For Program Information please contact:
Anyanwu Godwin,
Chair,
Room 45
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4540.

agodwin@atlantatech.edu


COMPUTER PROGRAMMING DEGREE

The Computer Information Systems - Computer Programming associate degree program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts, principles, and techniques required in com¬puter information processing. Program graduates are to be competent in the general areas of humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences, and natural sciences or mathematics, as well as in the technical areas of computer terminology and concepts, program design and development, and computer networking. Program graduates receive a Computer Information Systems - Computer Programming Associate of Applied Technology degree and are qualified for employment as computer programmers.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATC’s Career Placement Office is available to assist students in finding employment in their occupational fields. Location: Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 128

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Official high school or GED transcript is required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, Language, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.

CORE COURSES
Curriculum
Area I - Humanities
Courses  
Credits
ENG 191 Composition and Rhetoric
5
ENG 193 Composition and Rhetoric II
5
OR
HUM 191 Introduction to Humanities
5
OR
ENG 195 Technical Communications
5
SPC 191 Fundamentals of Speech
5
Area II - Natural Sciences / Mathematics
MAT 191 College Algebra
5
Area III - Social Behavioral Science
SOC 191 Introduction to Sociology
5
PSY 191 Introduction to Psychology
5
Total
30
2.Essential Fundamental Technical/Occupational Courses
CIS 103 Operating Systems
6
CIS 106 Computer Concepts
5
CIS 105 Program Design and Development
5
CIS1140 Networking Fundamentals
6
CIS 112 System Analysis and Design
6
CIS 214 Database Management
6
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers
3
Total
37
3.Programming Language Requirements
A minimum of 14 credit hours in the same programming language is required. Select from the following
CIS 124 Database Programming
7
CIS 149 Advanced C++
7
CIS 157 Visual Basic Programming
7
CIS2128 Introduction to Databases
7
CIS2129 Database Administration
7
CIS2161 SQL Programming
7
CIS2201 HTML Fundamentals
3
CIS2421 Intermediate Java
7
CIS2431 Advanced Java
7
CIS 252 Introduction to JAVA Programming
7
CIS 255 Introduction to C Programming
7
CIS 256 Advanced C Programming
7
CIS 282 C++ Programming
7
   
 
  Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation
110
  Minimum Program Length in Quarters
8
  Estimated Program Cost
$6,856