Computer Certificate Program at U of Illiniois

¡CAN ILLINOIS COMPUTING ACCELERATOR FOR NON-SPECIALISTS ¡CAN is a one-year program offered by Illinois Computer Science for non-computing college graduates who are interested in a high-tech computing career or pursuing a graduate degree in computer science. iCAN Curriculum Overview. iCAN is suitable for all non-specialists who want a deeper understanding of computers, algorithms, and programming. iCAN students come from all college backgrounds (e.g., English, business, marketing, political science, biology, creative arts, and other fields of engineering) and bring a unique perspective to computing. The program does not assume any experience with programming. iCAN is a one year (fall, spring, summer) program consisting of 20 credit hours. Students who complete the program earn a Graduate Certificate in Computing Fundamentals. iCAN Provides: The first two semesters cover core computer science courses in programming, data structures, and algorithms. In addition, an innovative excursions component provides students with breadth in the field through reading ground breaking research papers, doing hands-on activities with core computing tools, and gaining exposure to different programming languages and paradigms. • A hands-on program with carefully designed courses that focus on mentorship and meeting individual student needs. • A small program with the available resources of a large Research I University. • A culture of collaboration where the best minds tackle 21st-century problems by developing cutting edge data science techniques and harnessing the power of petascale computing. • Thousands of creative and driven alumni who are entrepreneurs, educators, and technical visionaries. For their final semester, students work on an industry or research project to apply what they have learned in previous semesters, and they take a 400-level course from our extensive CS course catalog, which covers dozens of topics like data mining, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and database systems. For more information: cs.illinois.edu/ican | ican@cs.illinois.edu Admissions Q&A Sessions: • Meet with members of the iCAN team in an informal online Zoom session to learn more about the program and see if it could be the right fit for you. The Zoom link is provided upon registration. “Someone who enjoys solving problems, creating innovative solutions, and who is looking for a pathway to a satisfying tech career in industry or research would be a great candidate for iCAN.” UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Tiffani L. Williams Dean's Fellow in Inclusion, Belonging, and Engagement, Grainger College of Engineering Teaching Professor and Director of Onramp Programs, Computer Science URBANA-CHAMPAIGN