INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, B.S.I.T., 126 HOURS

College of Information Technology

Area A - Essential Skills

9 Hours

Area B - Institutional Options

4 Hours

Area C - Humanities and Fine Arts

6 Hours

COMM 1110 - Principles of Public Speaking (3)

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology

11 Hours

STAT 2231 - Introduction to Statistics I (3)

Area E - Social Science

12 Hours

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major

18 Hours

CISM 2230 - Advanced Java (3)

CSCI 1236 - Introduction to Java Programming (3)

IT 1130 - Introduction to Information Technology (3)

IT 1430 - Web Page Development (3)

MATH 2130 - Discrete Mathematics (3)

Second Discipline - (3)

Health and Physical Education Activities

4 Hours

HLTH 1520 - Healthful Living (2)

Physical Educational Activities (2)

Orientation

2 Hours

FYE 1220 - First Year Seminar (2)

Major Requirements

36 Hours

CISM 3134 - Data Communications (3)

IT 2333 - IT Infrastructure (3)

IT 3131 - Web Application Design and Development (3)

IT 3233 - Database Design and Implementation (3)

IT 3234 - Software Acquisition, Integration, and Implementation (3)

IT 4130 - Information Technology Issues and Management (3)

IT 4131 - Information Technology Capstone Project (3)

IT 4790 - Internship in Information Technology (3)

MATH 1232 - Survey of Calculus (3)

Select 9 hours from one of the following Specialization Areas:

Systems Development and Support

CISM 4237 - Decision Support Systems (3)

CSCI 5230 - Discrete Simulation (3)

IT 4234 - Network Operating Environments (3)

Web and Multimedia Foundations

GCM 5332 - Multimedia Presentation (3)

IT 4235 - Problems in Web Application (3)

IT 3132 - Web Software Tools (3)

Knowledge Management and IT Integration

CISM 4237 - Decision Support Systems (3)

IT 4135 - Information Organization and Retrieval (3)

IT 4136 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (3)

Telecommunications and Network Administration

CISM 4238 - Network Administration (3) OR IT 4335 - Network Architecture (3)

IT 4234 - Network Operating Environment (3)

IT 5434 - Network Security Fundamentals (3)

Second Discipline Concentration

15 Hours

Refer to the Second Disciplines section for a list and descriptions of approved concentrations.

Electives

9 Hours

No more than 6 hours of electives in IT, CSCI, and CISM courses

ADVISEMENT: College of Information Technology Office of Student Services, Room 1208, College of Information Technology, Telephone: (912) 478-4877.

PROGRAM ADMISSION CRITERIA: Before acceptance as an IT major, a student will be required to complete and have a minimum grade of "C" in CSCI 1236, CISM 2230, MATH 1232, MATH 2130, STAT 2231, and a minimum average GPA of 2.5 between IT 1130 and IT 1430

OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: A minimum grade of "C" is required in all Major Requirements, Second Discipline Concentrations, and minor courses. With the approval of the chair of the Department of Information Technology, a minor plus additional course work required to total at least 18 hours will satisfy the second discipline concentration requirement.