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[DRAFT] 2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
[DRAFT] 2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Software Engineering Certificate


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Program Description

The Software Engineering Graduate Certificate focuses on building the foundations to design high-quality software as well as it leaves students the possibility of choosing part of their courses to make the certificate in line with their career goals. 

The Graduate Certificate in SWE assumes that students have a significant background in computing.  It will help them to expand their software engineering knowledge by building a set of skills that will prepare them for positions of more responsibility in the computing industry.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to: 

  1. Demonstrate Knowledge and utilization of fundamental principles, methods, and elements of software development life cycle.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to perform software development and project management activities on basic problems.

[icon]This program is part of the College of Computing and Software Engineering 

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

Admission to this program is open to all students who meet Kennesaw State University’s graduate admission standards. Visit the Admissions  section of the Catalog for more details.

Enrollment Criteria

This program does not have specific enrollment requirements. 

Graduation Criteria

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policy 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION .

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Program Course Requirements

Electives (6 Credit Hours)


Choose two courses for a total of six credits. One course should be 6000-level SWE or from the list below. The second course can be any 6000/7000-level CS or SWE course.

Program Total (15 Credit Hours)


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