2023-2024 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Degree Requirements
Students must meet the general university degree requirements as identified in the General Academic Regulations section of the catalog.
Admission
Admission to major standing in information technology is competitive and requires an application for admittance into the major. See Information Technology for more information regarding admission to the major.
Course Requirements
Courses
- CIS 162 - Computer Science I (4 credits)
- CIS 230 - Hardware and Software (3 credits)
- CIS 231 - Problem Solving Using Spreadsheets (3 credits)
- CIS 238 - Internet Media and Programming (3 credits)
- CIS 250 - Principles of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 260 - Application Development in Visual Basic (4 credits)
- CIS 290 - Professional Responsibilities and Practices (3 credits)
- CIS 331 - Data Analysis Tools and Techniques (3 credits)
- CIS 333 - Database Management and Implementation (3 credits)
- CIS 337 - Network Systems Management (3 credits)
- CIS 338 - Wide Area Network Engineering (3 credits)
- CIS 358 - Information Assurance (3 credits)
- CIS 368 - Usability Design and Evaluation (3 credits)
- CIS 373 - Pervasive Computing (3 credits)
- CIS 430 - Computer and Cyber Forensics (3 credits)
- CIS 437 - Distributed Computing (4 credits)
- CIS 450 - IS Project Management (3 credits)
- CIS 458 - System Security (3 credits)
- CIS 462 - Information Technology Project (3 credits)
- CIS 490 - Internship (2 to 5 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
- MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits)
- MTH 225 - Discrete Structures: Computer Science (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits) OR STA 312 - Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
- WRT 350 - Business Communication (3 credits)
Major Concentration Areas and Elective Courses (15-16 Credits)
Each student is required to select one concentration area from the following list of six areas, plus additional two courses from any area that you did not select.
Concentration Areas
Concentration areas (9-10 credits)
Data Management and Visualization (9 credits)
- CIS 320 - Visualization of Data and Information (3 credits)
- CIS 335 - Data Mining (3 credits)
- CIS 360 - Information Management and Science (3 credits)
Software Development (9-10 credits)
- CIS 163 - Computer Science II (4 credits) OR CIS 241 - System-level Programming and Utilities (3 credits)
- CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
- CIS 443 - Software Development Tools (3 credits)
Web and Mobile Applications (9-10 credits)
- CIS 163 - Computer Science II (4 credits) OR CIS 241 - System-level Programming and Utilities (3 credits)
- CIS 357 - Mobile Application Development (3 credits)
- CIS 371 - Web Application Programming (3 credits)
IT Management (9 credits)
- CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
- CIS 460 - Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits) OR MGT 331 - Managing People and Organizations (3 credits)
Cybersecurity (9 credits)
- CIS 375 - Wireless Networks and Security (3 credits)
- CIS 453 - Ethical Hacking (3 credits)
- CIS 455 - Applied Cryptography (3 credits)
IT Specialization (9 credits)
A list of nine credits hours to be chosen by the student to customize concentration in specialized areas to complement student's program goals; must be approved by an advisor.
Elective Courses (6 Credits)
Information technology majors must select two elective courses from the following list. Select two courses, whichever courses were not previously chosen in the concentration area.
- CIS 163 - Computer Science II (4 credits)
- CIS 241 - System-level Programming and Utilities (3 credits)
- CIS 320 - Visualization of Data and Information (3 credits)
- CIS 330 - Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
- CIS 335 - Data Mining (3 credits)
- CIS 360 - Information Management and Science (3 credits)
- CIS 371 - Web Application Programming (3 credits)
- CIS 375 - Wireless Networks and Security (3 credits)
- CIS 443 - Software Development Tools (3 credits)
- CIS 453 - Ethical Hacking (3 credits)
- CIS 455 - Applied Cryptography (3 credits)
- CIS 460 - Management of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 499 - Independent Study and Research (1 to 4 credits)
- MGT 300 - Fundamentals of Management for Non-Business Majors (3 credits)
- MGT 331 - Managing People and Organizations (3 credits)
- Other courses are available subject to advisor approval
Suggested Order of Coursework
Year One
- CIS 162 - Computer Science I (4 credits)
- CIS 230 - Hardware and Software (3 credits)
- CIS 250 - Principles of Information Systems (3 credits)
- CIS 260 - Application Development in Visual Basic (4 credits)
- COM 201 - Speech (3 credits)
- MTH 125 - Survey of Calculus (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
Year Two
- CIS 231 - Problem Solving Using Spreadsheets (3 credits)
- CIS 238 - Internet Media and Programming (3 credits)
- CIS 290 - Professional Responsibilities and Practices (3 credits)
- CIS 333 - Database Management and Implementation (3 credits)
- CIS 337 - Network Systems Management (3 credits)
- CIS 338 - Wide Area Network Engineering (3 credits)
- CIS 368 - Usability Design and Evaluation (3 credits)
- MTH 225 - Discrete Structures: Computer Science (3 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
Year Three
- CIS 331 - Data Analysis Tools and Techniques (3 credits)
- CIS 358 - Information Assurance (3 credits)
- CIS 373 - Pervasive Computing (3 credits)
- CIS 437 - Distributed Computing (4 credits)
- CIS 450 - IS Project Management (3 credits)
- CIS 458 - System Security (3 credits)
- WRT 350 - Business Communication (3 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
- IT program electives
Year Four
- CIS 430 - Computer and Cyber Forensics (3 credits)
- CIS 462 - Information Technology Project (3 credits)
- CIS 490 - Internship (2 to 5 credits)
- Appropriate general education coursework
- IT program electives