Entry Requirements

Students must complete and submit an entry application and be accepted into the program before registering for any upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

New students are admitted twice a year in fall and winter. To inquire about admission to the program, visit www.greenriver.edu/software and complete the form to request information.

The admissions requirements are:

• Completion of an associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
• A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5
• A grade of 2.5 or higher in an intermediate-level Java programming course (such as IT 220 - Programming 2  or CS 145 - Java 2-Data Structures  or equivalent) or a waiver from the Program Director for entry into the program

Students who have completed some college coursework but do not have an associate degree or higher are encouraged to meet with academic advisor in the Information Technology department to develop an educational plan to prepare for entry into the program.

The following courses or their equivalents are critical to your success in the program and contain foundational knowledge upon which upper-division courses in software development build:

• IT 201 - Database Fundamentals Credits: 5
• IT 206 - Front-End Web Development Credits: 5
• IT 207 - Web Programming with JavaScript Credits: 5

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• IT 219 - Programming 1 Credits: 5

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• CS& 141 - Computer Science I Java Credits: 5

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• IT 220 - Programming 2 Credits: 5

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• CS 145 - Java 2-Data Structures Credits: 5

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Graduation Requirements

• Completion of an associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Students must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.5.

Program Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

1. Develop stable, robust, secure, and efficient code following best practices in database design and software construction.
2. Communicate with technical and non-technical project stakeholders, and within project teams.
3. Apply Agile practices such as maintaining a product backlog, planning sprints, participating in sprint reviews and retrospectives.
4. Perform software quality assurance activities throughout the entire software lifecycle.
5. Write technical documentation to support software lifecycle activities.

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