality Control (SQC)  

 2. Apply a wide variety of testing techniques and implementation strategies  

3. Design and create documents to effectively communicate ideas to technical and non-technical audiences  

       4. Write a successful test plan.

This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies.

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