Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

This certificate focuses on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for different purposes, including machine vision (e.g., robotics), machine learning for big data, data analytics, the internet of things, and information retrieval, in which data may include web-based medical text and cultural heritage documents. These courses will take advantage of USD’s high-performance computing capacity. The AI certificate is beneficial for people in various domains, including data analytics with machine learning models, computational chemistry, physics, business/finance and health sciences.  Learn more at usd.edu/online-ai-cert.

DELIVERY: On campus | Online

Certificate Requirements - 12 Credit Hours

• Category A: Core courses (Select 6 credit hours from the following courses)

• CSC 722 - Machine Learning Fundamentals 3 cr
• CSC 752 - Computer Vision (C) 3 cr
• CSC 761 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence (C) 3 cr
• CSC 785 - Information Storage and Retrieval 3 cr
• CSC 787 - AI in Medical Imaging Informatics 3 cr

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• Category B: Foundation courses (Select 6 credit hours from the following courses)

• CSC 525 - High Performance Computing 3 cr
• CSC 586 - Data Mining 3 cr
• STAT 580 - Applied Statistics 3 cr
• STAT 581 - Probability and Statistics 3 cr
• CSC 542 - Applied Math for Data Science and Machine Learning 3 cr
• CSC 588 - Pattern Recognition & Machine Learning 3 cr

Application Requirements

1. Completed application
2. $35 application fee
3. Official transcripts*
4. Letters of recommendation*
5. Admission test scores*
6. Statement of purpose
7. Resume/CV*

*Requirements for admission vary by program and may require different documentation and have different deadlines. For specific program requirements and submission deadline, visit: catalog.usd.edu.

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference USD’s State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization

Questions?

Department of Computer Science
605-677-5388 | cs@usd.edu | usd.edu/csci

Graduate Admissions 
605-658-6140 | gradadmissions@usd.edu  | usd.edu/grad