The Microsoft certified technology specialist (MCTS) option provides the foundation for Microsoft certification. These certifications are designed to validate your skills on the features and functionality of key technologies. You can show your depth of knowledge in one specific technology, earn multiple certifications to show breadth across different products, or build on the MCTS to earn a professional series credential.

Earning a certification validates your proven experience and knowledge in using Microsoft products and solutions. Designed to be relevant in today's rapidly changing IT marketplace, MCTS help you utilize evolving technologies, fine-tune your troubleshooting skills, and improve your job satisfaction.

This program prepares you for entry-level work in Microsoft development and applications and/or preparation for transfer to a four-year design program at a university.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours	Prerequisite
ITD1XX	Information Technology Seminar	1	-
ECA122	Computer Applications for Technical Professionals	3	-
ECA127	Programming Logic and Problem Solving	3	-
ECA228	Internet/Intranet Design and Development (HTML, XHTML, and CSS)	3	-
ECA253	Data Modeling and Database Design	3	-
ENG124	College Composition	3	Test
		16
Second Semester
ECA128	Visual Basic Development	3	ECA127
ECA139	Microsoft SQL Server Database	3	ECA253
ECA229	Active Server Page Development (ASP.NET)	3	ECA127, ECA228
ECA297	Microsoft Sharepoint Development	3	ECA127, ECA228
MTH125	College Algebra	4	MTH101 or MTH103 or Test
		16
Summer Semester
COM121/122/123	Effective Speaking or Interpersonal Communication or Intergroup Communications	3	None/None/ENG124
MTH222	Statistics	3	MTH100 or MTH125 or Test
	Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective	3	-
		9
Third Semester
ECA225	Web Development with JavaScript and AJAX	3	ECA228
ECA226	Windows Programming with C#	3	ECA127
ECA234	Advanced Cascading Style Sheets	3	ECA228
ECA296	Advanced Active Server Page Development (ASP.NET)	3	ECA229
ENT120	Entrepreneurship	2	IDS102
		14
Fourth Semester
ECA288	Microsoft ADO Development	3	ECA127
ECA289	Microsoft Presentation Foundations	3	ECA127
ECA287	Developing Custom Controls for .NET	3	ECA128 or ECA226
	Technical Elective	3	-
ECA292	Information Technology Capstone	3	Sophomore Status
ENT121	Entrepreneurial Marketing	3	ENT120
		18
	TOTAL CREDITS	73

ECA292 should be taken in the last or next-to-last semester of enrollment.