Information Technology (BS)
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Select General Education Requirements | 53-56 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Information Technology Core (a minimum grade of 'C' is required in all courses) | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| CIS 115 | Beginning Programming | 4 |
| CIS 300 | Information Tech in Society | 1 |
| CIS 321 | Data Comm and Networking | 3 |
| CIS 324 | Database Design-Dev-Mgt | 3 |
| CIS 497 | Senior Capstone Experience-W | 3 |
| CIS 498 | CIS Senior Seminar | 0 |
| ITE 271 | Info Techn in Organizations | 3 |
| ITE 272 | Systems Architecture | 3 |
| ITE 285 | Intermediate Programming | 3 |
| ITE 370 | Adv Application Development | 3 |
| ITE 474 | Human Computer Interface | 3 |
| ITE 475 | IT Project Management | 3 |
| ITE 480 | Needs Assess-Tech Eval - W | 3 |
| ITE 485 | ITE Senior Demo Project | 3 |
| ITE Electives (a minimum grade of 'C' is required in all courses) | ||
| A. Complete 21 credit hours in one of the following Focus Tracks: 1 | 21 | |
| Web Publishing Concentration | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| Publishing for the WWW | ||
| Multimedia Production | ||
| Web Site Management | ||
| Adv Web Development | ||
B. Nine hours of approved electives | ||
| Networking Concentration | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| Network Administration | ||
| Network Infrastructure Systems | ||
| Network Security Management | ||
| Advanced Network Management | ||
B. Nine hours of approved electives | ||
| Digital Forensics Concentration | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| Intro to Forensic Science | ||
| Advanced Operating Systems | ||
| File Sys for Digital Forensics | ||
| Digital Forensic Analysis | ||
B. Nine hours of approved electives | ||
| Minor Requirements | ||
| A minor is not required for this degree program | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 112-115 | |
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Students complete one of the following Focus Tracks consisting of twelve (12) hours of specified Focus Track courses and nine (9) hours of approved Information Technology support electives.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I - Written Composition | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| EH 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| EH 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Area II - Humanities & Fine Arts | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| CA 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| B. Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| Brit Lit before 1785 | ||
| Brit Lit after 1785 | ||
| Am Lit before 1865 | ||
| Am Lit after 1865 | ||
| World Lit before 1650 | ||
| World Lit after 1650 | ||
| C. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of Art | ||
| Art History I | ||
| Art History II | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| D. Select three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to African Amer Studies | ||
| Survey of Art | ||
| Art History I | ||
| Art History II | ||
| Survey of Non-Western Art | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Intro Anc Greek Roman Culture | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Brit Lit before 1785 | ||
| Brit Lit after 1785 | ||
| Am Lit before 1865 | ||
| Am Lit after 1865 | ||
| World Lit before 1650 | ||
| World Lit after 1650 | ||
| Introductory Latin I | ||
| Introductory Latin II | ||
| Introductory French I | ||
| Introductory French II | ||
| Introductory Chinese I | ||
| Introductory Chinese II | ||
| Introductory Spanish I | ||
| Introductory Spanish II | ||
| Intro Classical Greek I | ||
| Intro Classical Greek II | ||
| Introductory German I | ||
| Introductory German II | ||
| Accelerated Intro German | ||
| Introductory Russian I | ||
| Introductory Russian II | ||
| Accelerated Intro Russian | ||
| Intermediate Latin I | ||
| Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Intermediate French I | ||
| Intermediate French II | ||
| Accelerated Inter French - H | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I | ||
| Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I | ||
| Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| Inter Spanish Accel -H | ||
| Interm Classical Greek I | ||
| Interm Classical Greek II | ||
| Intermediate German I | ||
| Intermediate German II | ||
| Intermediate Russian I | ||
| Intermediate Russian II | ||
| Intensive Second Year Russian | ||
| Introductory Japanese I | ||
| Introductory Japanese II | ||
| Introductory Arabic I | ||
| Introductory Arabic II | ||
| Intro American Sign Language I | ||
| Intro American Sign Lang II | ||
| Introductory Korean I | ||
| Introductory Korean II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I | ||
| Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I | ||
| Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Intermediate ASL I | ||
| Intermediate ASL II | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Logic | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Social Ethics | ||
| Western Philosophy: Classical | ||
| Intro to the Study of Religion | ||
| Old Testament/Hebrew Bible | ||
| Survey of the New Testament | ||
| Area III – Natural Sciences & Mathematics | ||
| A. Select 3-4 hours from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Calculus and Its Applications (see footnote table below) 2 | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| B. Select 8-10 hours from the following: | 8-10 | |
| Biological Anthropology and Biological Anthropology Lab | ||
| Life Science I and Life Science I Laboratory | ||
| General Biology I and General Biology I Lab | ||
| Life Science II and Life Science II Lab | ||
| General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | ||
| Survey of Inorg and Org Chem and Survey Inorg-Org Chem Lab | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | ||
| Environmental Geography and Environmental Geography Lab | ||
| Earth and the Environment and Earth and the Environment Lab | ||
| Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | ||
| Earth History and Earth History Lab | ||
| Ocean Science and Ocean Science Lab | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy and Introduction to Astronomy Lab | ||
| Concepts of Physics and Concepts of Physics Laboratory | ||
| Physics with Algebra-Trig I and Alg-Trig Based Physics I Lab | ||
| Physics with Algebra -Trig II and Alg-Trig Based Physics II Lab | ||
| Calculus-Based Physics I and Calculus-Based Physics I Lab | ||
| Calculus-Based Physics II and Calculus-Based Physics II Lab | ||
| Area IV – History, Social & Behavioral Sciences 1 | ||
| A. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| HY of Western Civilization I | ||
| HY of Western Civilization II | ||
| US History to 1877 | ||
| US History since 1877 | ||
| B. Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Intro to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Intro Archaeology-Bio Anthro | ||
| Intro to Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Comm | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Prin of Microeconomics | ||
| Prin of Macroeconomics | ||
| People, Places, Environment | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| Intro to Gender Studies | ||
| HY of Western Civilization I | ||
| HY of Western Civilization II | ||
| US History to 1877 | ||
| US History since 1877 | ||
| Global Issues | ||
| Seasons of Life | ||
| Intro Native American Studies | ||
| Intro to US Government | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Life Span Development | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Area V | ||
| A. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Data Analytics I (see footnote table below) 2 | ||
| Stat Reason and Application | ||
| Applied Probability-Statistics | ||
| B. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Data Analytics II (see footnote table below) 2 | ||
| Stat Research Techniques | ||
| Applied Regression Analysis | ||
| Design-Analysis of Experiments | ||
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| CA 275 | Decision Making - Small Groups | 3 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| EH 372 | Technical Writing - W | 3 |
| or EH 373 | Writing in Professions - W | |
| Total Hours | 53-56 | |
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Students must complete a 6 credit hour sequence either in literature (Area II – EH 215 & EH 216, EH 225 & EH 226, or EH 235 & EH 236) or history (Area IV – HY 101 & HY 102 or HY 135 & HY 136).
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Recommended Course
Additional Information
Courses in the Major Requirements must be completed with a minimum grade of “C”.
Graduation Plan
(120 Total Hours)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| EH 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| CA 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| MA 120 | Calculus and Its Applications | 3 |
| ITE 271 | Info Techn in Organizations | 3 |
| History | Area IV, B 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| CA 275 | Decision Making - Small Groups | 3 |
| CIS 115 | Beginning Programming | 4 |
| Natural Sci Elec. 1 | Natural Science Elective 1 | 4 |
| Approved Gen Elect | Approved General Elective | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ITE 285 | Intermediate Programming | 3 |
| ITE 272 | Systems Architecture | 3 |
| CIS 324 | Database Design-Dev-Mgt | 3 |
| Statistics I | Statistics I | 3 |
| Natural Sci Elect 2 | Natural Science Elective 2 | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CIS 321 | Data Comm and Networking | 3 |
| ITE 370 | Adv Application Development | 3 |
| EH 372 | Technical Writing - W | 3 |
| Statistics II | Statistics II | 3 |
| Social Science I | Social Science I | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CIS 300 | Information Tech in Society | 1 |
| Focus Track 1 | Focus Track 1 | 3 |
| Focus Track 2 | Focus Track 2 | 3 |
| Art/Drama/Music | Art/Drama/Music Course | 3 |
| ITE 480 | Needs Assess-Tech Eval - W | 3 |
| Literature | Literature | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ITE 474 | Human Computer Interface | 3 |
| ITE 475 | IT Project Management | 3 |
| Focus Track 3 | Focus Track 3 | 3 |
| Focus Track 4 | Focus Track 4 | 3 |
| Social Science 2 | Social Science 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Focus Track Support Elective | Focus Track Support Elective | 3 |
| Focus Track Support Elective | Focus Track Support Elective | 3 |
| Lit/Fine & Perf Art Elective | Lit/Fine & Perf Art Elective | 3 |
| Social Science 3 | Social Science 3 | 3 |
| Approved Gen Elective | Approved General Elective | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Focus Track Support Elective | Focus Track Support Elective | 3 |
| ITE 485 | ITE Senior Demo Project | 3 |
| CIS 497 | Senior Capstone Experience-W | 3 |
| CIS 498 | CIS Senior Seminar | 0 |
| Approved Gen Elec | Approved General Elective | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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