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Bachelor of Science in Information Technology


The School of Computer Science offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology as a single major. This program is open to those students who wish to get a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology and must minor in another discipline.

Degree Requirements
Information Technology BS degree as a first major requires completion of prerequisite courses and 60 credit hours (20 courses) of required and elective courses as outlined below. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Prerequisites
All students must have completed the following courses (or equivalent) prior to starting their Information Technology program.

COP 2250 - Programming in Java
PSY 2020 - Introductory Psychology or equivalent
CGS 2060 - Introduction to Microcomputers
or
CGS 2100 - Introduction to Microcomputers for Business
MAC 2147 - Pre-calculus Mathematics
MAD 1100 - Mathematic Concepts for Information Technology
CGS 3092 - Professional Ethics and Social Issues in Computer Science

Please see our graphical flowchart of courses for our BS in IT Program.

Also, please view the plan of study of courses for our BS in IT Program.

Minor in Another Discipline
All students must complete a minor in another discipline (15 credits) Computer Science and Computer Engineering are not accepted as the minor for the other academic discipline.

Core IT Courses
All students must complete all of the following courses:

COP 3804 - Intermediate Java 3 cr.
CGS 3260 - Microcomputer Organization 3 cr.
CGS 3760 - Computer Operating Systems 3 cr.
CGS 4283 - Applied Computer Networking 3 cr.
CGS 4825 - Web Site Construction and Management 3 cr.
CGS 4366 - Information Storage and Retrieval 3 cr.
ENC 3211 - Report & Technical Writing 3 cr.
21 cr.


IT Electives
All students must take 5 elective courses. Students must select two areas of concentration and take at least two courses in those two selected areas (4 courses). The fifth course may be selected from any available area of concentration.

System Administration COP 3344 (Intro to Unix/Linux) COP 4343 (Unix Admin)
Applied Network Administration CEN 4XXX (Network Admin) CEN 4500 (Data Comm.)
Application Development COP 4005 (Windows Prog. for IT) COP 4009 (Win. Comp. Tech.)
Databases COP 4723 (DB Admin) CGS 4XXX (DB Survey)

Free Electives
All students must complete 3 additional elective courses (9 credits).

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