{"id":2336,"date":"2010-07-13T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T18:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/?page_id=2336"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:16:02","slug":"cscert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/cscert\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate in Computer Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a significant and growing demand for Java software development specialists. This certificate provides students with the skills necessary to become part of a Java development team. Students who complete this program also acquire the background required to enter the software engineering certificate program and the Master of Science Degree program in Computer Science.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Program Prerequisite<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"csmet\/cs201\">MET CS 201 Introduction to Programming<\/a> or equivalent experience.<a href=\"csmet\/cs201\"> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong href=\"csmet\/cs231\">Certificate Requirements <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>(four required courses\/16 credits)<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 336px;\" height=\"128\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Java Programming Track <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"metcs\/cs232\">MET CS 232 Programming with Java<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"metcs\/cs248\">MET CS 248 Discrete Mathematics<\/a><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/strong><a href=\"metcs\/cs342\">MET CS 342 Data Structures with Java<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"metcs\/cs472\">MET CS 472 Computer Architecture<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5>Area Coordinator<\/h5>\n<h5>\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/profile\/ming-zhang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2022\/08\/Head-Shot_Ming-Zhang.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Ming Zhang<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor;<br \/>\r\nDirector of BSCS Programs<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Application Process:<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents who have already submitted an application for a Master\u2019s degree or graduate certificate program and would like to add on the undergraduate Certificate in Computer Science may apply by completing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/cscertapp\/\">shortened application form<\/a>. For students who are not enrolled in another program at MET, please submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/bumet.slideroom.com\/#\/Login\">full application form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For further information, contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nBoston University\u2019s Metropolitan College<br \/>\nEnrollment and Student Success<br \/>\n1010 Commonwealth Avenue, 1st Floor<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02215<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:metess@bu.edu\">metess@bu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nOffice: 617-353-2980<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a significant and growing demand for Java software development specialists. This certificate provides students with the skills necessary to become part of a Java development team. Students who complete this program also acquire the background required to enter the software engineering certificate program and the Master of Science Degree program in Computer Science. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2828,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2828"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31055,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2336\/revisions\/31055"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}