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How to Apply

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• Admission Requirements
• Technology Requirements
• Application Process
• Fees and Tuition
• Earning the Certificate

Admission Requirements

Proficiency in C or C++, equivalent to the UW Extension certificates in C or C++ programming, is required.

English Proficiency: Students who are non-native English speakers are expected to have adequate English language proficiency. For details, see English Language Guidelines.

International Students: This program does not qualify as full-time study, and therefore does not meet requirements for an F-1 visa. However, if you are an F-1 student currently enrolled full-time in another program, OR you are in the U.S. on some other type of visa (not F-1), you may be eligible to take a certificate program or course. For complete details, or to contact an adviser, see Visa Information.

Technology Requirements

Preliminary Requirements: Access to a PC running Windows (2000/XP) with an available serial port and USB port is required outside of class. The PC must be equipped with an internet browser and e-mail capability.

Additional technology requirements TBD.

Application Process

The 2008-2009 program is underway and is no longer accepting applications. The next program begins in Autumn 2009. Click here to be notified via e-mail when complete details for the next program are available online. The following information regarding the application process may be helpful as you plan for applying to the next program:

To Apply: or submit one copy of the application form with a $50 certificate program fee* and two stapled application sets, which include the following clearly labeled documents:

1. A typed (250-word maximum) letter of application describing a) your programming experience/knowledge and how it was acquired, and b) how you expect the program will help you meet your professional goals**
2. Your résumé listing education and applicable experience**
3. Applicants who have received degrees in countries where English is not the native language must submit official scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Michigan Test International. A score of 580 or higher (paper-based) or a score of 237 or higher (computer-based) is required on the TOEFL exam. A score of 90 or higher is required on the Michigan Test.

Application Review: Applications are evaluated by a review committee designated by the advisory board. Selection of program participants is based on admission requirements. Applicants receive written notification of their acceptance or non-acceptance within two weeks after their application is received.

Enrollment: Applicants accepted to the program receive enrollment information for the first-term course and are encouraged to make their fall tuition payment early. Enrollment in the program is on a first-come, first-served basis, upon receipt of the first-term tuition payment.

Waitlist: Some programs maintain a waitlist for applicants accepted after the program has reached enrollment capacity. If space becomes available, waitlisted applicants will be notified and given an opportunity to enroll. If space does not become available, waitlisted applicants will be offered a space in the next program offering.

* The certificate program fee is not refundable and does not guarantee admission to, or enrollment in, the program.

**Individuals who have successfully completed the C Programming Certificate Program or the C++ Programming Certificate Program are automatically accepted, and are not required to submit resumes or letters, but must provide the application form, indicating successful completion of the prerequisite certificate program, and the $50 application fee.

Fees and Tuition

Optional fees for a Uniform Access computer account are $55 (quarterly).

Information on registration and refund policies and procedures is included with registration materials.

Tuition is payable on a term-by-term basis. Tuition for the entire program is $1,980, excluding certificate program and registration fees, textbooks and development kit. The cost for the development kit is $299. There is a $50 nonrefundable certificate program fee to apply to this program and a $35 nonrefundable registration fee each term or quarter. First-term tuition of $660, plus the nonrefundable registration fee, is due two weeks prior to the first day of the course. The University's tuition exemption policy does not apply to this program. Fees and tuition are subject to change.

Earning the Certificate

Participants are evaluated in each course on the basis of standards established by the advisory board and instructors. At the end of each course, participants are notified of successful or unsuccessful completion. Because courses are arranged sequentially, participants need to successfully complete classes in the previous term before they advance to the next term.

When the required courses are completed in these noncredit programs, participants earn a certificate, which is presented at the annual UW Extension awards ceremony.

Please note: Once you have been accepted into the program, you have one year to complete it.

UW Extension reserves the right to cancel programs or classes with low enrollment.