Information Technology, B.A.S.

Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology Degree
College of Computing and Software Engineering
(678) 915-4292

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology is designed for students who have an Associate of Applied Science in computing from a member institution of the Technical College System of Georgia. The courses that you have completed for your AAS will transfer as a block, and you will be required to take an additional 60 credit hours (or approximately 2 years of full-time study) to obtain the BAS degree.

General Education (43 Credit Hours)

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The Area A math requirement is (MATH 1111 and MATH 1112) or MATH 1113 Pre-Calculus, and the Area D math requirement is MATH 1107 Elementary Statistics. Students should not take SCI 1102 to fulfill the Area D requirement. The BASIT Area B requires COM 1100 Human Communication.

Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) (18 Credit Hours)

CSE 1301:Programming and Problem Solving I
or
CS 1301:Programming Principles I
IT 1324:Advanced Programming Principles
CSE 2300:Discrete Structures for Computing
or
MATH 2345:Discrete Mathematics
Technical Block Course from AAS (3 credit hours)

Technical Block Course from AAS (4 credit hours)

Upper Division Major Requirements (32 Credit Hours)

Technical Block (21 Credit Hours)

The Technical Block requires: 21 hours of CIS/CIST courses from the student’s A.A.S. degree.

Directed Electives (7 Credit Hours)

SWE 4324 or any 3000 or 4000 level IT course not used in the Upper Division Major Requirements.

Program Total (121 Credit Hours)

University-Wide Degree Requirements

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Note: This program is exempt from the WELL 1000 requirement

Note:

All IT, CS, CSE AND SWE designator courses must have a grade of “C” or better.