Bachelor of Technology Degree
(Application Curriculum Code - 1505)
Network Administration
The Information Technology program is designed to provide students with the necessary applied knowledge and skills in areas of management and communications.
Organizations have at least one staff person who is responsible for meeting their information systems needs, but that person seldom possesses all of the skills necessary to keep up with the rapid pace of technical and software change. As a result, there is a great demand for, but a limited supply of, IT specialists with various specialized knowledge and skill sets. This has caused Information Technology to be one of the hottest career areas today, an area in which the experts see no end to the demand for IT professionals.
Degree Requirements
The 126 semester credit hours required for completion of the Bachelor of Technology degree in Information Technology—Network Adminsitration include a minimum of 36 credit hours of major field requirements, 27 credit hours of professional requirements, 18 credit hours of major core requirements, and 36 credit hours of liberal arts and science courses with a GPA of not less than 2.00, plus 45 hours of residency.
Major Field Requirements
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITA 112 | Spreadsheet and Database Applications | 3 |
| CITA 115 | Computer Operating Systems | 3 |
| CITA 190 | Linux Operating System | 3 |
| CITA 405 | Project Management | 3 |
| CITA 460 | Organizational and End User Information Systems | 3 |
| CITA 380 | Information Technology Internship Orientation | 1 |
| CITA 480 | Information Technology Internship | 9 |
| CITA 485 | Information Technology Internship Reporting | 3 |
Core Requirements
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITA 120 | Computer Hardware Concepts | 3 |
| CITA 220 | Data Communications and Networking | 3 |
| CITA 230 | Network Technology | 3 |
| CITA 320 | Network Administration | 3 |
| CITA 325 | Principles of Information Security | 3 |
| CITA 370 | Network Design Concepts | 3 |
| CITA 430 | Software Integration and Interoperability | 3 |
| CITA | (3 credits must be 300-400 level courses) | 6 |
Professional Requirements
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BADM 249 | Management | 3 |
| BADM 300 | Management Communications | 3 |
| BADM 310 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| COMM 301 | Technical Communications | 3 |
| Professional Electives (6 credits must be 300-400). (Includes technical courses such as ACCT, BADM, ARTS, CITA, COMM and GART) | 12 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
Includes 6 credits of upper-division courses with two different prefixes; 1 credit PHED; MATH 125 – 3 credits; lab science (3-4 cr.); additional Liberal Arts and Science courses totaling 20-21 credits, to be selected from the Trustees' General Education Core Requirement. (May not include MATH101X or MATH 101.)
Trustees' General Education Core Requirement details
General Electives
10 credits.
Mathematics Competency Requirement for graduation
Students should check with their advisors to make sure courses are taken in proper sequence and any prerequisites have been met. Some flexibility is available as to when courses must be taken. Students should consult with their advisors during the scheduling process.
Suggested Course Sequence
Year 1
First Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITA 112 | Spreadsheet and Database Applications | 3 |
| CITA 115 | Computer Operating Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| MATH | Mathematics | 3 |
| PHED | Physical Education | 1 |
Second Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITA 190 | Linux Operating System | 3 |
| Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts & Science course from Trustee's General Education Core | 7 |
Year 2
Third Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts & Science course from Trustee's General Education Core | 10 |
Fourth Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BADM 249 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts & Science course from Trustee's General Education Core | 6 | |
| General Elective | 3 |
Year 3
Fifth Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 301 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| BADM 300 | Management Communications | 3 |
| BADM 310 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Professional Elective | 3 |
Sixth Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITA 380 | Information Technology Internship Orientation | 1 |
| CITA 405 | Project Management | 3 |
| Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Professional Elective | 6 | |
| Liberal Arts & Science course from Trustee's General Education Core | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 |
Year 4
Seventh Semester
| Code | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CITA 460 | Organizational & End User Information Systems | 3 |
| Core Requirement | 3 | |
| Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts & Science course from Trustee's General Education Core | 3 | |
| General Elective | 4 |
Eighth Semester