General Technology - Information Technology Specialty (A.A.S.) (USTC transfers only)

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Please note: This degree is only for Utah System of Technical Colleges transfer students with 900+ clock hours.

Students from Southwest Technical College are automatically accepted; students from other USTC institutions must work with the appropriate department chair to evaluate their transcript for equivalencies before admission.

Program Information

All courses must be passed with a “C” (2.0) or better to be counted in the major.

Program Prerequisites

The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems strongly recommends that students complete the following courses as part of their General Education requirements, as they are prerequisites for required major courses. Students who do not complete these courses as part of General Education can potentially add additional credits and time to their degree.

MATH 1050 - College Algebra * (can be used to fulfill General Education Quantitative Literacy)

* Note: Students who are not prepared for this math course may need additional math credits/preparation. Please consult your Student Success Advisor for more information.

General Technology - Information Technology Specialty Curriculum Summary (63-67 Credits)

General Education (12-16 Credits)

ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit(s) or ENGL 1010E - Introduction to Academic Writing, Extended 5 Credit(s)
Any approved GE Physical Sciences course 3-4 Credit(s)
Any approved GE Humanities course 3 Credit(s)

Select One of the Following (3-4 Credits)

CSIS 1010 - E-Commerce in a Global Society 3 Credit(s) (may be waived on a case-by-case basis)
MATH 1040 - Statistics 4 Credit(s)

Information Technology Specialty (21 Credits)

CS 1400 - Fundamentals of Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 1410 - Object Oriented Programming 3 Credit(s)
CS 3200 - Database Design and Management 3 Credit(s)
IS 3050 - Environments of Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
IS 3100 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 Credit(s)
IS 3650 - Network Security 3 Credit(s)

Select One of the Following (3 Credits)

CS 2420 - Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures 3 Credit(s)
IS 2000 - Web Development 3 Credit(s)

University Credit Upon Completion (30 Credits)

30 University credit hours will be awarded upon completion of the above courses in recognition of the required 900+ hours of technical training, per SBR Policy R473.