Information Technology, B.A.S.

Contact Information

Website: https://ccse.kennesaw.edu/it/programs/basit.php

Phone: 470-578-3803

Email: itdepartmentinfo@kennesaw.edu

Program Description

The Bachelor of Applied Science with a major 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 94 credit hours (or approximately 3 years of full-time study) to obtain the BAS degree.

Admission Requirements

Admission the the Information Technology B.A.S. degree is separate from admission to Kennesaw State University. Students must meet the program requirements below to pursue this degree program:

Earn an A.A.S in a computing field with a GPA of 2.3 or better from a TCSG college to transfer into the BASIT program

Progression Requirements

Progression through the program requires students to successfully complete or transfer the equivalent of IT 1114 , IT 1114L , CSE 1321 , and CSE 1321L with a grade of ‘C’ or better in all four courses.

Graduation Requirements

Each student is expected to meet the Academic Policies Graduation Policies and Procedures outlined in the Academic Policies section of the Catalog.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The B.A.S. in Information Technology was reviewed & accredited in 2016.

Double Owls

This program offers a Double Owl Pathway. The Double Owl Pathway is an advising pathway for high-potential KSU undergraduate students who want to accelerate the attainment of a Master’s degree at KSU. For pathway options and to learn if you qualify, visit https://doubleowl.kennesaw.edu

Program of Study

General Education Core Curriculum (Areas A-E) (42 Credit Hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements Specific to This Major

Science Majors must take MATH 1113 or higher in Area A2 and MATH 1190 or higher in Area D1.

Science and Engineering Majors must take two four-hour laboratory sciences in Area D2. Students must choose from CHEM 1211 /CHEM 1211L , CHEM 1212 /CHEM 1212L , PHYS 1111 /PHYS 1111L *, PHYS 1112 /PHYS 1112L , PHYS 2211 /PHYS 2211L *, PHYS 2212 /PHYS 2212L , BIOL 1107 /BIOL 1107L , or BIOL 1108 /BIOL 1108L .

*Students cannot take both PHYS 1111/L and PHYS 2211/L nor PHYS 1112/L and PHYS 2212/L.

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

IT 1114:Programming Principles
IT 1114L:Programming Principles Lab
CSE 1321:Programming and Problem Solving I
CSE 1321L:Programming and Problem Solving I Laboratory
CSE 2300:Discrete Structures for Computing
or
MATH 2345:Discrete Mathematics
Six credit hour Technical Block transferred from A.A.S. or A.A.T. degree
One credit hours carried over from Area D2

Technical Block (20 Credit Hours)

The Technical Block requires: 20 hours of CIS/CIST courses from the student’s A.A.S. or A.A.T. degree.

Major Requirements (37 Credit Hours)

Directed Electives (3 Credit Hours)

At least 3 credit hours 3000/4000 level IT courses, not required as Upper Division Major Courses. Students may choose any IT course not already being used in the major or the following:

Program Total (120 Credit Hours)

Note:

All IT, CS, CSE AND SWE designator courses must have a grade of “C” or higher. Students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in CSE 1321 /CSE 1321L and CSE 1322 /CSE 1322L .