This program prepares students for pursuit of careers in information technology. Graduates qualify for information systems support staff positions such as applications trainers; technical support; software support; and database, web and programming applications trainees.
Students may specialize in information technology areas, including database, web, or applications concentrations. Students will use state-of-the-art technology to complete their coursework.
Students with work experience and advanced skills should contact the internship coordinator for assessment and course substitution information. Students without prerequisite skills are expected to take the necessary additional courses. An important feature of this program is the internship component where students seek on-the-job training in a professional setting. Students wishing to enroll in the internship should contact the internship coordinator after completing 30 credit hours in this degree.
Required General Education Courses
16 credit hours as follows:
A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of three ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with a minimum grade of “C” in BUS-120, MTH-102, MTH-109, MTH-121, or MTH-133 or higher-level mathematics course for designated career programs; or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with a minimum grade of “C”.
Select 3 credit hours from Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities and Fine Arts:
ANT, ARB, ART, ECO, FRE, GEO, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, PSC, PSY, SOC, SPA, SSC, THE
Select 4 credit hours from Physical and Life Sciences:
BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, NAT, PHS, PHY
Required Career Courses
21 credit hours as follows:
Concentrations (Select One)
Students may select from Application Development, Database Management or Web Development concentrations
Application Development—27 credit hours as follows:
Required Special Career Courses—9 credit hours as follows:
Choose one track (9 credit hours):
Android Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
C# Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
iOS Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Java Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Visual Basic.NET Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Choose another track (6 credit hours not duplicating selections from the prior track):
(NOTE: Courses from each track can be pursued simultaneously.)
Android Programming Track (6 credit hours)
C# Programming Track (6 credit hours)
E-Commerce Development Track (6 credit hours)
iOS Programming Track (6 credit hours)
Java Programming Track (6 credit hours)
PHP Programming Track (6 credit hours)
Note: MIS-141 must be taken as an elective to pursue this track.
RPG Programming Track (6 credit hours)
Visual Basic.NET Programming Track (6 credit hours)
Web Client Scripting Track (6 credit hours)
| MIS-141 | Website Development: HTML & CSS | 3 |
| MIS-241 | Adv. Website Dev: Javascript & jQuery | 3 |
Web Design Track (6 credit hours)
Web Development Track (6 credit hours)
Electives
Select 3 credit hours that have not been selected above:
(Note: MIS-199 and MIS-200 can be repeated up to three times for credit as long as different topics are selected.)
(Note: Courses from each track can be pursued simultaneously.)
Database Management —27 credit hours as follows:
Required Special Career Courses–25 credit hours as follows:
Choose at least two credit hours (one course) from the following:
Web Development—27 credit hours as follows:
Required Special Career Courses–18 credit hours as follows:
| OSA-125 | Introduction to Website Design | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| OSA-135 | Website Applications | 3 |
| - | | |
| MIS-141 | Website Development: HTML & CSS | 3 |
| MIS-241 | Adv. Website Dev: Javascript & jQuery | 3 |
| MIS-292 | SQL/Database Applications | 3 |
(Note: OSA-125 is recommended for students pursuing the VB.NET or C# Programmer Track.)
(Note: OSA-135 is recommended for students pursuing the Java or Multimedia Programmer Track.)
Choose 6 credit hours (one must be an MIS course) from:
Choose one track (9 credit hours):
C# Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Java Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Multimedia Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
PHP Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Visual Basic .NET Programmer Track (9 credit hours)
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| MIS-123 | Database Design | 3 |
| MIS-146 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| MIS or BUS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| ___-___ | Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 4 |
Semester 3 (18 credit hours)
| MIS-121 | Networking for Business | 3 |
| MIS or BUS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| - | | |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
Semester 4 (15 credit hours)
| MIS-295 | Internship | 3 |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| - | | |
| MIS-___ | Required Career Course | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| ___-___ | Elective Career Course | 3 |