This graduate certificate program is open to all applicants who hold a bachelor's degree from a college or institution accredited by an accepted accrediting body in a computing, mathematical, engineering or business discipline, with a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 and Junior/Senior GPA of 3.0, on a 4.0 scale. In addition, applicants are required to have substantial knowledge of data structures and object-oriented programming in C++, C# or Java.
The requirements on GPA may be waived if an applicant is currently enrolled and in good standing in a graduate degree program at UNC Charlotte.
As part of an application for the graduate certificate program, applicants are required to submit a brief (one-to-two page) statement of educational and work experience in applying information technology. All applications are handled centrally through the Office of Graduate Admissions. Note: the admission process for the graduate certificate is separate from the admission process for a M.S. degree.
A minimum TOEFL score of 220 (computer-based), 557 (paper-based), or 83 (Internet-based) or a minimum IELTS band score of 6.5 required from any applicant whose native language is not English