| Twelve (12) credit hours are required from the consisting of: |
| A. One course from HY 101, HY 102, HY 135, OR HY 136 AND |
| B. Three additional courses (9 semester hours) from the following approved areas:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology |
| Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence
from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102,
HY 135-136) |
| |
| The Natural Sciences |
| Eight (8) credit hours of natural sciences, which must include laboratory experiences,
are required from approved areas: |
| Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, and Geography (GEO 101 and GEO 101L; GEO 102
and GEO 102L) |
| |
| Mathematics and Statistics |
| Nine (9) credit hours are required as follows: |
| A. One course from |
| MA 120 - Calculus and Its Applications |
| MA 125 - Calculus I |
| MA 267 - Discrete Math |
| AND |
| B. One course from |
| ST 210 - Statistical Reasoning |
| BUS 245 - Applied Business Statistics I |
| AND |
| C. One course from |
| BUS 255 - Applied Business Statistics II |
| ST 310 - Statistical Research Techniques |
| ST 340 - Design and Analysis of Experiments |
| |
| Core Courses |
| Thirty-Eight (38) credit hours are required as follows: |
| CIS 300 - Information Technology in Society |
| CIS 115 - Beginning Programming |
| CIS 321 - Data Communications and Networking |
| CIS 324 - Database Design, Development, & Management |
| CIS 497 - Senior Capstone |
| CIS 498 - Senior Seminar |
| ITE 271 - Introduction to Information Technology |
| ITE 272 - Systems Architecture |
| ITE 285 - Intermediate Programming |
| ITE 370 - Advanced Application Dev |
| ITE 474 - Human Computer Interface |
| ITE 475 - IT Project Management |
| ITE 480 - Needs Assessment and Technology Evaluation (W) AND |
| ITE 485 - Senior Demonstration Project |
| ITE Electives |
| Twenty-one (21) credit hours are required. Students complete one of the following
Focus Tracks consisting of twelve (12) hours of specified Focus Track courses and
nine (9) hours of approved Information Technology support electives |
| A. Web Publishing: |
| ITE 375 - Publishing for the World Wide Web |
| ITE 482 - Adv Web Development |
| ITE 453 - Web Site Management |
| ITE 380 - Multimedia Production |
| B. Networking: |
| ITE 382 - Network Administration |
| ITE 384 - Network Infrastructure Systems |
| ITE 476 - Network Security Management |
| ITE 484 - Advanced Network Management |
| C. Digital Forensics: |
| ITE 372 - Advanced Operating Systems |
| ITE 373 - File Systems for Digital Forensics |
| ITE 473 - Digital Forensics Analysis |
| CJ 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice |
| Information Technology Support Electives - Nine (9) credit hours are required. Support
electives are designed to further refine and develop a set of focused skills. Support
electives require approval of the ITE coordinator. |
| General Studies Electives |
| Hours as needed to meet degree and 120 semester-hour-requirements. All General Studies
Electives must be approved by the Information Technology Coordinator. |
SUGGESTED FRESHMAN COURSES
Information Technology Major |
| Fall |
Spring |
| ITE 271 |
CA 110 |
| CIS 115 |
ITE 285 |
| EH 101* |
CIS 324 |
| MA 120 |
EH 102 |
| Social Science |
Natural Science |
|
| * Students with a sufficient ACT/SAT score in English Composition will not be required
to take EH 101. |
