Information Technology, B.S. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Requirements	22-23
Technology Elective Requirements	9
Upper Division Requirements	28
Major Elective Requirements	15
General Education and Graduation Requirements	45-46
Total Units	120

Special Grade Requirement:

All courses must be completed with a C- or better to apply toward the Information Technology major.

Lower Division Requirements - 22-23 units

COMP 162 - Computer Architecture and Assembly Language Units: 3
IT 105 - Introduction to Programming (Cross-listed as COMP 105) Units: 3
IT 151 - IT Programming Units: 3
IT 221 - Unix System Programming I (Cross-listed as COMP 221) Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3
Complete one series from the following:
BIOL 100 - Exploring the Living World Units: 4
BIOL 110 - Life in the Universe (Cross-listed as ASTR 110, PHYS 110) Units: 3
or
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I Units: 4
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II Units: 4
or
PHYS 100 - Introduction to Physics I Units: 4
PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physics II Units: 4

Technology Elective Requirements - 9 units

For list of suitable CI courses, see Information Technology Major Advisor. Technology Electives may be lower or upper division.

Upper Division Requirements - 28 units

IT 420 - Database Theory and Design (Cross-listed as COMP 420) Units: 3
IT 421 - Unix System Programming II Units: 3
IT 424 - Computer System Security (Cross-listed as COMP 424) Units: 3
IT 429 - Computer Networks (Cross-listed as COMP 429) Units: 3
IT 491 - Capstone Preparation Units: 1
IT 499 - Capstone Project Units: 3
MGT 307 - Management of Organizations Units: 3
MIS 310 - Management Information Systems Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
MATH 300 - Discrete Mathematics Units: 3
MATH 301 - Discrete Mathematics for IT Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
COMP 447 - Societal Issues in Computing Units: 3
COMP 449 - Human-Computer Interaction (Cross-listed as PSY 449) Units: 3

Major Elective Requirements - 15 units

COMP 337 - Survey of Computer Gaming Units: 3
COMP 345 - Digital Image Processing (Cross-listed as PHYS 345, MATH 345) Units: 3
COMP 347 - Online Communication and Society (Cross-listed as COMM 347) Units: 3
COMP 350 - Introduction To Software Engineering Units: 3
COMP 425 - Computer Game Programming Units: 3
COMP 436 - Computational Biology (Cross-listed as BIOL 436) Units: 4
COMP 437 - Foundations of Computer Game Development Units: 3
COMP 447 - Societal Issues in Computing Units: 3 (if not completed above)
COMP 449 - Human-Computer Interaction (Cross-listed as PSY 449) Units: 3 (if not completed above)
COMP 469 - Introduction To Artificial Intelligence Units: 3
COMP 490 - Topics in Computer Science Units: 3
IT 380 - Web Programming Units: 3
IT 400 - eCommerce Units: 3
IT 401 - Web Intelligence Units: 3
IT 402 - Advanced Web Programming Units: 3
IT 405 - Mobile Application Development (Cross-listed as COMP 405) Units: 3
IT 464 - Computer Graphic Systems And Design I (Cross-listed as COMP 464, ART 464) Units: 3
IT 490 - Special Topics for IT Units: 3
IT 492 - Internship Units: 1 - 3
IT 494 - Independent Research Units: 1-3
IT 497 - Directed Studies Units: 3
MGT 471 - Project Management Units: 3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.S.

To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 120 units (27 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

Graduation Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of three units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation