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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (A.S., B.S.)
School of Business and Technology

The information technology program offers a B.S. in information technology and an A.S. in information technology—Web site design.

B.S. in Information Technology
The Bachelor of Science in information technology curriculum gives students a broad education in current areas of information technology with a focus on application development skills, networks and communication systems, Internet and web technologies, security, database management, business processes, and project management. It provides a suitable background for employment in software development and testing, application support, network maintenance, database development, e-commerce, or IT management and services.

Core and Concentration Requirements
CIS 120 Computer Science I
3
CIS 130 Prog Prob Solv C++
3
CIS 140 Computer Architectures
3
CIS 150 Discrete Structures
3
CIS 220 Computer Science II
3
CIS 230 Appl Dev Using VB.NET
3
CIS 250 Intro to Algorithms
3
CIS 261 Web Design and Dev I
3
CIS 262 Web Design and Dev II
3
CIS 330 OOP Using Java
3
CIS 335 E-commerce Management
3
CIS 340 Operating Systems
3
CIS 360 Database Management
3
CIS 370 Software Engineering 
3
CIS 425 Practicum
6
CIS 435 Multi-tier Web Applications
3
CIS 460 Network Security
3
CIS 480 Special Topics
3
CIS 490 Senior Capstone
3
MATH 130 Plane Trigonometry
3
MATH 210 Calculus I
4
MGMT 120 Intro to Business & Tech Skills
3
CIS electives
15
Total
85
General education reqs
36
Degree total
121
Suggested Sequence
First Year Fall
CIS 115 Fund of Computer Apps
3
CIS 120 Computer Science I
3
ECON 201 Principles of Economics I
3
MGMT 120 Intro to Business & Tech Skills
3
Natural science elective
3
Total
15
First Year Spring
CIS 130 Prog Prob Solv C++
3
CIS 220 Computer Science II
3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II
3
ENGL 101  English Composition I
3
CIS elective
3
Humanities/fine arts elective
3
Total
18
Second Year Fall
CIS 140 Computer Architecture
3
CIS 230 Appl Dev Using VB.NET
3
CIS 261 Web Design and Dev I
3
CIS 330 OOP Using Java
3
PHIL 190 Ethics
3
Total
15
Second Year Spring
CIS 262 Web Design and Dev III
3
CIS 370 Software Engineering 
3
ENGL 102  English Composition II
3
ENGL 220 Tech Writing
3
MATH 120 College Algebra
3
MATH 130 Plane Trigonometry
3
Total
18
Third Year Fall
CIS 330 E-commerce Management
3
CIS 340 Operating Systems
3
CIS 360 Database Management
3
MATH 210 Calculus I
4
CIS elective
3
Total
16
Third Year Spring
CIS 150 Discrete Structures
3
CIS 250 Intro to Algorithms
3
CIS elective
3
Natural science elective
3
Social science elective
3
Total
15
Fourth Year Fall
CIS 460 Network Security
3
CIS 425 Practicum
6
CIS electives
6
Total
15
Fourth Year Spring
CIS 435 Multi-Tier Web Applications
3
CIS 480 Special Topics
3
CIS 490 Senior Capstone
3
Total 
9
Degree total
121
 
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