Computer Programming, AAS

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Length: Two years, 90 credits

Program Contacts

Offered by the Computer and Information Technology department
Program Coordinator: Brian Bird, birdb@lanecc.edu, 541.463.3024
CIT Academic Advising Team: CITPrograms@lanecc.edu; drop-in advising calendar https://www.lanecc.edu/advising/drop-advising; 541.463.3800
Cooperative Education: https://www.lanecc.edu/cooped/contact

Estimated Cost: $14,195

Books/Materials - $518
Book/Class Fees - $22
Program Specific Fees - $208
Computer/Internet Service - $1,500
Tuition - $10,148
Tech Fees - $774
General Student Fees - $1,024

Tuition and fee estimates are based on the prior academic year’s rates. Course fees may change during the year. Learn more and view updated tuition and fee information at www.lanecc.edu/esfs/credit-tuition.

Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this program is to prepare technicians for entry-level positions as software developers.

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Design, implement, test, debug and document web based computer programs using a variety of current tools and technologies.
Design, implement, test, debug and document at least one other type of computer program such as: game program, database program, object-oriented program.
Understand the relationship between computer programs and organizational processes.
Interpret the mathematical concepts of a programming related problem-solving task and translate them into programming logic and expressions.
Use appropriate library and information resources to research programming tools and technologies and support lifelong technical learning.

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better, or Pass.

Writing (8 credits) - Complete both of the following:

WR 121 - Academic Composition (or WR 121_H )
WR 227 - Technical Writing (or WR 227_H )

Math (4-5 credits) - Complete one of the following:

Human Relations (3-4 credits) - Complete one of the following:

Health/PE/Dance (3 credits): Complete any Health (HE), Physical Education (PE, PEAT, PEO), or Dance (D) course or any combination of these courses.

Open Elective (1 credit): Complete any 100- or 200-level course to meet this requirement.

Program Core Courses

All of the following courses must be completed with a letter grade of B- or better. P/NP is not accepted.
CS 161N - Computer Science 1 4 Credit(s)
CS 162N - Computer Science 2 4 Credit(s)
CS 234N - Advanced Programming: C# 4 Credit(s)
CS 246 - System Design 4 Credit(s)
CS 295N - Web Development 1: ASP.NET 4 Credit(s)
CS 296N - Web Development 2: ASP.NET 4 Credit(s)
CS 297 - Programming Capstone 4 Credit(s)
All of the following courses, except CIS 100, must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better. P/NP is not accepted. CIS 100 may be completed with a Pass grade.
CIS 100 - Computing Careers Exploration 1 Credit(s)
CIS 195 - Web Authoring 1 4 Credit(s)
CS 133JS - Beg. Programming: JavaScript 4 Credit(s)
CS 233JS - Intermediate Programming: JavaScript 4 Credit(s)
CS 275 - Basic Database SQL 4 Credit(s)
CS 276 - Database System and Modeling 4 Credit(s)
Complete one of the following:
CS 160 - Orientation to Computer Science 4 Credit(s) (recommended)
CIS 125A - Software Tools: App Development 4 Credit(s) (recommended)
CIS 125D - Software Tools 1: Databases 4 Credit(s)
CIS 125G - Software Tools 1: Game Development 4 Credit(s)

Cooperative Education

Seminar must be completed with a grade of C- or better, or Pass.
CS 206 - Co-op Ed: Computer Information Technology Seminar 2 Credit(s)
Cooperative Education must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better. P/NP is not accepted. Complete 4 credits of Cooperative Education.
CS 280PR - Co-op Ed: Computer Programming 3-12 Credit(s)

Program Electives

Program Electives must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better. P/NP is not accepted. Complete 12 credits from the following list:

Programming majors are strongly advised to take CS 235AM and CS 235IM .
CS 235AM - Intermediate Mobile Application Development: Android 4 Credit(s)
CS 235IM - Intermediate Mobile Applications Development: IOS 4 Credit(s)
CIS 140U - Introduction to Unix/Linux 4 Credit(s)
CS 161C - Computer Science 1 4 Credit(s)
CS 162C - Computer Science 2 4 Credit(s)
CS 161P - Computer Science 1 4 Credit(s)
CS 162P - Computer Science 2 4 Credit(s)
CS 240U - Advanced Unix/Linux: Server Management 4 Credit(s)
CS 260 - Data Structures 1 4 Credit(s)

Notes

This is the parent program for the Database Specialist, CPC , Front End Web Development, CPC , and Mobile Application Development, CPC .
This program follows the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Requirements unless otherwise specified.
Second-year requirements: A personal laptop is recommended for second-year students in the degree program. Please contact the Program Coordinator for options and system requirements.
Students who complete the Computer Programming Degree will have completed all of the coursework to earn the Database Specialist, CPC and the Front End Web Development, CPC .
Programming majors are strongly advised to take as electives CS 235AM and CS 235IM .
Students using lower-credit courses to meet General Education requirements may need to take additional Electives to meet the 90-credit minimum
For more specific information about the Fall/Winter/Spring CS/CIS elective sequences please contact the Program Coordinator to help determine which elective sequence best fits your goals.
Computer programming languages: Students who complete more than one CS 161 or CS 162 programming language course should be aware that transfer institutions may count multiple 161 or 162 courses as repeats, and may not accept them in transfer. Students wishing to complete multiple programming courses should first take a CS 161/162 series and then enroll in CS 133/233 course series for any subsequent programming languages.