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

2. Overview How is a B.S. in Information Technology different than other computer-related degree programs? Motivation Lower Division Requirements Upper Division Requirements

3. What is a B.S. in Information Technology?

5. Motivation Need for a 4 year degree path for community college students in information technology programs Need for a 4 year degree that would include community college technology courses No 4 year Information Technology degree offered in a public institution in California BLS shows that computer support jobs are in the top 10 “hottest” jobs

6. B.S.I.T. Program Overview 60 units of community college Coursework (including CISCO and other technology courses) Lower Division Requirements 60 units of CSUCI Coursework (offered on-campus or via distance education) Upper Division Requirements +

7. Lower Division Requirements Object Oriented Programming (C++ or Java) Computer Architecture and Assembly Language Semester I of a Lab Science (Chemistry, Biology, or Physics) Statistics CSU GE Certification A minimum of 10 units of technology course work

8. Upper Division Requirements Mathematics and Science Requirements Core Courses Upper Division Interdisciplinary GE Technical Electives Capstone

9. Math and Science Requirements Math 300: Discrete Mathematics I Lab Science II: Physics, Chemistry, or Biology

10. Core Courses IT 151: Data Structures for IT IT262: Computer Organization for IT IT 280: Web Programming IT 429: Computer Networks for IT IT 420: Database Theory and Design for IT IT 362: Operating Systems for IT CIS 310: Management Information Systems MGT 320: Management of Organizations

11. UD Interdisciplinary GE ENGL 330: Writing in Your Discipline COMP 447: Societal Issues in Computing COMP 449: Human Computer Interaction

12. Capstone MGT 471: Project Management IT499: Capstone Project

13. Technical Electives Students select 15 units from: IT 400: eCommerce IT 401: Web Intelligence IT 424: Computer System Security for IT IT 402: Advanced IT Programming IT 464: Computer Graphics for IT IT 469: AI and Neural Networks for IT IT 430: Advanced DB Systems IT 490: Special Topics for IT ……. and more

14. For further information… Prospective students: bsit@csuci.edubsit@csuci.edu Faculty: skatz@csun.eduskatz@csun.edu