D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5-E, § 1618
Computer Science
Authority: Sections 2a, 3(b)(11), (12) and (17) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2601.01, 38-2602(b)(11), (12), and (17) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)), and Sections 1002(a)(22) and (36) of the Non-Health Related Occupations and Professions Licensure Act of 1998, effective April 20, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-261; D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.04(a)(22) and (36) (2015 Repl.)). Source: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6907-08 (October 1, 1993); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 9071, 9088 (July 1, 2016).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
1618.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification in computer science, coursework in the following representing eighteen (18) semester hours shall be required:
- (a) Structured Programming with Pascal;
- (b) Advanced Pascal or a comparable advanced structured programming course;
- (c) Twelve (12) semester hours in related computer science courses to include the following:
- (1) Three (3) semester hours related to hardware;
- (A) Assembly Language/Computer Systems;
- (B) Design of Switching Systems;
- (C) Computer Architecture; or
- (D) Others;
- (2) Three (3) semester hours related to software:
- (A) Software engineering;
- (B) Operating systems;
- (C) Database Management; or
- (D) Others;
- (3) Three (3) semester hours related to theory;
- (A) Theory and Foundations of Computations;
- (B) Discrete Mathematics;
- (C) Organization of Computer Languages; or
- (D) Data structures and algorithms analysis;
- (4) Three (3) semester hours related to computers in society;
- (A) Social impact of computers;
- (B) Computers in society; or
- (C) Others; and
- (d) Proficiency in at least two (2) structured programming languages such as structured BASIC, LOGO, or others to be verified by an interview panel.
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking
published at 40 DCR 6893, 6907-08 (October 1, 1993).