If you’re ready to break into tech, our 21-credit full-stack development certificate can put you on the fast track. This program equips you with the skills to build mobile and desktop applications and every credit counts toward a bachelor’s degree.
Fast-track your future with full-stack skills
At a glance
Format
On-campus
Start dates
Fall, Spring, or Summer
What you'll learn
In the full-stack development certificate program, you’ll learn to build websites and mobile apps using both front-end and back-end tools. These skills prepare you for roles like web developer or application developer, with graduates earning over $52,000 annually in fields such as tech, health care, and digital services.
Get a head start on your bachelor's degree
By completing your undergraduate certificate, you’ll not only earn a valuable credential to make an immediate impact on your career, you’ll also lay the groundwork for a bachelor’s of science degree. Transfer your certificate into a Luddy Indianapolis bachelor’s degree.
Careers
Your Certificate in Full-Stack Development will qualify you for jobs including:
Students who’ve earned our certificate are earning more than $52,000 annually, on average, in positions including operations engineer, information systems analyst, and front-end engineer. They work in health care, high-tech integration applications, digital experience development, and other fields.
Eligible funding
All tuition and fees are eligible for the NextLevel Jobs Work-Ready grant. You must be an Indiana resident, have a high school diploma, but less than an associate’s degree, and submit the FAFSA to qualify.
This certificate is eligible for federal financial aid. You must submit the FAFSA to qualify.
Certificate requirements
Courses (21 cr.)
- NEWM-N 115 Introduction to Front-end Development (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 215 Intermediate Front-end Development (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 220 Media Application Development (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 315 Advanced Front-end Development (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 320 Intermediate Media Application Development (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 322 Dynamic Data Applications (3 cr.)
- NEWM-N 423 Database Development for Mobile Applications (3 cr.)
Note for Ivy Tech transfer students: This certificate offers a quick pathway to a credential, or completion of courses that may be required for your bachelor’s degree.
A C- or higher is required for all courses. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA. This plan of study is subject to revision.
Getting started
You can earn this as a stand-alone certificate, or as part of an undergraduate degree. To get started, you’ll need to be admitted to IU Indianapolis as an undergraduate student.
Current students
Contact your advisor to add this certificate to your major.
New students
You will need to apply to IU Indianapolis as an undergraduate student.