Second Major in Information Technology

The School of Computing and Information Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Technology as a second major. This program is open to those students who are enrolled in and will be completing another Bachelor degree program or those who already have a Bachelor degree from an accredited institution. At this time Computer Science and Computer Engineering are not accepted as the primary major at this time.

See the University, College & School Requirements for additional requirements needed for graduation.

Please see our graphical flowchart and plan of study to help plan your schedule.

For those who declared the major before August, 2010, view this flowchart.

Degree Requirements

Information Technology BA degree as a second major is intended to augment a student's primary degree.

As of the Fall 2010 semester, the requirements for the degree have changed. Courses that are marked with * are for students who declared the major before Fall 2010. Courses marked with + are for students who declare the major after the Summer 2010 semester. Courses marked with a * will only be offered as long as there are enough students to fill the classes. If you want to take these classes, take them as soon as possible.

Prerequisites

All students must have completed the following courses (or equivalent) prior to starting the BA in Information Technology program.

CGS 2518	Computer Data Analysis	COP 2250	Programming in Java
-or- CGS 2060	Intro to Microcomputers	CGS 3559	Using the Internet or equivalent
-or- CGS 2100	Intro to Micro for Business	MAD 1100	Math Concepts for IT

Core Courses

All students must complete all of the following courses:

CEN 3721+	Human Computer Interaction +	CGS 4366	Information Storage and Retrieval
CGS 3767	Computer Operating Systems	COP 3643*	Microcomputer Organization *
CGS 4285	Applied Computer Networking	COP 3804	Intermediate Java
CGS 4854	Web Site Construction and Mgmt

Elective Courses

All students must complete two elective courses from the following list:

CIS 4431	IT Automation	COP 4655	Mobile Application Development
CNT 4403	Computer and Network Security	COP 4813	Web Application Programming
CNT 4504	Network Administration	COP 4814	Component Based Development
CNT 4513	Data Communications	COP 4722	DB Survey
COP 3348*	Intro to Using Unix/Linux *	COP 4723	DB Admin
COP 4005	Windows Programming for IT	CTS 4348	Unix Admin

Cognate Elective Courses

All students must complete two additional elective courses. Students who are completing their first major concurrent with their IT degree must choose their cognate elective courses from a list of designated courses from the department of their primary major, with the approval of an IT adviser. Students who have received their first BA degree prior to enrolling in the IT program must instead choose an additional two courses from the list of IT elective courses.