Information Technology, BS

60-63 credit hours

The School of Accelerated Degree Programs Bachelor of Science in Information Technology provides a wide range of courses for students interested in the information age. Classes are taught by experienced professionals in the various areas. 

The School of Accelerated Degree Programs general education requirements of the university must be met by each student. The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology requires 60-63 semester hours of credit in the major beyond the general education requirements. IMH 14200 (Basic Statistics) is also required for the major, which may be used to fulfill a general education elective requirement. An additional GE-Math course is required for this major, which may be used to fulfill the mathematics general education requirement. The student will work with a faculty advisor to determine an appropriate sequence of courses from the following lists of ten-credit-hour clusters, nine-credit-hour clusters and individual three-credit-hour courses.

General Education Math Requirements for Information Technology

6 credit hours

Required:

One of the following:

Note: These required courses may also be used to complete general education requirements. Please refer to the general education requirements section of this catalog for more information.

Elective Clusters

Choose from the following clusters to reach 60-63 credit hours:

Ten credit hour clusters:

Foundations of Cybersecurity Cluster (10) IC6

Network Technician Cluster (10) IC1

Network Administrator Cluster (10) IC2

Prerequisites: ICS 32300; ICS 32400.

Nine credit hour clusters:

Introduction to Programming I Cluster (9) IT23

Introduction to Programming II Cluster (9) IT26

Prerequisites: IIT 21500; IIT 21800; IIT 31900.

Network Operating System Cluster (9) IC4

Prerequisites: ICS 32500; ICS 32600. 

Digital Forensic Cluster (9) IC5

Prerequisites: ICS 41100; ICS 41200; ICS 41400.

Web Design Cluster (9) IT5

Prerequisites: (IIT 21500; IIT 21800; IIT 31900) and (IIT 31400; IIT 31500; IIT 31600).

Advanced Web Design Cluster (9) IT6

Prerequisites: (IIT 37700; IIT 37800; IIT 37900) and (IIT 35100; IIT 45200; IIT 45300).

Database Analysis and Design Cluster (9) IT7

Prerequisites: IIT 21500; IIT 21800; IIT 31900.

Project Management/Capstone Cluster (9) IT24

Offered online or at St. Charles.

Prerequisite: Must be taken as last cluster.

Individual Elective Courses

The following courses may be incorporated into the undergraduate information technology degree. They are taught as individual courses but are offered in the quarter term.