Admission 

Students seeking this certificate must be admitted to the Graduate School in a degree program or in nondegree status. All Graduate School policies relative to admissions apply. This certificate may be obtained concurrently while pursuing a graduate degree.

Students admitted to the program must have a BS degree in engineering. The program is also available to students with other degrees that have experience in computing systems. Depending on an individual student's background, some of the certificate courses may require additional prerequisites.

Program Requirements 

The certificate requires the completion of 12 credit hours from a selected list of courses. A cumulative graduate grade point average of at least 3.000 must be maintained for all courses comprising the certificate program and no grades below C. In addition to these requirements, students must meet the Graduate School’s requirements in order to earn this certificate.

Course Title Hours
Required Courses
ECE 794Parallel Computing3
ECE 875Computer Systems in Data Analytics3
Electives
Select two courses from the following6
High Performance Computer Systems
Hardware-Based Cybersecurity
Machine Learning Essentials and Applications
Optimization Techniques for Cyber-Physical Systems
Data-Driven Decisions in Cyber-Physical Systems
Total Credit Hours12