# CIS126 Introduction to Programming

**Canonical URL:** https://www.ecpi.edu/course/cis126

**Last Updated:** 2026-10-14T21:42:42+00:00

**College:** College of Technology

**Department:** Cybersecurity

**Credit Hours:** 3.00

**Prerequisites:** Any of: CIS101, CIS106

**Corequisites:** CIS126L

**Course Description:**

This course will provide students with an introduction to structured concepts of a high-level programming language. Students will learn the basic syntax of a programming language. Students will learn about primitive data types, declarations, constants, variables, assignment operations, expression evaluation, and basic console I/O.

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