2026-2027 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
Badge in Distributed Computing
The College of Computing's Distributed Computing badge is designed to prepare students to accomplish the following:
- Describe how TCP/IP enables the Internet to function.
- Set up network firewalls.
- Evaluate different virtualization architectures.
- Understand issues posed by distributed systems such as clock synchronization, naming, and consistency.
- Write a Web-based application.
Admission
Completion of a bachelor's degree and evidence of object-oriented programming skills are required for admission.
Program Location
Classes are offered fully online, in a hybrid format, or in-person in the late afternoon or evening in downtown Grand Rapids.
Requirements
The Distributed Computing badge is comprised of three courses (9 credits).