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Bachelor of Science in 
Information Technology

Suggested Course of Study - Total Credits: 120
The following course outline, which lists 3 courses each semester, is only a suggested course load. First-year students should not take more than 1 or 2 courses their first semester. Subsequent course loads may be determined by the students’ own personal time constraints.

First Year

First Semester
90.160 Introduction to Information Systems - 3cr.
42.101 College Writing I - 3cr.
90.112 Concepts in Algebra I - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
90.202 Introduction to Personal Computers & Microsoft Office - 3cr.
42.102 College Writing II - 3cr.
90.119 Concepts in Algebra II or 92.120 Precalculus Mathematics I (previously 92.121) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Year

First Semester
–.– – – Concentration Elective* - 3cr.
42.224 Business Writing - 3cr.
90.267 C Programming OR 90.211 Intro to Programming w/C - I - 3cr.
(90.211 must be followed by 90.212; students cannot receive credit for both 90.267 and the 90.211/90.212 sequence)
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
–.– – – Concentration Elective* - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** (90.364 is strongly recommended) - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Third Year

First Semester
–.– – – Information Technology Elective**- 3cr.
49.201 Economics I (Microeconomics) - 3cr.
–.– – – Concentration Elective* - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Second Semester
-–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
49.202 Economics II (Macroeconomics) - 3cr.
–.– – – General Education - Historical Studies - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Fourth Year

92.183 Introduction to Statistics - 3cr.
–.– – – General Education - Aesthetics - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
Total Credits: 9

Additional semesters
In order to receive a Bachelor of Science degree, the student must complete the preceding Associate’s degree requirements, plus the following:

47.101 General Psychology - 3cr.
48.101 Introduction to Sociology - 3cr.
–.– – – General Education - Values, Concepts, and Choice - 3cr.
–.– – – General Education - Literature - 3cr.
–.– – – General Education - Science with experimental learning - 3cr.
–.– – – General Education - Science with experimental learning - 3cr.
–.– – – Elective - 3cr.
–.– – – Elective - 3cr.
–.– – – Elective - 3cr.
92.321 Discrete Structures I - 3cr.
90.477 Information Systems I - 3cr.
90.478 Information Systems II - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
–.– – – Information Technology Elective** - 3cr.
–.– – – Concentration Elective* - 3cr.
–.– – – Concentration Elective* - 3cr.
–.– – – Concentration Elective* - 3cr.

*The student must choose a sequence of six (6) related (non-computer) courses to fulfill the concentration electives.

**Information Technology Electives may be chosen from any computer courses with a prefix of 90, 91, or 92.

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