Computer Information Systems Department

Degrees and Certificates

1999-2000 Career Programs

The principal objective of these programs is employment
or upgrading in an occupation, NOT transfer.

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Degrees: Business Programming Network Programming Systems Programming System Support Services
Certificates: Business Programming Network Programming Systems Programming System Support Services
Network Administration

Certificate of Proficiency - Business Programming

General Requirements

  1. A minimum 2.0 grade point average in these units.
  2. A maximum of 18 quarter units may be transferred from other institutions.
  3. Proficiency in mathematics and English as evidenced by placement tests or completion of Math 101 (or equivalent) and eligibility for English 1A or English as a Second Language 5.
  4. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for certificate.

Prerequisite: High school algebra or Mathematics 101.

Course Requirements   Units
ACCT 1A Financial Accounting I 4
BUS 20 Introduction to Business 4
CIS 15AG & BG Programming/Problem Solving in C (6,5) 11
CIS 15C Data Structures 5
CIS 14 or 24* Visual Basic (4) or
Computer Programming (COBOL) (5) 		4-5
CIS 63 Systems Design 4

CIS 64

 Data Base Management Systems 4
CIS 66** Introduction to Data Communication and Networking 5
*Select one course from the list below:
CIS 58
CIS 67A
CIS 91		 Advanced Visual Basic (must have CIS 14) (4)
Local Area Networks (4)
Business Information Systems (5)		 4-5
Total Units Required 45-47
*CIS24A at Foothill may be substituted for these
**CIS 15A or 15AG must be taken before CIS 66. CIS 66 must be taken before CIS 67A

Recommended Course Sequence:
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
ACCT 1A BUS 20 CIS 66 CIS 64
CIS 15AG CIS 15BG CIS 15C (*CIS 58)
(*CIS 91) CIS 63 CIS 14 or 24 (*CIS 67A)

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A.A. Degree - Business Programming

General Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 90 quarter units of college credit, 24 of which must be earned at De Anza College including:
  2. A minimum 2.0 grade point average for all major courses, for all De Anza College course work, and overall transfer work and De Anza College work combined.
  3. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for degree.

Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on mathematics placement test or Mathematics 101; Mathematics 105 recommended.

Major Requirements

Complete all requirements for the Certificate of Prof. - Business, Programming plus the additional General Education requirements.

Recommended Course Sequence:
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr
ACCT 1A BUS 20 CIS 66 CIS 64 CIS 63 CIS 14 or 24
CIS 15AG CIS 15BG CIS 15C CIS 14 or 24 (*CIS 58) (*CIS 67A or 91)

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Certificate of Proficiency - Network Programming

General Requirements

  1. A minimum 2.0 grade point average in these units.
  2. A maximum of 18 quarter units may be transferred from other institutions.
  3. Proficiency in mathematics and English as evidenced by placement tests or completion of Math 101 (or equivalent) and eligibility for English 1A or English as a Second Language 5.
  4. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for certificate.
Course Requirements   Units
CIS 15AG and BG Programming/Problem Solving in C (6,5) 11
CIS 15C Data Structures 5
CIS 26B Advanced C Programming 5
CIS 66 Introduction to Data Communication and Networking 5
CIS 70 Introduction to UNIX 5
CIS 75A Internet Concepts and TCP/IP Protocols 5
CIS 75B Internet Programming w/ TCP/IP 5
*Select one course from the list below:
CIS 31
CIS 67A
CIS 67B
CIS 21JA
CIS 32 or CIS 33
CIS 73
Operating System Concepts (5)
Local Area Networks (4)
Introduction to Wide Area Networking (4)
Introduction to 8086/87/88 Assembly Language (5)
Adv UNIX (Shell Prog'g) (5) or Prog'g in Perl (5)
UNIX Systems Programming (5)		 4-5
  Total Units Required 45-46

Recommended Course Sequence:

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr
CIS 15AG CIS 15BG CIS 15C CIS 75B
CIS 70 CIS 66 CIS 26B (*CIS 31 or 67A or 67B or 21JA or 32 or 33 or 73)
    CIS 75A  

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A.A. Degree - Network Programming

General Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 90 quarter units of college credit, 24 of which must be earned at De Anza College including:
  2. A minimum 2.0 grade point average for all major courses, for all De Anza College course work, and overall transfer work and De Anza College work combined.
  3. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for degree.

Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on mathematics placement test or Mathematics 101; Mathematics 105 recommended.

Major Requirements

Complete all requirements for the Certificate of Prof. - Network Programming plus the additional General Education requirements.

Recommended Course Sequence:

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

5th Qtr

6th Qtr
CIS 15AG CIS 15BG CIS 15C CIS 26B CIS 75B (*CIS 31 or 67A or 67B or
  CIS 70 CIS 66 CIS 75A   *CIS 21JA or 32 or 33 or 73)

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Certificate of Proficiency - Systems Programming

General Requirements

  1. A minimum 2.0 grade point average in these units.
  2. A maximum of 18 quarter units may be transferred from other institutions.
  3. Proficiency in mathematics and English as evidenced by placement tests or completion of Math 101 (or equivalent) and eligibility for English 1A or English as a Second Language 5.
  4. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for certificate.

Prerequisite: Mathematics 49A or B or four years of high school math, not including Analytic Geometry.

Course Requirements   Units
CIS 15AG and BG Programming/Problem Solving in C (6,5) 11
CIS 15C Data Structures 5
CIS 21JA Introduction to 8086/87/88 Assembly Language 5
CIS 31 Operating System Concepts 5
CIS 26B Advanced C Programming 5
CIS 27 Programming in C++ 5
CIS 71 or
CIS 72		 Structure of Operating Systems (5)
Structure of Compilers (5)		 5
*Select one course from the list below:
CIS 28
CIS 53
CIS 66
CIS 71
CIS 72		 Object Oriented Design with C++ (5)
Introduction to Java Programming (5)
Introduction to Data Communication and Networking (5)
Structure of Operating Systems (5)
Structure of Compilers (5)		 5
Total Units Required 46

Recommended Course Sequence:
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr
CIS 15AG CIS 15BG CIS 15C CIS 27 CIS 71 or 72
    CIS 26B CIS 31 (*CIS 28 or 53 or 66 or 71 or 72)
    CIS 21JA    

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A.A. Degree - Systems Programming

General Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 90 quarter units of college credit, 24 of which must be earned at De Anza College including:
  2. A minimum 2.0 grade point average for all major courses, for all De Anza College course work, and overall transfer work and De Anza College work combined.

  3. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for degree.

Prerequisites: Satisfactory score on mathematics placement test or Mathematics 101; Mathematics 105 recommended.

Major Requirements

Complete all requirements for the Certificate of Proficiency - Systems Programming plus the additional General Education requirements.

Recommended Course Sequence:
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 5th Qtr 6th Qtr
CIS 15AG CIS 15BG CIS 15C CIS 26B CIS 27 (*CIS 28 or 53 or 66 or
    CIS 21JA CIS 31 CIS 71 or 72 *CIS 71 or 72)

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Certificate of Achievement - Network Administration

General Requirements

  1. All courses must be completed at De Anza College with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
  2. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for certificate.
Course Requirements   Units
CAOS 151G Hard Disk Management (IBM) 1
CAOS 102T Microsoft Windows I (Windows NT/95) 1
CIS 153 or
CIS 66		 NT Networking Essentials (2)
Intro to Data Communication and Networking (5)		 2-5
CIS 91 Business Information Systems 5
CIS 156A Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Network Administration 2
CIS 156B Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Technical Support 3
Total Units Required 14-17

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Certificate of Proficiency - System Support Services

General Requirements

  1. A minimum 2.0 grade point average in these units.
  2. A maximum of 18 quarter units may be transferred from other institutions.
  3. Proficiency in mathematics and English as evidenced by placement tests or completion of Math 101 (or equivalent) and eligibility for English 1A or English as a Second Language 5.
  4. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for certificate.
Course Requirements   Units
CAOS 91AG or AH Word Processing I (WordPerfect or Word for Windows) 1 1/2
CAOS 91BG or BH Word Processing II (WordPerfect or Word for Windows) 1 1/2
CAOS 93AH Spreadsheet I (Excel IBM) 2
CAOS 110J Database I (Access IBM) 1
CAOS 111J Database II (Access IBM) 2
CAOS 130H Introduction to Business Graphics (Power Point IBM) 2
CIS 15A or AG Introduction to Programming Using Pascal or C 6
CIS 66* Introduction to Data Communication and Networking 5
CIS 67A Local Area Networks 4
CIS 153 NT Networking Essentials 2
CIS 156A Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Network Administration

2
CIS 156B Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Technical Support 3
CNET 111 (at FH) Personal Computer Construction and Operation 5
SPCH 70 Effective Organizational Communication 3
TECO 61 Introduction to Technical Communications 4
*Select one course from the list below:
BUS 21
CIS 2
CIS 50
CIS 91		 Business and Society (4)
Computers & Society (4)
Introduction to Computers (3)
Business Information Systems (5)		 3-5
Total Units Required 47-49
*CIS 15A or 15AG must be taken before CIS 66. CIS 66 must be taken before CIS 67A

Recommended Course Sequence:
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
CAOS 91AG/AH CAOS 110J CIS 153 CNET 111
CAOS 91BG/BH CAOS 111J CIS 156A CIS 156B
CAOS 93AH CIS 15A or 15AG TECO 61 SPCH 70
  CIS 66 CIS 67A CAOS 130H
(*BUS 21 or CIS 2 or 50 or 91)      

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A.A. Degree - System Support Services

General Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 90 quarter units of college credit, 24 of which must be earned at De Anza College including:
  2. A minimum 2.0 grade point average for all major courses, for all De Anza College course work, and overall transfer work and De Anza College work combined.
  3. See Counseling Center for academic planning and to apply for degree.

Major Requirements

Complete all requirements for the Certificate of Proficiency; System Support Services, plus the additional General Education requirements.

Recommended Course Sequence:

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

5th Qtr

6th Qtr
CAOS 91AG/AH CAOS 110J CIS 15A or 15AG CIS 66 CIS 67A CNET 111
CAOS 91BG/BH CAOS 111J   CIS 153 CIS 156A CIS 156B
CAOS 93AH CAOS 130H   SPCH 70 TECO 61  
  (*BUS 21 or CIS 2 or 50 or 91)        

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Contact Information

Counseling Center
Admin Bldg
408-864-5400		 Business & Computer
Systems Division
L73A
408-864-8796		 Center for Career
Opportunities
OTI Bldg #3
408-864-5711
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