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How to Apply

Currently accepting applications Next program starts: Winter 2009 Program location: Online Next information meeting: Tues., November 4 (see details >>) Sign up to receive e-mail updates >> Contact a program representative >>

• Admission Requirements
• Technology Requirements
• Application Process
• Fees and Tuition
• Earning the Certificate
• Cancellations

If you are familiar with the program and application process, you can print an application form now.

Admission Requirements

Proficiency in C or C++, equivalent to the UW Extension certificates in C or C++ programming is required.

English Proficiency: Students who are non-native English speakers are expected to have adequate English language proficiency. For details, see English Language Guidelines.

Technology Requirements

Preliminary Requirements: Access to a PC running Windows (2000/XP) with an available serial port and USB port is required outside of class. The PC must be equipped with an internet browser and e-mail capability.

Additional technology requirements TBD.

Application Process

The 2009 program begins in February 2009. Applications are now being accepted and will be reviewed in the order they are received starting October 13 through November 30, 2008. After December 1, 2008 you are encouraged to call 206-685-8936 or e-mail us to learn if a program is still accepting applications.

To Apply: Please submit one copy of the application form with a $50 certificate program fee* and two stapled application sets, which include the following clearly labeled documents:

1. A typed (250-word maximum) letter of application describing
   1. your programming experience/knowledge and how it was acquired
   2. how you expect the program will help you meet your professional goals**
2. Your résumé listing education and applicable experience**
3. Applicants who have received degrees in countries where English is not the native language must submit official scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Michigan Test International. A score of 580 or higher (paper-based) or a score of 237 or higher (computer-based) is required on the TOEFL exam. A score of 90 or higher is required on the Michigan Test.

Application Review: Applications are evaluated by a review committee designated by the advisory board. Selection of program participants is based on admission requirements. Applicants receive written notification of their acceptance or non-acceptance within two weeks after their application is received.

Enrollment: Applicants accepted to the program receive enrollment information for the first-term course and are encouraged to make their fall tuition payment early. Enrollment in the program is on a first-come, first-served basis, upon receipt of the first-term tuition payment.

Waitlist: Some programs maintain a waitlist for applicants accepted after the program has reached enrollment capacity. If space becomes available, waitlisted applicants will be notified and given an opportunity to enroll. If space does not become available, waitlisted applicants will be offered a space in the next program offering.

* The certificate program fee is not refundable and does not guarantee admission to, or enrollment in, the program.

**Individuals who have successfully completed the UW C Programming Certificate Program or C++ Programming Certificate Program are automatically accepted, and are not required to submit résumés or letters. However, such individuals must submit the application form, indicating successful completion of the C Programming Certificate Program or C++ Programming Certificate Program, and the $50 nonrefundable certificate program fee.

Fees and Tuition

Optional fees for a Uniform Access computer account are $120 (six months).

Information on registration and refund policies and procedures is included with registration materials.

Tuition is payable on a course-by-course basis. Tuition for the winter quarter is $795 plus $299 for the Development Kit, excluding the certificate program registration fees and textbooks. There is a $50 nonrefundable certificate program fee to apply to this program and a $35 nonrefundable registration fee each quarter. The University's tuition exemption policy does not apply to this program. Fees and tuition are subject to change. First-term tuition, plus the nonrefundable registration fee, is due two weeks prior to the first day of the course.

Earning the Certificate

Participants are evaluated in each course on the basis of standards established by the advisory board and instructors. At the end of each course, participants are notified of successful or unsuccessful completion. Because courses are arranged sequentially, participants need to successfully complete classes in the previous term before they advance to the next term.

Once you have been accepted into the program, you have 1.5 years to complete it.

When the required courses are completed in these noncredit programs, participants earn a certificate, which is presented at the annual UW Extension awards ceremony.

Cancellations

UW Extension reserves the right to cancel programs or classes with low enrollment.