1. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology California State University Channel Islands

2. CREATE BSIT Team Kathy Alfano CREATE Project Lead Sharlene Katz CREATE/CSUN William Wolfe Prof. & Chair, CS, CSUCI Peter SmithProf., CS, CSUCI Ivona Grzegorczyk Prof. & Chair, Math, CSUCI Gary BergDean, Ext. Ed. CSUCI Several CC FacultyCREATE CC Team

3. CREATE: Objective 2 Develop partnerships with Colleges and Universities. Articulate Bachelor’s level transfer programs with all CREATE degree programs. Make BS programs accessible to CREATE program graduates.

4. Goal: B.S. Information Technology Compatible with CC A.S. degrees Meet IT accreditation criteria Follow national IT program guidelines

5. BSIT – Motivation Information Technology: remains hot ! IT Professionals need a blend of skills: Networks Web Technology Project Management Databases Computer Programming Writing/Communications

7. Fall 2005 Start!!

8. Lower Division Requirements (CC) Statistics One semester lab science (in GE). First course in programming (C, C++, Java). First course in Comp Arch and Assembly Lang. CSU GE certification. A minimum of 15 units lower div tech. courses.

9. Upper Division Requirements (CSUCI) IT Core Courses 24 units Upper Division GE 9 units IT Elective Courses 15 units Mathematics/Science Courses 7 units Capstone 5 units Total 60 units

10. Core IT Courses

11. Math/Science Requirements

12. Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE Requirements

13. Recommended Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE Courses: Engl 330 Writing in Your Discipline Comp 447 Societal Issues in Computing Comp 449 Human-Computer Interaction

14. Technical Electives

15. Capstone Project

16. Planned Area Concentrations

18. Current Status (Spring 2006) 13 students full time. 5 additional students were accepted, but are taking CC classes 5 incomplete applications in fall 2005

19. Current Issues (Spring 2006) Student Preparedness Cost (Ext. Ed. vs. State Side) Online Offerings Lab Science Discrete Mathematics Mixing CS and IT majors IT Lab Funding

20. Comparison: MIS, IT, CS

21. Future Plans Moving From Extended Education to State Side in fall, 2010.