The advanced certificate in game entrepreneurship provides tangible evidence that a student has completed all the requirements to be an entry level game programmer with additional skills necessary to start a game company.

(Major Code 4140; CIP Code 11.0899)

Computing Sciences and Information Technology Department

Career Certificate

Prerequisites for Required Courses

Note: Prior to beginning the program, the student must take
the following prerequisites, or have taken an equivalent
transfer course, or have passed the waiver test (where
applicable), or have obtained a waiver from the program
administrator:

CIS  134  Programming Fundamentals.............................4
CS   200  Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++*........4
          Prerequisite: CIS 134 or ENGR 171
          or equivalent experience
MATH 171  College Algebra*.....................................3
          Prerequisite: MATH 116 with a grade of "C" or higher
          or MATH 134 with a grade of "C" or higher
          or appropriate score on the math assessment test

          or

MATH 173  Precalculus*.........................................5
          Prerequisite: MATH 116 with a grade of "C" or higher
          or appropriate score on the math assessment test

Suggested/Sample Course Sequence

The sequence taken by the student may vary depending
on prerequisites, course availability, and personal/
professional responsibilities.

First Semester

BUS  230  Marketing............................................3
ENTR 120  Introduction to Entrepreneurship.....................2
ENTR 180  Opportunity Analysis.................................2
GAME 101  Computer Game Creation...............................4
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................11

Second Semester

ENTR 142  Fast Trac Business Plan..............................3
ENTR 220  Entrepreneurial Marketing*...........................2
          Prerequisite: BUS 230
GAME 140  Game Programming I - 2D*.............................4
          Prerequisite: CS 200
GAME 200  Game Design..........................................3
MATH 191  Math & Physics for Games I*..........................4
          Prerequisites: MATH 171 or MATH 173 with a grade of
          "C" or higher or appropriate score on math
          assessment test and CS 200

          or

PHYS 191  Math & Physics for Games I*..........................4
          Prerequisite: MATH 171 or MATH 173 with grade of
          "C" or higher or appropriate score on math
          assessment test and CS 200
          Total Semester Credit Hours.........................16

Third Semester

GAME 230  Game Programming II -3D*.............................4
          Prerequisite: GAME 140
          Total Semester Credit Hours..........................4
          TOTAL PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS..........................31
*Prerequisite/Corequisite required