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Obtaining certifications can be beneficial for university students who are pursuing a career in the technology field.

These certifications can demonstrate to potential employers that the student has acquired a certain level of knowledge, skills, and expertise in a specific area. This can enhance their professional credibility and increase their chances of landing internships, co-op placements, or full-time job offers. Additionally, certifications can help students stay competitive in a constantly evolving technology landscape and show their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. By obtaining technology certifications while still in university, students can set themselves apart from their peers and position themselves for success in their future careers.

AWS Cloud Practitioner

The offers a foundational understanding of AWS Cloud concepts, services, and terminology. This is a good starting point for individuals in non-technical roles with no prior IT or cloud experience or for those with on-premises IT experience looking for basic AWS Cloud fluency. This certification can give candidates the confidence to tackle role-based AWS Certifications.

Security+

CompTIA is a global certification that validates the baseline skills necessary to perform core security functions and pursue an IT security career.

Network+

CompTIA helps develop a career in IT infrastructure covering troubleshooting, configuring, and managing networks.

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

The is an essential first step in building a career as a project manager. It can also aid you in pursuing many of our major certifications including the gold standard PM certification, the 

CISCO Networking Academy

courses are designed to prepare you for Cisco Certification and other industry recognized certification exams. Cisco Certifications are highly valued by employers globally, as they demonstrate your exceptional skills, relevant to many industries, including health care, manufacturing, retail, financial, education, and more.

Radford has partnered with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering to help our students pursue an accelerated Masters of Engineering (MEng).

The goal of the program is to enable Radford undergraduate students to take courses toward a Virginia Tech MEng degree before completing their degree at Radford.

Participating Students can take up to 12 graduate credits deemed eligible for transfer to the MEng degree, beyond 120 semester credit hours required by Radfords undergraduate degree. 

Note: There are limitations for double counting of graduate credit hours.

Possible Scenarios for Double Counting of Graduate Credit Hours

Required Semester Credit Hours for Bachelor Degree

Maximum Allowable Graduate Credit Hours that can be Doubled

120 credits

0 credits

123 credits

3 credits

126 credits

6 credits

129 credits

9 credits

132+ credits

12 credits

How to 澳门老奇人论坛

澳门老奇人论坛 to Virginia Tech's Computer Science & Applications (CSA) Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate program the 2nd semester of Junior year, by credit hours. 

Contact Jeff Pittges in regard to the online application and fee waiver.

Additional application requirements

  • A resume
  • 3 letters of reference
  • Statement of purpose and career objectives
  • Minimum 3.3 GPA in the last 60 hours of bachelor degree coursework
  • Transcripts, including official transcipts of all non-Virginia Tech

Note: GRE Scores are not required to apply.

After submitting the application for submission:

  • Complete and Submit the Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Status and Course Designation Form.

After Acceptance

Students should complete the graduate courses they intend to transfer to Virginia Tech and adhere to the following to remain in good standing:

  • Maintain an overall 3.3 or above GPA.
  • A maximum of 12 credit hours may be double-counted (subject to credit hourse completed).
  • Double count no more than 6 4XXX level credits.
  • Earn a "B" or better in each course to be double counted.
  • Not enroll in a pass-fail option for a course when a graded option is available.

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Virginia Tech Equivalent

440: Data Engineering

CS 4XXX Elective

540: Data Engineering

CS 5644: Social Media Analytics

541: Advanced Database Management Systems

CS 5614: Database Management Systems

542: Database Warehousing, Mining, and Reporting

CS 5XXX Elective

645: Information Security, Privacy, and Reliability

CS 5XXX Elective

660: Algorithms and Data Structures for Large Data Sets

CS 5XXX Elective

685: Information Analytics

CS 5XXX Elective

Not a Computer Science Major and still interested?

Non-computer science majors are still eligible to apply! Students who are not in the computer science major must complete the following courses before enrolling into graduate courses:

  • ITEC 120: Principles of Computer Science I
  • ITEC 220: Principles of Computer Science II
  • ITEC 340: Database I