Linux Programming and Administration
The operating system of choice
Certificate Description
Dive into the operating system of choice
To learn about today’s servers, network infrastructure, embedded systems, and mobile devices, we offer you two tracks of study and serve beginners to seasoned pros brushing up on skills.
Administrator Track
Get a solid foundation in configuring, operating and administrating these open, multi-user, multi-tasking Linux operating systems.
Development Track
Developers and system programmers teaches how to customize and optimize processes, IOs and kernel modules. Our virtual server courses can also prepare you for VMware professional certification exams.
Linux Programming and Administration certificate program objectives
- Configure, operate and program open, multi-user, multi-tasking Linux operating systems
- Perform Linux system and network administration
- Program new devices, systems or networks operating on Linux
- Install, deploy and develop a website using LAMP
- Configure and manage multiple VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines using the vCenter Server
Cost: $6,000 | International Tuition Cost
Required Credits: Total Required: 5–7 courses/14 units. Take 1 of the 3 core courses (3 units) and 4–6 elective credit courses (11–13 units). End with certificate of completion review.
Duration: A full-time student can complete the certificate in 9–12 months.
Courses
| Course | Units | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. CORE COURSES | |||||
| Cloud-Based Web Application Development using Linux | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | Summer Classroom |
| LAMP: Linux Based Web Application Development – Apache, MySQL, PHP | 3.0 | Fall Online | Winter Online | Spring Online | Summer Classroom |
| Linux Kernel Architecture and Programming | 3.0 | ||||
| Linux System and Network Administration | 3.0 | Winter Classroom | Summer Classroom | ||
| 2. ELECTIVE COURSES: LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | |||||
| Cloud Computing, Introduction | 0.5 | Fall Classroom | Spring Classroom | ||
| Computer Networking Essentials | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | Summer Classroom |
| Linux, Introduction | 2.5 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | Summer Classroom |
| Linux System and Network Administration | 3.0 | Winter Classroom | Summer Classroom | ||
| Linux System Performance in the Cloud and Data Center | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Spring Classroom | ||
| Networking Fundamentals | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | Summer Classroom |
| Storage Technology in Data Centers | 3.0 | Winter Classroom | Summer Classroom | ||
| System Virtualization Fundamentals | 2.5 | Fall Classroom | Spring Classroom | ||
| 3. ELECTIVE COURSES: LINUX APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT | |||||
| C++ Programming, Comprehensive | 3.0 | Fall Classroom Fall Online | Winter Classroom Winter Online | Spring Classroom Spring Online | Summer Classroom Summer Online |
| C Programming for Beginners | 2.0 | Fall Classroom Fall Online | Winter Classroom Winter Online | Spring Classroom Spring Online | Summer Classroom Summer Online |
| Go Programming, Fundamentals | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | |
| LAMP: Linux Based Web Application Development – Apache, MySQL, PHP | 3.0 | Fall Online | Winter Online | Spring Online | Summer Classroom |
| Python for Programmers | 3.0 | Fall Classroom Fall Online | Winter Classroom Winter Online | Spring Classroom Spring Online | Summer Classroom Summer Online |
| Python Programming for Beginners | 1.5 | Fall Classroom Fall Online | Winter Classroom Winter Online | Spring Classroom Spring Online | Summer Classroom Summer Online |
| 4. ELECTIVE COURSES: LINUX CORE TECHNOLOGY | |||||
| Embedded Linux Design and Programming | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Spring Classroom | ||
| Linux Device Drivers | 3.0 | ||||
| Linux Device Drivers, Advanced | 3.0 | Summer Classroom | |||
| Linux Kernel Architecture and Programming | 3.0 | ||||
| Linux Kernel & Drivers | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | Summer Classroom |
| Linux Kernel Programming, Advanced | 2.5 | Spring Classroom | |||
| Linux Systems Programming | 3.0 | Fall Classroom | Winter Classroom | Spring Classroom | Summer Classroom |
| 5. REQUIRED CERTIFICATE REVIEW | |||||
| Linux Programming and Administration Certificate Completion Fee | None | Fall Online | Winter Online | Spring Online | Summer Online |
Requisite Knowledge
Please review the course descriptions to ensure that you have taken necessary prerequisites or meet the requirements through job experience or previous education.
Recommended Course Sequence
If you have limited or no UNIX or Linux experience, we strongly recommend that you begin with Linux, Introduction.
Linux System Administration
- Linux, Introduction (2.5)
- Linux System and Network Administration (CORE) (3.0)
- Computer Networking Essentials (3.0)
- Storage Technology in Data Centers (3.0)
- Linux System Performance in the Cloud and Data Center (3.0)
- Cloud Computing, Introduction (0.5)
- System Virtualization Fundamentals (2.5)
Linux Applications Development
- LAMP: Linux Based Web Application Development – Apache, MySQL, PHP (CORE) (3.0)
- C Programming for Beginners (2.0)
- C++ Programming, Comprehensive (3.0)
- Python Programming for Beginners (1.5)
- Python for Programmers (3.0)
Linux Core Technology
- Linux Kernel Architecture and Programming (CORE) (3.0)
- Linux Device Drivers (3.0)
- Linux Device Drivers, Advanced (3.0)
- Linux Kernel Programming, Advanced (3.0)\
- Linux Systems Programming (3.0)
- Embedded Linux Design and Programming (3.0)
Substitutions
To receive your certificate
Declaring Candidacy
You can enroll in a certificate program any time during your studies.
Once you create your student account, you can enroll in a certificate program. Although you can enroll in a program at any time, the benefit of enrolling early is that it locks in your certificate requirements. This means that even if program requirements change, the requirements to complete your certificate will remain the same for you.
- You must enroll in the certificate program before enrolling in the Certificate Completion Review.
You have a total of five years to complete all necessary courses in a certificate program.
All the necessary units in a certificate must be completed within a five-year window. The clock begins on the first day of your first course in the certificate program. For example, if you started a course on Sept. 5, 2017, you would have to complete all of the required units in this certificate by Sept. 4, 2022.
- Enrolling in a certificate program does not trigger the beginning of the five-year window. It begins the first day of the first course that applies to a certificate program.
- The Certificate Completion Review process does not have to occur within the five-year timeframe.
