Developed initially by the FEAC Institute of Washington DC and offered in cooperation with the California State University at Hayward, this 20 CEU professional Practitioner's EA Certificate program covers Enterprise Architecture as mandated, used and applied in the Federal Government. It also applies to all supporting contractors and state and local Government entities.

After successfully completing the 10-week program and passing the certification examination, students earn a Certificate of Completion in the Enterprise Architecture courses from the Division of Extended Education CSU Hayward,

Course Descriptions

01. Laws, Regulations, Theories, Principles, Methodology

Definition of the "Enterprise" in EA terms: Strategic, Business, Information, Data, Systems and IT architectures

02. Preparation, Planning, Requirements For Business 

Strategic Planning as the corner stone of EA

Examination of all of the FEA-PMO Business Reference Models

03. Data, Application, Technology

Information Architecture as the common denominator for Interoperability

EA methods, products, and tools and the relevance of visual models in EA

04. Using Internal Implementation, Marketing, Selling

IT Architecture Methodologies (Zachman, IT Asset Framework, Boar, Student's Own Framework) - review of basic concepts in light of an integrated repository

Activity based costing and cost/benefits analysis

05. Project Development and Presentation, Program Certification Exam  

Formal presentations, critique and grading of individual and teamwork projects developed during the program's practicum period based on the SOW developed in the beginning of the program

Sit for the Certification exam for professional EA Certification