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.
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 |
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CGS 2060 | Intro to Microcomputers | CGS 3559 | Using the Internet or equivalent |
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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 + | CDA 3003* | Microcomputer Organization * |
| CGS 3767 | Computer Operating Systems | COP 3804 | Intermediate Java |
| CGS 4285 | Applied Computer Networking | COP 4703 | Information Storage and Retrieval |
| 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 3353* | Intro to Using Unix/Linux * | CTS 4348 | Unix Admin |
| COP 4005 | Windows Programming for IT | CTS 4408 | DB 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.
