Computer Science skills are in high demand as it has become a driving force behind many of the advances in business, science and math, and now even social sciences and art. Thus in 2014, the State Board of Education and House Education Committee approved a rule change which allows students to take dual credit or AP computer science as core math or science credit versus elective – providing incentive for high school students to explore the field of Computer Science. To supply this demand, we need teachers that are trained to teach computer science effectively.
The Computer Science courses have been designed for students admitted to the Computer Science Teacher Endorsement Graduate Certificate program to prepare in-service teachers to teach computer science in high schools.
For additional information contact: Dr. Amit Jain (208) 426-3821, email ajain@boisestate.edu or Dr. Jyh-haw Yeh (208) 426-3034, email jhyeh@boisestate.edu.
Cohorts form each summer. The application deadline for the next cohort is April 15th.
The planned course progression in the first year is to take CS 501 in the summer, followed by CS 503 in the Fall, CS 505 in the Spring. During the second year, students will take CS 518 and a CS elective course, followed by a final CS elective course during the Fall semester.