Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Major

A degree in Information Technology provides students with a strong foundation in programming, problem analysis, problem solving, and software engineering, significantly supplemented with practical experience using hardware and software resources available in contemporary computer laboratories maintained by the Department.

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components for the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Information Technology:

Applicable General University Requirements

Applicable General University Requirements

Students earning the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in Information Technology must satisfy all general University requirements and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded.

General Education Requirements

Area I - Written Composition

	English Composition I and English Composition II	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Area II - Humanities/Fine Arts

	Fine Arts Course or Equivalent	3
	At Least One Literature Course	3
	Other Courses in Humanities and Fine Arts	6
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one literature course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Area III - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

	Calculus I (MTH 125)	4
	Or
MA 303	Calculus I	4
	Natural Sciences	8
Total Credit Hours:		12

Natural Sciences: Lab based.

Area IV - History/Behavioral and Social Sciences

	At Least One History Course	3
	Other Courses in History or Behavioral or Social Science	9
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one history course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Total Credit Hours: 42

Area V - Pre-Professionals

Required

	Business Statistics I (BUS 271)	3
	Or
	Elementary Statistics (MTH 265)	3
	Or
GBA 305	Statistical Methods of Business I	3
	Or
MA 331	Applied Probability and Statistics	3
	Or
MA 431	Introduction to Mathematical Statistics	3
MA 310	Matrices and Linear Algebra	3
	Or
	Linear Algebra (MTH 237)	3
	Computer Programming Course	3
	Networking Course	3-4
	Information Security Course	3

Total Credit Hours: 15-16

Total General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirement Hours: 57-58

Major Course Requirements

Fundamentals Courses

CS 317	Computer Science I	3
	Or
	Sufficient score on Placement Exam	0-3
CS 318	Computer Science II	3
CS 385	Pragmatic Artificial Intelligence – Cloud Based Machine Learning	3
CS 309	Introduction to Digital Logic Design	3
	And
CS 309L	Digital Design Lab	1
CS 310	Professional Ethics of Computing	1
MA 308	Discrete Mathematics	3

Information Technology Core Courses

ITE 313	Data Analysis & Visualization	3
ITE 315	Scripting Languages and System Administration	3
ITE 321	System Analysis & Design	3
ITE 441	Systems Integration and Architecture	3

Application Development Core Courses

CS 307	Foundations of Web Development	3
ITE 327	Database Systems	3
	And
ITE 327L	Database Systems Lab	1
ITE 350	UX Design	3
CS 380	Web Application Development	3
ITE 450	Human-Computer Interaction	3

Student Success Courses

UNV 300	Pathways to Success	3
UNV 400	Career Seminar	1

Note: Students must register for the UNV 400 section that is taught by the designated CS /ITE professor.

Capstone Experience Courses

ITE 451	Software Engineering	3
ITE 452	Senior Software Engineering Project	3

Total Credit Hours: 55-58

The Information Technology major must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of upper division 300/400 level coursework in computer science (CS) or Information Technology (ITE) at Athens State University.

Exit Exam: To meet requirements for graduate with a Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology students are required to take the Computer Science Exit Exam. The exam will cover topics learned in the following courses: Digital Logic, Probability & Statistics, Programming, Data Structures, Information Security, Software Engineering, Systems Analysis and Design, Human Computer Interaction, and Database Systems.

Students are required to pass the Exit Exam with a grade of 70 or higher. Students that do not pass the exam will be required to take an additional Computer Science or Information Technology course that the faculty will assign as a remediation course. Students will have 3 attempts to pass the Exit Exam.

At the beginning of each semester 3 exam dates will be provided for students to register to take the exam. It is the responsibility of the student to be knowledgeable in all areas being tested. Students must have completed six of the nine subject areas before being allowed to sign up for the exam.

General Electives

Students must select an approved minor from below or a Certificate program with additional elective courses to be approved by the student's faculty advisor. (Courses cannot double dip between courses in this section and program- required courses):

• Application Design (For IT students)
• Cybersecurity
• Networking
• Information Systems Management
• Operations Management
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Business Administration
• Mathematics

Total Credit Hours: 7-8