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Admissions
Autumn 2012 | Web | 9 months | 9 CEUs
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Experience with a database product
- Familiarity with programming concepts
- Familiarity with database design and database theory
- Taken the SQL Self-Test.
A database design background is desirable, with experience in data analysis, Entity Relationship Diagramming (ERD), normalization, schema development and database querying in SQL. Applicants who lack this background may enroll in Database Fundamentals, which is a course in the Certificate in Database Management.
English Proficiency
For more information on English language proficiency see Standard Program Test Scores under “What Are the English Language Requirements for My Program” in International Student Eligibility.
International Students
Online Courses – Visa Requirements
No visas are required for certificate programs held entirely online.
About the Application Process
Application Review
A review committee evaluates applications and selects program participants based on admission requirements. We let you know whether you are accepted, wait-listed or not accepted within two weeks after we begin the application review.
Enrollment
We'll send you first-term course information when you're accepted to the program. The deadline for your first-term course fee is two weeks before the class begins.
Waitlist
Sometimes when certificate programs fill up, we change the program status to waitlist. You can still apply to programs with this status. Our waitlists have no more than seven students over the enrollment maximum. If you are on a waitlist and not offered a spot in the program, you can defer your enrollment to the next offering.
Earning the Certificate
We notify you of successful or unsuccessful completion when you finish a course. Your performance is evaluated based on standards established by the instructors and advisory board.
Most courses are offered in sequence once a year. You need to successfully complete a previous course before you advance to the next one. You earn a certificate by regularly attending classes and completing required courses and assignments. You will receive a certificate in the mail six to eight weeks after completing the last course.