Bachelor of Science in Information Technolgy (BSIT)

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) requires completion of a total of 120 credit hours of instruction, 60 of which are at the upper level (junior and senior years).

A student must complete at least 30 credit hours in General Education, required BSIT core courses, and remaining credit hours consist of major courses (if applicable) and/or elective courses.

BSIT Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Apply and manage technologies in various fields of information technology, including software applications, database systems, management information systems, and IT project management

  • Utilize information technology knowledge in common business functions to make processes more effective and efficient

  • Demonstrate competencies in the management of information systems

  • Define and identify the challenges for information security in organizations and evaluate new solutions to improve security

BSIT Major

  • This major is designed for students who are interested in the management of information systems design and development projects, or in operations of current systems. 

    CST 325 Programming in Visual Basic

    CST 486 Software Quality Assurance

    MGT 300 Principles of Management

    MGT 332 Organizational Behavior

  • This major is intended for students who plan to work in computer application systems design and development. 

    CST 305 Object-Oriented Software Design

    CST 320 Programming in C/C++

    CST 415 Data Structures

    CST 486 Software Quality Assurance

General Education Courses (30 credit-hours)

  • Written and oral communication

  • Quantitative reasoning

  • Information literacy

  • Critical thinking

  • Natural and physical sciences

  • Social and behavioral sciences

  • Humanities

BSIT Core Courses

  • CST 110 Management Information Systems

  • CST 120 Program Logic and Design

  • CST 125 Internet and Web Programming

  • CST 200 Computer Architecture and Organization

  • CST 210 Data Communications

  • CST 215 Security Implementation and Management

  • CST 221 Programming in JavaScript

  • CST 300 Operating Systems Principles

  • CST 310 Introduction to Cybersecurity

  • CST 315 Database Systems

  • CST 405 Intelligent Systems

  • CST 450 IT Project Management. 

Elective courses