Applications Developer Associate of Science

This program is designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment as an Applications Developer. These workers develop and maintain software programs to meet specific business needs. The program encompasses a broad area of study, including programming, computer operating systems, software applications, web design and networking.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Identify and perform all stages of the Systems Development Lifecycle
Apply systems development life cycle model to develop software applications
Successfully code, compile, execute, and debug programs in various programming languages

Required Courses:

CIMP 5 BUSINESS PROGRAMMING I - VISUAL BASIC 3.5 Units
CIMP 7A BUSINESS PROGRAMMING - JAVA–BEGINNING 3 Units
CIMW 105 WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DB - INTRO SQL AND MYSQL 3 Units
CIMW 250 MICROSOFT ASP.NET–BEGINNING 3.5 Units
Select from Restricted Electives 5-7 Units

Total Units for the Major: 18-20

Restricted Electives:

CIMP 7B BUSINESS PROGRAMMING - JAVA–ADVANCED 3 Units *
CIMN 200 INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING 3 Units
CIMP 8A PROGRAMMING WITH PYTHON 3 Units
CIMN 130 COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS - UNIX AND LINUX 3 Units
CIMW 145 WEB DEVELOPMENT - PHP, CMS AND WORDPRESS AND E-COMMERCE 3 Units
CIMN 250 NETWORK AND SECURITY ADMINISTRATION USING UNIX/LINUX 3 Units *
CIMW 160 WEB DEVELOPMENT - JAVASCRIPT, FRAMEWORKS, JQUERY AND AJAX 3 Units
CIMW 100A WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT - HTML-BEGINNING 1.5 Units *
CIMW 100B WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT - HTML–ADVANCED 1.5 Units *
CIMP 115 BUSINESS PROGRAMMING–C# 3.5 Units
CIMA 288 DATABASE REPORTING 3.5 Units
*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.

Associate of Science Degree

Complete a minimum of 60 units including the total number of units described above and the General Education requirements with an overall GPA of 2.0 to qualify for the Associate of Science degree. A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Saddleback College.

General Education Requirements for Associate Degrees

Refer to the Graduation Requirements or to the CSU-GE and IGETC patterns in this catalog for specific courses which meet general education requirements. Refer to ASSIST.org and to the transfer institution’s catalog for transfer requirements.