{"id":808,"date":"2009-08-30T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T14:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/?page_id=808"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:04:24","slug":"se","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/se\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Software Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>*{box-sizing: border-box;}.column {float: left;width: 33.33%; padding: 17px;}.row:after {content: \"\";display: table;clear: both;} .btn-group button{float:left; text-align:center; text-transform:none; word-break: keep-all; width:150px; height:90px; margin-top:0px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; margin-left:0px; padding:0px; border-radius:15px;} .button:hover{background-color: pink;} a{color:white;} a:hover{color:white;} a:visited{color:white;} h3.bu_collapsible {background-color: #F8F8F8; text-transform: none; padding-left: 10px; width: 100%; border-left: solid; text-align: left; outline: none; font-size: 100%;}<\/style>\n<h4>ON CAMPUS | ONLINE<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This program is designed to produce software engineers who will participate in and lead development projects. It enables students to plan, design, and implement software applications. The program emphasizes the object-oriented method, but also covers structured techniques, project management, and testing. C++ and Java are the principle object-oriented languages used. The program is suited both to programmers seeking professional growth and to software engineers who want to learn the object-oriented paradigm.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Four courses\/16 units<\/li>\n<li>Requirements can be fully completed <strong>part time<\/strong> on campus or online. Contact the Department for further details at <a href=\"mailto:csinfo@bu.edu\">csinfo@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is a C (2.0) but an average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained to be in good academic standing and to be eligible for certificate completion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Certificate Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>(four required courses\/16 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Classes are available On Campus (OC), Online (OL) and in the Blended (EL) format, unless otherwise noted.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs520\">MET CS 520 Information Structures with Java<\/a><\/div> <strong>OR<\/strong> <div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs601\">MET CS 601 Frontend Web Development<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs622\">MET CS 622 Advanced Programming Techniques<\/a><\/div> (OC, OL)<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs665\">MET CS 665 Software Design and Patterns<\/a><\/div> (OC, OL)<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs673\">MET CS 673 Software Engineering<\/a><\/div> (OC, OL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is a C (2.0) but an average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained to be in good academic standing and to earn the certificate.<\/p>\n<h4>Rankings &amp; Accreditations<\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin: 1.5em 0;\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/boston-university-OCIT0007\/computer-information-technology\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2026\/02\/us-news-grad-infotech-2026.png\" alt=\"U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Online Programs - Grad Information Technology 2026\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" style=\"width: 90px;\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; flex: 1;\"><strong>#12, Best Online Master's in Computer Information Technology Programs<\/strong><br>\r\nMET's computer science & IT graduate certificates share curriculum with MET's online master's degrees in computer information technology, which are ranked #12 in the nation by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n<h4>Program Prerequisites<\/h4>\n<p>Applicants must have an earned Bachelor\u2019s degree, in any field of study, from a regionally accredited college\/university (or the international equivalent) prior to enrollment at MET. Applicants are not required to have a degree in Computer Science for entry to a program within our Computer Science department. Upon review of your application, the department will determine if the completion of prerequisite coursework will be required equivalent to the\u00a0<a href=\"csmet\/cscert\">Certificate in Computer Science<\/a> , based on your academic and professional background.<\/p>\n<h4>Area Coordinator<\/h4>\n\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\/eugene-pinsky\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"148\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/EugenePinsky_0002-1-e1553019494775-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Eugene Pinsky<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science; Coordinator, Software Development<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n\n<h4>Related Graduate Degree Programs<\/h4>\n<p>Students who are fully accepted into this graduate certificate program and complete all of the required courses with a grade of &#8216;B&#8217; or better are eligible for full or conditional admission (depending on previous academic background) to the following master&#8217;s degree programs, without reapplication:<\/p>\n<div class=\"btn-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/mscs\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\">Computer<br \/>\nScience<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/mscis\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\">Computer<br \/>\nInformation<br \/>\nSystems<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/mssd\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\">Software<br \/>\nDevelopment<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfloat\">\n<h4>Quick Links<\/h4>\n<div class=\"btn-group-smaller\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/schedules\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/apply_to_graduate_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Apply To Graduate\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20988 size-full\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><br \/>\nCourse<br \/>\nSchedules<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinecampus.bu.edu\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/online_campus_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Online Campus\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20991 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nOnline<br \/>\nCampus<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.bu.edu\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/blackboard_Learn_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Blackboard Learn\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20989 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nBlackboard<br \/>\nLearn<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mybu\/\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/student_link_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Student Link\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20992 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nMyBU<br \/>\nStudent Portal<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.bncollege.com\/\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/textbook_information_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Textbook Information\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20994 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nTextbook<br \/>\nInformation<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/online-learning\/technology\/\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/technical_requirements_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Technical Requirements\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20993 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nTechnical<br \/>\nRequirements<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/certificatecompletion\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/apply_to_graduate_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Certificate Completion\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20988 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nCertificate<br \/>\nCompletion<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/met.bu.edu\/inquirycs\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/apply_to_graduate_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Request Information\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20988 size-full\" \/><br \/>\nRequest<br \/>\nInformation<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ON CAMPUS | ONLINE This program is designed to produce software engineers who will participate in and lead development projects. 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