Program: Computer Science Certificate - Kansas State University

Apr 03, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

The main purpose of the Computer Science Certificate program is to provide a scalable mechanism to educate a wide variety of students in the core knowledge of computer science. The courses in this program will prepare students to work with or as software developers in a wide variety of fields and industries. The main focus of the courses is to develop the programming skills and insight required for such jobs.

Admission Procedures

The certificate program is open to any student admitted to a K-State degree program. The program will also be open to non-degree seeking students who apply to K-State as a non-degree seeking students.
Non-K-State Students must apply to K-State as non-degree seeking undergraduate by completing the online application form.
Students currently enrolled in a K-State degree program must complete the online Application for Undergraduate Certificate Program on the Computer Science webpage, similar to a minor declaration (see https://www.cs.ksu.edu/undergraduate/minor/).
Online application link: http://www.cs.ksu.edu/core/certificate-application/Apply.html

Required Courses (17 credit hours)

CC 110 - Introduction to Computing Credits: 3
CC 210 - Fundamental Computer Programming Concepts Credits: 4
CC 310 - Data Structures and Algorithms I Credits: 3
CC 315 - Data Structures and Algorithms II Credits: 3
CC 410 - Advanced Programming Credits: 4
Note: All of these courses are delivered through a state-of-the-art online computer science educational platform.