BS Major in Information Technology
Requirement for a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Degree
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Component | ||
| Area I. Written Composition | 6 | |
| First-Year Composition I and First Year Composition II | ||
| Area II. Humanities and Fine Arts | 12 | |
| Fundamentals of Speech | ||
Select three semester hours from the following: | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Art History Survey I | ||
| Art History Survey II | ||
| Cinema Appreciation | ||
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Creative Writing Appreciation | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Survey of Music Literature | ||
Select three to six semester hours from the following: | ||
| Survey of British Literature | ||
| Survey of British Literature | ||
| American Literature through Whitman | ||
| American Literature from Whitman to the Present | ||
| Literature of the World I | ||
| Literature of the World II | ||
Select zero to three semester hours from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Language | ||
| Introductory French | ||
| Introductory French | ||
| Intermediate French | ||
| Intermediate French | ||
| Introductory German | ||
| Introductory German | ||
| Intermediate German | ||
| Intermediate German | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| World Religions | ||
| Old Testament Introduction | ||
| New Testament Introductions | ||
| Introductory Spanish | ||
| Introductory Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Area III. Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 11 | |
Select one from the following: | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| College Trigonometry | ||
| Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry | ||
| Calculus I | ||
Select at least eight semester hours from the following: | ||
| Introductory Biology | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| Principles of Biology | ||
| Principles of Biology | ||
| Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Earth Science/Physical Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
or ES 133 | Earth Science/Earth Systems | |
| Sustainable Earth | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Physical Geography: Weather and Climate | ||
| Physical Geography-Landforms | ||
| Interactive Physics | ||
| Introductory Physics | ||
| Descriptive Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Technical Physics I | ||
| Technical Physics II | ||
| Area IV. History, Social and Behavioral Sciences | 12 | |
Select one from the following: | ||
| Survey of World Civilization to 1500 and Survey of World Civilization since 1500 | ||
| United States History to 1877 and United States History since 1877 | ||
Select two from the following: | ||
| Communication in a Global Age | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Human Growth and Development | ||
| Introduction to Global Studies | ||
| Global Perspectives through Study Abroad | ||
| Introduction to Latin American Studies | ||
| Global Environments and Societies | ||
| People, Place, and Culture | ||
| Essentials of Healthy Living | ||
| Foundations of Health | ||
| United States Government and Politics | ||
| Global Politics and Society | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Current Social Problems | ||
| Leisure in Contemporary Life | ||
| Area V. Prescribed Supporting Courses: | ||
| Technical and Scientific Writing | ||
| Group Communication | ||
| Statistical Process Control | ||
or MA 147 | Elementary Statistics | |
| Quantitative Methods in Business and Economics | ||
or MA 125 | Calculus I | |
| Choose one from the following: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Communication Theory and the Public Interest | ||
| Major Core Requirements: | ||
| CS 135 | Computer Skills for Problem-Solving | 3 |
| CIS 225 | Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming | 3 |
| ITE 249 | Introduction to Information Security | 3 |
| CIS 289 | Introduction to Human Computer Interaction/User Experience (HCI/UX) | 3 |
| CIS 315 | Advanced Object-Oriented Programming | 3 |
| CIS 330 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CIS 344 | IT Infrastructure | 3 |
| CIS 366 | Database Development and Management | 3 |
| CIS 376 | Web Development | 3 |
| CIS 444 | Advanced IT Infrastructure | 3 |
| CIS 445 | Advanced Database Management Systems | 3 |
| CIS 476 | Software Architecture | 3 |
| CIS 486 | Projects in Information Systems | 3 |
| Concentrations - Choose one of the following: | 12 | |
| Software Development | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Computer Science II | ||
| Data Structures and Algorithms | ||
300/400 level CS course | ||
| HCI/UX | ||
| Drawing I | ||
or AR 231 | Design I | |
| Capstone HCI/UX Project | ||
| Multimodal Writing | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Cybersecurity | ||
| Digital Forensics | ||
| Usable Privacy and Security | ||
| Secure Software Development | ||
| Infrastructure Security | ||
| General Elective Hours, if required, to bring total to 120 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |