• Use proven design techniques to develop effective relational databases.
• Design queries to retrieve meaningful information.
• Understand client-server systems and SQL commands.
• Create a database using a WYSIWYG program.
• Optimize the functions of a database for everyday operations.

Prerequisites
You should have a basic understanding of the Windows operating system. You should also be familiar with database concepts, such as the difference between a field and a record, or the similarity between a record and a row.

Certificate Class Requirements
A minimum of 72 hours is required –12 hours from Server-Based classes, 36 hours from File-Based classes (including at least one advanced level course), and 24 additional hours from the courses listed below.

Certificate Requirements
Complete the application form and return it with your $25 nonrefundable fee. To earn this certificate, you must complete a minimum of 72 hours in the classes and categories specified. (Please note that you are required to take at least one advanced level class in the File-Based category.) If you have successfully completed some of these certificate classes through the UM-St. Louis Microcomputer Program in the 24 months prior to completing your application, they may be applied to this certificate. You can list these classes on your application form. Granting approval for these classes depends on verification of satisfactory completion of each class. Previously taken classes can be applied to only one specialized certificate.

• Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; submitting the application and paying the fee doesn’t guarantee a seat in any class.
• You do not have to be enrolled in the certificate program to take these classes.
• You also receive CEUs for successful completion of each class. Students completing the Database Technology Chancellor's Certificate receive at least 7.2 CEUs. The hours completed in these classes will also be applied toward the 96-hour Chancellor's Certificate on the Computer. Other certificates are also available.