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Applications Development Online Associate in Applied Science

Applications Development, also known as "App Dev," is a fast-growing field, where you can look forward to one of the highest entry-level and median income among all career areas.

In the Applications Development program, you'll get plenty of hands-on learning in computer labs and use state-of-the-art equipment and commercial development tools. You will learn how to read and write code, understand the elements of program design, prototyping and debugging, revision control, compliance, quality assurance and project management.

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General Education Requirements	Credit Hours
English 101, English Composition	3
English 102, English Composition, or English 103, Technical Writing	3
Humanities/Fine Arts	3
Math 128, Pre-Calculus Algebra, or higher, excluding MATH 200, MATH 210 or MATH 265	3
Natural Sciences	3
Social Sciences	3

Major Requirements	Credit Hours
Business 130, Professionalism in the Workplace	1
Computer Information Systems 100, Foundations of Information Technology	3
Computer Information Systems 106, Operating System Foundations	3
Computer Information Systems 118, Web Dev. & Design Foundations	3
Computer Information Systems 119, Programming Logic and Design	3
Computer Information Systems 140, Network Foundations	3
Computer Information Systems 156, Computer Security	3
Computer Information Systems 164, C++ Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 167, Python Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 240, Systems Analysis & Design	3
Computer Information Systems 264, Advanced C++ Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 266, Java Programming or 267, Advanced Python Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 268, C# Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 291, Software Engineering	3

Electives (select 6 credit hours)	Credit Hours
Computer Information Systems 111, Database Systems	3
Computer Information Systems 155, Comparative Operating Systems	3
Computer Information Systems 158, Geospatial Technologies	3
Computer Information Systems 170, Unix/Linux Operating Systems	3
Computer Information Systems 200, IT Support	3
Computer Information Systems 202, Data Reporting & Analysis	3
Computer Information Systems 208, Adv. Microcomputing Apps	3
Computer Information Systems 215, Digital Forensics	3
Computer Information Systems 219, Client-Side Web Development	3
Computer Information Systems 220, Web Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 221, Server-Side Scripting	3
Computer Information Systems 226, Routing & Switching	3
Computer Information Systems 227, Connecting Networks	3
Computer Information Systems 228, Scaling Networks	3
Computer Information Systems 237, Geographic Information Systems	3
Computer Information Systems 238, Remote Systems	3
Computer Information Systems 239, Field Methods in GIS	3
Computer Information Systems 242, Windows Server	3
Computer Information Systems 250, Adv. Topics/Comp. Info. Syst.	3
Computer Information Systems 255, Structured Query Language	3
Computer Information Systems 261, Co-Op I	3
Computer Information Systems 262, Co-Op II	3
Computer Information Systems 267, Advanced Python Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 275, Disaster Recovery	3
Computer Information Systems 277, Advanced GIS Application	3
Computer Information Systems 278, Web GIS/GeoDatabase Design	3
Computer Information Systems 279, GIS Customization & Programming	3
Computer Information Systems 295, Project Management	3