BS in Information Technology

Degree Requirements

The Information Technology (IT) program offers both a major and a minor in IT.  Upon completion of General Studies, pre-major and major core course requirements, students may choose one of the five application domain concentration areas in Network/Database/Web, Accounting, Business, Computer Science, and Medical Informatics. 

2010-2011	Credits
General Studies Courses	36-40
Pre-Major Courses	10
Major Core Courses	45
Application Domain Concentration Elective Courses	15
Free Elective Courses	10-14
Total	120

Information Technology Pre-Major Courses 
10 hours

ITS 101 Computer Applications I (3)
ITS 201 Information Technology Fundamentals (3)
MAT 130 Precalculus (4)*
MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics (3)
*Three hours count toward general studies requirement, replacing GSR104.

Major Core Courses    
45 hours                                                           

ITS 202 Computer Hardware Essentials (3)
ITS 203 Operating Systems Essentials (3)
ITS 211 Programming I (3)
ITS 212 Programming II (3)
ITS 321 Database Fundamentals (3)
ITS 322 Database Applications (3)
ITS 331 Computer Networking Fundamentals (3)
ITS 341 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
ITS 351 Web Systems and Digital Media (3)
ITS 361 Information Security Fundamentals (3)
ITS 371 Human Computer Interaction (3)
ITS 381 Social and Professional Issues in IT (3)
ITS 382 IT Technical Writing (3)
ITS 491 Year-long Senior Capstone Design Project (6)

Application Domain Concentration Elective Courses                                          
15 hours

The field of IT is broad enough that it has applications in nearly all human endeavors. To function as user advocates, IT students must be able to work effectively with people from other disciplines. The concentration elective courses are designed to provide students with application domain knowledge of their choice. Students must select 15 credit hours in consultation with their faculty advisors from the following concentration categories and associated course lists (NOTE: courses with * are required)                          

Network/Database/Web Concentration Electives (15 credits):

ITS 423 Database Administration (3)
ITS 432 Network Administration-Client Support (3)
ITS 433 Network Administration-Server Support (3)
ITS 452 Web Programming (3)
ITS 453 E-commerce Application Development (3)
ITS 495 Special Topics (1-3)

Accounting Concentration Electives (15 credits):

ACC201 Financial Accounting (3)*
ACC202 Managerial Accounting (3)*
ACC 331 Income Tax Accounting (3)*
ACC 442 Accounting Information Systems (3)*
ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
ACC 321 Managerial Cost Accounting (3)

Business Concentration Electives (15 credits):

BUS 211 Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
BUS 221 Marketing (3)
BUS 331 Business Statistics (3)
BUS 351 Business Finance (3)
BUS 371 Business Law I (3)
BUS 431 Production and Operations Management (3)
BUS 461 Global Business (3)
ECO 201 Introduction to Economics I (3)
ECO 202 Introduction to Economics II (3)

Computer Science Concentration Electives (15 credits):

CSC 201 Introduction to Computer Organization (3)
CSC 202 Assembly Language Programming (3)
CSC 305 Introduction to File Processing (3)
CSC 315 Data Structure and Algorithm Analysis (3)
CSC 336 Organization of Programming Languages (3)
CSC 401 Analysis of Algorithms (3)
CSC 402 Artificial Intelligence (3)
CSC 406 Object Oriented Programming (3)
CSC 495 Special Topics (1-3)

Medical Informatics Concentration Electives (15 credits):

BIO 106 Medical Terminology (3)
BIO 107 Principles of Biology for Science Majors I (4)
BIO 108 Principles of Biology for Science Majors II (4)
BIO 233 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
BIO 332 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
CHE 107 General Chemistry I (3)
CHE 108 General Chemistry II (3)
CHE 109 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
CHE 110 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
ITS 395 Special Topics (1-3)
ITS 495 Special Topics (1-3)

Free Elective Courses
10 hours

IT Industry Certification Requirement

A minimum of three industry-sponsored IT certifications are required as it has become a general practice by employers to demand a relevant college degree as well as IT certifications for entry level professional jobs. While our courses cover latest knowledge and technology in the field, the industry sponsored IT certifications are widely accepted validation for specific technical skills. Many of our courses, although primarily designed to cover the standard IT body of knowledge, also prepare students to achieve IT certifications of their choice. 

IT Major Internship Requirement

Two summer or semester internships are required. Students can start the internship program in their sophomore year. Our in-house internship coordinator and faculty advisor will work closely with each student on internship preparation, placement, and follow-up.

Laptop and ACM Student Membership Requirements

IT majors and minors are required to have their own laptops.  Check the IT Program website for minimum system configurations for laptops (PC and Apple Mac). They are also required to join Association of Computing Machinery (www.acm.org), the world's largest professional, educational, and scientific computing society. An annual student membership fee is $19 with many benefits, such as free online books and courses, career advises, job fairs, student and computing professional networks, and conferences.