数据中心设计中的证书计划旨在使机械，土木和电气工程学科的学生修读该学科的所有必修课程，然后再修读其他专业的其他课程（如下所示的选项A，B和C）。例如，要获得认证，机械工程专业的学生不仅必须满足机械工程学位的要求，而且还需要完成如下所示的选项A中的课程。在注册课程之前，所有学生都必须满足该选修课中的前提条件。无论选择哪种方案，所有参与的学生都必须完成一个3个学期的学时数据中心设计项目。
The certificate program in Data Center Design is designed so that students in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering disciplines will take all the required courses in their disciplines, then, take additional courses from other majors (options A, B and C shown below). For instance, in order to be certified, a mechanical engineering student not only has to satisfy the mechanical engineering degree requirements, but also needs to complete courses in option A, shown below. All students must satisfy the prerequisites for courses in the option before registering for courses. Regardless of the option, all participating students must complete a 3 semester credit hour data center design project.