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Career Certificate/AA Degree Requirements

Web Programmer Certificate

A Web Programmer designs and develops applications and scripts for the World Wide Web (WWW). Web programmers need to be knowledgeable of a variety of Internet technologies (HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Perl/CGI, Java, JSP, PHP, and the Microsoft .NET platform), networking, and database management. They are chiefly responsible for providing the programming which makes Web pages interactive or allows users to interact with back-end applications and databases. Web programmers are instrumental in making electronic commerce on the Internet possible.

30 Units Required in Major for Career Certificate
60 Total Units Required for AA Degree

Students can obtain a Career Certificate by completing the required units for the major. The Certificate may be expanded into an Associate of Arts Degree by completing a total of 60 units that include both the general education requirements and the required  courses. Students are advised to select from the list of additional recommended courses to reach the 60 unit total required for an AA Degree. Each course must be completed with a "C" or higher.
Note: All courses listed below are 3 units each.
Required Courses (30 units)
CS 3 Introduction to Computer Systems
(CS 15 and CS 19)
or
(CS 55 and CS 56)
(Visual Basic Programming and Advanced Visual Basic Programming)
or
(Java Programming and Advanced Java Programming)
CS 60 Database Concepts and Applications
CS 70 Networking Theory and Essentials
CS 80 Internet Programming   syllabus
CS 81 JavaScript and Dynamic HTML  website 
CS 32
or CS 61
or CS 65
Database Programming in VB .NET
or Microsoft SQL Server Database
or Oracle Programming
CS 37
or CS 82
or CS 83
or CS 85
Web Programming in VB .NET
or Server-Side Web Programming
or Server-Side Java Web Programming  outline
or PHP Programming website
CS 84 Programming with XML  outline
Additional Recommended Courses (12 units)
CS 5 Programming Logic
CS 20A
or CS 20B
Data Structures with C++
or Data Structures with Java
CS 33 C# Programming
CS 40 Operating Systems
CS 52 C++ Programming
General Education Units (18) 

Note: This AA degree and certificate program has been approved by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.

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