The Information Technology Infrastructure certificate will teach you IT best practices, initiatives, and operations from a business perspective. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning and application as well as theory, allowing you to apply what you've learned right away.

Each of the six tracks consists of a core course and is completed with two technical electives. If you don't choose a track, you can design your own course of study.

  • Data Management
  • Data Science
  • Development and Operations (DevOps)
  • Networking
  • Security
  • Systems

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Courses

Prerequisites  

Your academic background and professional experience will be reviewed holistically to make a final determination about any needed prerequisites. You may need to complete one or more of the following courses. 

Tracks (Sub-plans)

Please consult with your advisor to determine which sub-plan best fits your career plans.

This track features hands-on experience with data, starting in relational databases, migrating to NoSQL (big data) concepts, and culminating with building infrastructure to support data management.

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

Learn to use massive amounts of data to ask questions, find patterns and anomalies, and further the research and development of industries outside of IT, such as health care and biological sciences.

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

This track covers the development of applications, as well as the role of code in the building, managing, and monitoring of infrastructure and operating systems and the packages required to run those applications.

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

The Networking track develops foundational knowledge of how networks work-everything from theory to physical architecture.

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

The Security track provides foundational knowledge in not just "keeping people out," but also the how and why of security breaches. This specialty examines the tools and mechanisms to track who did what, and covers the exponentially growing challenges of cloud security.

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

Stepping from the fundamentals of bare metal computing to cloud, virtualization, and software defined networking requires a unique focus. 

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

You may design your own 14-credit area of emphasis based on your individual experience and goals. Advisor approval is required. Below is a list of some of the courses you may take:

Planning Chart | A guide to help you schedule your courses
Course Catalog | Course descriptions and prerequisites
Class Schedule | Course details by semester

Admission

Admission Deadlines

Fall semester | July 15
Spring semester | November 15
Summer term | April 15

Admission Requirements

Minimum requirements include:

  • 45 transferable semester credits completed;
  • a preferred performance level of a 2.5 or better in your undergraduate or graduate-level work; if you do not have a cumulative 2.5 GPA but have relevant professional experience, contact an advisor regarding your admission;
  • exposure to operating systems and lower-level programming languages such as C or Java is desirable.

Admission Benefits

You may take one or two courses in the program before applying for official admission, however, you should apply for admission as soon as possible.

As an admitted certificate student, you will:

  • be assured that all of your course work will count toward the certificate (unless requirements change)
  • receive updates about the program
  • have an opportunity to register earlier than a student who is not admitted
  • not be assessed the University of Minnesota Student Services fee

Transferring Credits

With approval, transfer course work can make up 40 percent of the certificate requirements, with at least 60 percent earned after admission and taken at the University of Minnesota.

In addition, the IT Infrastructure certificate can apply toward the IT Infrastructure Bachelor of Applied Science degree. 

If you have any questions about how your credits may transfer in or out of this program, please consult with an advisor.

Current U of M Students

Are you a current U of M student interested in adding IT infrastructure to your studies? We also offer a IT Infrastructure minor.

Completion Requirements

To be awarded the certificate, you should complete all required coursework within four years of admission, with a minimum grade of C- and a cumulative GPA of 2.00. Refer to this planning document to help you prepare your course of study.

If you are completing an undergraduate degree as well as a certificate, there's no need to apply for graduation for your certificate. The credentials will be awarded simultaneously.

If you are completing a certificate only, you can apply for graduation online. After you've registered for your final course in the certificate, log in to myu.umn.edu and click on Student Center under key links, then My Academics and Apply for Graduation.

Registration

To find out when you should register, consult the Registration Calendar.

  • If you are a U of M admitted student, register through MyU. Instructions can be found on One Stop.
  • If you would like to take one of our courses but are a nonadmitted student (not formally admitted to a degree or certificate program), follow the registration steps outlined on One Stop.

Admissions Advising

Jeff Olsen Krengel enrollment advisor

Meet Jeff Olsen Krengel

I work with prospective students interested in our undergraduate applied science majors and those who want to design their own degree program. I’m available to answer your questions and help you find a program that meets your needs.

In my free time, I can be found reading, running with my son, or visiting a brewery. I am an avid sports fan cheering for the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota United FC, and Liverpool FC. 

Give me a call at 612-625-4340, email me, or schedule an appointment on my calendar below.