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CAS Program
The 24-credit Certificate of Advanced Study provides personalized program of studies beyond the MSIS degree. The program will offer you an opportunity to explore a specific field of interest or to update skills and competencies. It is designed for people who do not wish to pursue the PhD degree.
In this quickly evolving field, it is critical for professionals to gain knowledge of leading-edge topics and to update their skills to reflect the latest in technology and research. A CAS degree will keep your skills current.
Candidates for the IS certificate must complete the following requirements:
- A total of 24 credits in graduate-level courses acceptable to the advisor and passed with a grade point average of at least B (3.00 on a 4.00 scale)
- Fifteen of the 24 credits must be taken from among the approved courses for the MSIS degree program.
Course work must be completed within a period of four calendar years from the student's initial registration in the certificate program.
Post-Master Certificates
A CAS gives you an opportunity to expand your skills in critical areas such as:
- Database and Web
- Information Security – Information Science
- Geoinformatics
- Telecommunications and Distributed Systems