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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ITE)
1.
COMMUNICATION - Twelve (12) credit hours are required as follows:
 
PC
EH
 101 *English Composition I
 
PC
EH
 102 English Composition II
 
PC
CA
 110 Public Speaking
 
PC
CA
 275 Small Group Discussion
 
And
 One of  
   
EH
 372 Technical Writing (W)
    Or    
 
EH 373 Writing in the Professions (W)
2.
THE FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES - Twelve (12) credit hours are required consisting of:
 
a.
one course (3 semester hours) from ARS 101, DRA 110, MUL 101, ARH 100, ARH 103, ARH 123, ARH 240 or ARH 242,
 
b.
one course from EH 215, EH 216, EH 225, EH 226, EH 235, or EH 236,
 
c.
 one additional course (3 semester hours) from Art, Drama, Foreign Languages, Music, Philosophy and Literature,
 
d.
PC
 CA 110 Public Speaking
 
Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136).
3. THE SOCIAL SCIENCES - Twelve (12) credit hours are required consisting of:
 
a.
 one course from HY 101, HY 102, HY 135, or HY 136
    And
 
b.
 three additional courses (9 semester hours) from the following approved areas: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
  Two courses in the SOCIAL SCIENCES or HUMANITIES must be either a Literature sequence from (EH 215-216, EH 225-226, EH 235-236) OR a History sequence from (HY 101-102, HY 135-136).
4. THE NATURAL SCIENCES - Eight (8) credit hours of natural sciences, which must include laboratory experiences, are required from approved areas: Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, and Geography (GEO 101 and GEO 101L; GEO 102 and GEO 102L).
5.
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS - Nine (9) credit hours are required as follows:
 
A.
 one course from  
 
PC
 MA 120 Calculus and Its Applications
   
PC
 MA 125 Calculus I
 
PC
 MA 267 Discrete Math
      And  
 
B.
 one course from  
   
PC
 ST 210 Statistical Reasoning
   
PC
 BUS 245 Applied Business Statistics I
      And    
 
C.
 one course from  
   
BUS 255 Applied Business  Statistics II
   
ST 310 Statistical Research Techniques
   
ST 340 Design and Analysis  of Experiments
6. CORE COURSES - Forty (40) credit hours are required as follows:
 
PC
 CIS 100 Information Technology in Society
 
CIS 101 Freshman Seminar - CIS
 
PC
 CIS 115 Beginning Programming
    CIS 321 Data Communications
    CIS 324 Database Design,  Development, & Management
    CIS 497 Senior Project (W)
    CIS 498 Senior Seminar
 
PC
 ITE 271 Intro to Information Tech I
 
PC
 ITE 272 Intro to Information Tech II
 
PC
 ITE 285 Intermediate Programming
    ITE 370 Advanced Application Dev
    ITE 474 Human Computer  Interface
    ITE 475 IT Project Management
    ITE 480 Needs Assessment and Technology Evaluation  (W)
      And  
    ITE 485 Senior Demonstration Project
7. ITE ELECTIVES - Twenty-one (21) credit hours are required. Students complete one of the following Focus Tracks consisting of nine (9) hours of specified courses and twelve (12) hours of approved Information Technology support electives:
 
A.
 Data Management:
    ITE 372 Advanced Operating Systems
    ISC 457 Data Warehousing & Decision Support
    ISC 463 Info Systems DBA & Security
    ISC 472 Advanced Data Management
 
B.
 Web Publishing:
    ITE 375 Publishing for the World  Wide Web
    ITE 382 Network Administration
    ITE 453 Web Site Management
    ITE 380 Multimedia Production
 
C.
 Networking:
    ITE 382 Network Administration
    ITE 384 Network Infrastructure Systems
    ITE 476 Network Security Management
    ITE 484 Advanced Network Management
 
D.
 Digital Forensics
    ITE 372 Advanced Operating Systems
    ITE 373 File Systems for Digital Forensics
    ITE 473 Digital Forensics Analysis
    CJ 205 Introduction to Criminal Justice
         
  Information Technology Support Electives - Nine (9) credit hours are required. Support electives are designed to further refine and develop a set of focused skills. Support electives generally add the following types of skills to the focus track: communications, e-commerce, or business. Support electives require approval of advisor/ coordinator.
8. GENERAL STUDIES ELECTIVES - Hours as needed to meet degree and 128 semester-hour-requirements. All General Studies Electives must be approved by the Information Technology Coordinator.
   
 
SUGGESTED FRESHMAN COURSES
Information Technology Major
Fall   Spring
CIS 100 CA 110
CIS 101 ITE 285
CIS 115 ITE 271
EH 101* EH 102
MA 120 Natural Science
Social Science    
* Students with a sufficient ACT/SAT score in English Composition will not be required to take EH 101.
 
Important information for transfer students:
  1. Alabama community college students who wish to transfer into the Information Technology program should consult
    http://www.southalabama.edu/admissions/transfer/al/it.html for additional guidance for use of the Information Technology STARS template.
  2. All students who wish to transfer into the Information Technology program should consult http://www.southalabama.edu/admissions/transfer/index.html for transfer assistance.