Certificate
IT Professional Certificate

The IT professional certificate provides students with essential skills in information technology to prepare them for an entry-level job, or internship, in an IT-related field.
This certificate is offered by Ensign College, with

Looking Ahead
Potential Employment
- General or database programmer
- Database designer or developer
- Data warehouse
Certificate of IT Professional Certificate
Program Requirements
This certificate builds into the Information Technology (System Administration) degree.
This is an advanced certificate. Prior to working on this certificate, you must complete the Technical Support Engineer certificate.
Certificate
15 CREDITS
Associate
60 CREDITS
Bachelor's
90–96 CREDITS
Certificate of IT Professional Certificate
Course Code
Course Name
# of Credits
IT143
Database Design and Analysis
3
IT160
Cloud Computing Essentials
3
IT210
Linux Fundamentals
3
IT312
Cybersecurity Foundations
3
IT316
Scripting for Security Operations
3

Why choose this certificate?
Studying in this field will prepare you to understand the fundamentals of information technology, a discipline that is essential to nearly every industry.
BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have arecommended plan of certificates that will help students increase their income and improve their employment possibilities.
BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have a

Outcomes
- Design, configure, and query a relational database
- Configure a peer-to-peer network
- Demonstrate cybersecurity techniques including configuring proper security policies
- Demonstrate how to install and configure a Domain Controller and Active Directory objects
- Prepare and pass several industry certification exams