BS in Information Technology (76.5 hours*)

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1. Students must have a minimum of 124 total hours to graduate with this major.
2. Complete the following supporting courses:
   C S 142 : Introduction to Computer Programming. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 142 : Introduction to Computer Programming. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Knowledge of algebra.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to object-oriented program design and development. Principles of algorithm formulation and implementation.
   
   
   C S 235 : Data Structures and Algorithms. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 235 : Data Structures and Algorithms. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 142.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental data structures and algorithms of computer science; basic algorithm analysis; recursion; sorting and searching; lists, stacks, queues, trees, hashing; object-oriented data abstraction.
   
   
   C S 236 : Discrete Structures. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   C S 236 : Discrete Structures. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 235.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to grammars and parsing; predicate and propositional logic; proof techniques; sets, functions, relations, relational data model; graphs and graph algorithms.
   
   
   ECON 110 : Economic Principles and Problems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ECON 110 : Economic Principles and Problems. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Strengths and weaknesses of markets and governments for solving problems of social organization or conflict, including policy response to inflation, unemployment, pollution, poverty, growth, etc.
   
   
   ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
   PREREQUISITE:	Engl 150 or equivalent; junior or senior status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
   NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.
   
   
   MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 and 111 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule.
   NOTE:	Honors also.
   
   
   PHSCS 121 : Principles of Physics 1. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 121 : Principles of Physics 1. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Calculus or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Newtonian mechanics. Weekly lab.
   
   
   PHSCS 123 : Principles of Physics 2. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 123 : Principles of Physics 2. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 121.
   DESCRIPTION:	Waves, thermal physics, optics, special relativity, and introduction to modern physics. Weekly lab.
   
   
   STAT 332 : Quality Improvement for Industry. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STAT 332 : Quality Improvement for Industry. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 112 or 119.
   DESCRIPTION:	Quality management philosophies (Deming, etc.) Strategies for continuous improvement. Graphical and numerical methods of data analysis. Process control charts. Design and analysis of experiments for process characterization and improvement.
   
   
3. Complete the following:
   IT 101 : Cornerstone: Information Technology. (2:1:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 101 : Cornerstone: Information Technology. (2:1:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Planning and preparing for a successful career in information technology. Developing skills with computers, problem solving, studying, and time management. Comparing information technology to computer science, computer engineering, and master of information systems.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   IT 104A : Digital Electronics Foundations (Part A). (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 104A : Digital Electronics Foundations (Part A). (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 111 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	AC and DC electronics, digital fundamentals, and circuits. Ohm's law and power, impedances and frequency effects; AC wave forms; numbering systems; boolean systems, combinational and sequential logic; spectral analysis.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   IT 104B : Digital Electronics Foundations (Part B). (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 104B : Digital Electronics Foundations (Part B). (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 111 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	AC and DC electronics, digital fundamentals, and circuits. Ohm's law and power, impedances and frequency effects; AC wave forms; numbering systems; boolean systems, combinational and sequential logic; spectral analysis.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   IT 210A : Fundamentals of Web-Based Information Technology. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 210A : Fundamentals of Web-Based Information Technology. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F 1st block, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 142, IT 101.
   DESCRIPTION:	Web technologies, including operating systems, networking, database concepts, and tools from a Web development and infrastructure management perspective. Web systems integration and development projects.
   
   
   IT 210B : Fundamentals of Web-Based Information Technology. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 210B : Fundamentals of Web-Based Information Technology. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F 2nd block, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 142, IT 101.
   DESCRIPTION:	Web technologies, including operating systems, networking, database concepts, and tools from a Web development and infrastructure management perspective. Web systems integration and development projects.
   
   
   IT 251A : Computer Architecture and Organization. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 251A : Computer Architecture and Organization. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W 1st block.
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 142, IT 104B.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of computer hardware. Internal CPU organization and implementation. Principles of computer instruction set architecture. Peripheral interconnect and IO systems. Low-level programming. Low-level security issues.
   
   
   IT 251B : Computer Architecture and Organization. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 251B : Computer Architecture and Organization. (2:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W 2nd block.
   PREREQUISITE:	IT 251A.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of computer hardware. Internal CPU organization and implementation. Principles of computer instruction set architecture. Peripheral interconnect and IO systems. Low-level programming. Low-level security issues.
   
   
   IT 327 : Digital Communications. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 327 : Digital Communications. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	IT 104A,B, Math 112, Phscs 123; acceptance to professional program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Communication systems, wired and wireless. Bandwidth, modulation; Shannon's theorem, telecommunications. Network physical and data link layers (ISO/OSI model). Optics/Coax/Twisted pair; RS-232/Ethernet; Signals/Protocols/Packets; digital communication theory fundamentals.
   
   
   IT 344 : Operating Systems. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 344 : Operating Systems. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	CS 235, IT 210, 251B; or instructor's consent; admission to IT professional program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applying and using computer operating systems. Configuration, file systems, security, administration, network interfacing, multitasking, multiuser, device driver installation. Analyzing operating system performance.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   IT 347 : Computer Networks. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 347 : Computer Networks. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 236 or concurrent enrollment; IT 210; acceptance to professional program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Computer networks. Local and wide-area networking for enterprises and service providers. Workgroups/routers/hubs/switches; network server administration; Internet protocols and routing; security and privacy.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   IT 350 : Database Principles and Applications. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 350 : Database Principles and Applications. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	C S 236; IT 210; acceptance to professional program.
   DESCRIPTION:	Database theory and architecture; data modeling; designing application databases. Query languages, data security, database applications on the Web..
   
   
   IT 355 : Human-Computer Interface. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 355 : Human-Computer Interface. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	IT 210.
   DESCRIPTION:	Interface design emphasizing human factors, performance analysis, and cognitive processing. Team-based projects include task analysis, usability studies, environment, interaction, training, and documentation procedures.
   
   
   IT 446 : Senior Project / Capstone 1. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 446 : Senior Project / Capstone 1. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	All required 300-level information technology courses; Engl 316.
   DESCRIPTION:	IT senior project proposal and feasibility studies. Project management, teamwork principles, intellectual property, supplier interactions, identifying and using professional technical literature, oral and written presentations.
   
   
   IT 447 : Senior Projects/Capstone 2. (3:1:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 447 : Senior Projects/Capstone 2. (3:1:5)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	IT 446.
   DESCRIPTION:	Senior project design and integration. Second class of two-course sequence. Implementing design. Project management, teamwork, and presentations. Fee.
   
   
   IT 466 : Information Assurance and Security. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 466 : Information Assurance and Security. (3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	IT 344, 347, 350, Stat 332.
   DESCRIPTION:	Computer security principles. Incident prevention and management. Information assurance dimensions of availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiations to ensure transmission, storage, and processing of information.
   
   
4. Complete 2 hours of the following:
   IT 391R : Junior/Senior Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 391R : Junior/Senior Seminar. (.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   DESCRIPTION:	Required four times during junior/senior years while in professional program. College Lecture and School of Technology Lecture attendance required.
   
   
5. Complete 3 hours of the following:
   ENG T 231 : Moral Leadership in a Technological World. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENG T 231 : Moral Leadership in a Technological World. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   

   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles and practices to help leaders develop consistent private and public lives and address the global environment from an integrated moral, technical, and social perspective.

6. After consulting with an information technology advisor, complete 6 hours of upper-division information technology technical electives.
7. Complete the following:
   IT 491R : Senior Seminar. (.5:1.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   IT 491R : Senior Seminar. (.5:1.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F 1st block
   DESCRIPTION:	Seminar topics for near-graduation seniors. Information technology work experience required.
   
   
8. Complete department packet and exit interview.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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