UNIVERSITY
OF MAINE
GRADUATE
CERTIFICATE
Technology is transforming today's
organizations and information has become the lifeblood of modern enterprises.
Information systems are vastly increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of
organizations and allowing industry and commerce to provide innovative new
services and products. As the need for information and its supply expands, the
demand for knowledgeable analysts, integrators, designers, developers and
administrators of such systems will continue to grow.
The
Graduate Certificate in Information Systems requires completion of the following
six courses:
BUA465
Information Systems Development
BUA661
Knowledge Management and Decision Support Systems
COS
545
Networking
SIE
451
Engineering Databases and Information Systems
SIE
525
Information Systems Law and Policy
Three courses are offered typically in the fall (COS 598, SIE 451 & SIE 525) and the other three are offered typically in the Spring. The courses may be taken on campus or by distance methods. Assuming that specific course prerequisites have been met, students may take up to two courses prior to formal admission into the graduate school. However, formal admission is highly recommended prior to taking a course to ensure that it counts towards a graduate program.
Applicants to the Graduate Certificate in Information Systems program must qualify for and be admitted to the University of Maine Graduate School in either the Graduate Certificate in Information Systems program or the Master of Science in Information Systems. The graduate school standards for admission to either program are identical. In addition to an application and official transcripts showing completion of an undergraduate degree, applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam and three letters of reference. For an application for admission, contact the Graduate School.
All lectures for the courses offered through
this program will be videotaped and offered on-line using video streaming from
the Continuing Education server. Other than textbooks, instructors are placing
all or most of their course materials on-line in order to avoid mailings to
students. Some courses may require some travel to campus to complete
laboratory exercises.
The minimum
general prerequisites for admission to the certificate program include the
following:
MAT
126
Calculus I
MAT
232 Principles
of Statistical Inference or MAT 215
COS
220 Introduction
to Computer Science I (C++ programming)
Comparable courses completed at other universities may fulfill these prerequisite requirements.
Course Descriptions
Descriptions of University of Maine courses in the three affiliated programs may be found as follows:
Student Eligibility and Admission Criteria
Application for admission to the Graduate
Certificate in Information Systems is through submittal of an application for
admission to this specific certificate program through the graduate school. Only
those formally admitted to the graduate school will be allowed to pursue this
graduate certificate program. Those with less than a GRE of 1500 (or GMAT
equivalent) and lower than an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 are
discouraged from submitting an application to the program.
Students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Information Systems may stop after obtaining the Certificate or may apply the courses to completion of the MS in Information Systems.. Students applying for and admitted to the MS in Information Systems graduate program are automatically approved for the Graduate Certificate in Information Systems if later they should choose to pursue only the Graduate Certificate.
[Graduate
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