Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, BS

Admission Requirements

• None

Degree Requirements

• "C" (2.0) or better required in all prerequisites and courses required for the major.
• Students should consult with a departmental advisor.
• A Residency Requirement consists of at least 24 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-5000 level courses taken from the Computer Science Department at UCF.
• 12 of the 24 Residency hours must be at the 4000-5000 level.
• Students in the Information Technology major are expected to make consistent good progress toward their degrees to remain enrolled in, or eligible for, any major in the College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS) or the College of Optics and Photonics (COP). Therefore,any student majoring in Information Technology who repeats any UCF course and does not earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better on the second attempt will be placed on Lack of Progress Probation and remain on Lack of Progress Probation as long as the student is enrolled in a CECS or COP major. If a student on Lack of Progress Probation does not receive a grade of "C" (2.0) or better by the third attempt in the same UCF course, the student will be excluded from all CECS and COP majors. Any student majoring in Information Technology who has accumulated 7 or more unsuccessful attempts (i.e., grades below "C" (2.0) and withdrawals) over all courses taken at UCF will be placed on Lack of Progress Probation and remain on Lack of Progress Probation as long as the student is enrolled in a CECS or COP major. If a student on Lack of Progress Probation has a tenth unsuccessful attempt over all courses taken at UCF, the student will be excluded from all CECS and COP majors.
• A student who is excluded from CECS and COP majors may seek readmission to a major in CECS or COP after at least one full year has passed since exclusion. Readmission is not automatic and is dependent upon a high probability of success after readmission. Any student who is readmitted to the Information Technology major will be subject to all probation conditions that applied at the time of exclusion.

Degree Requirements

Core Requirements: Basic Level

• None

Core Requirements: Advanced Level

• Complete all of the following
  • A "C" (2.0) or better is required in each of these courses.
  Core Requirements
  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete the following:
      • COP3502C - Computer Science I (3)
      • CIS3360 - Security in Computing (3)
      • CAP3104 - Foundations of HCI (3)
      • CGS3269 - Computer Architecture Concepts (3)
      • CNT3004 - Computer Network Concepts (3)
      • CIS3003 - Fundamentals of Information Technology (3)
      • CIS4524 - Managing IT Integration (3)
      • CNT4714 - Enterprise Computing (3)
      • CIS4004 - Web-Based Information Technology (3)
      • CNT4703C - Design and Implementation of Computer Communication Networks (3)
      • COP4910 - Frontiers in Information Technology (3)
      • PHI3626 - Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology (3)
      • CGS3763 - Operating System Concepts (3)
      • CNT4603 - System Administration and Maintenance (3)
    • Earn at least 4 credits from the following course sets:
      • arrow_drop_down PHY 2054C
        • PHY2054C - College Physics II Studio (4)
      • arrow_drop_down PHY 2054 and PHY 2054L
        • PHY2054 - College Physics II (3)
        • PHY2054L - College Physics II Laboratory (1)
  Support Courses
  • Complete all of the following
    • A "C" (2.0) or better is required in each of these courses.
    • Complete at least 1 of the following:
      • ENC4293 - Documentation and Project Management (3)
      • ENC4265 - Writing for the Computer Industry (3)
      • ENC4414 - Writing and Hypertext (3)
      • ENC4415 - Digital Rhetorics and The Modern Dialectic (3)
      • ENC4298 - Technical Communication for the Virtual Workplace (3)
      • ENC4416 - Writing in Digital Environments (3)
      • ENC4262 - International Technical Communication (3)
      • ENC4215 - Document Design and Publication (3)
    • Complete at least 1 of the following:
      • ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)
      • ENC3250 - Professional Writing (3)

Restricted Electives

• Complete all of the following
  • Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: any 3000-level (or higher) courses offered by Computer Science and Information Technology programs. CGS 4941 can be used as a restricted elective one time only.
  • A "C" (2.0) or better is required in each of these courses.

Grand Total Credits: 58

Capstone Requirements

• None

Electives

• Remaining hours needed to meet minimum of 120 hours for graduation should be met with Free Electives.

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Graduation

• None

Additional Requirements

• An "S" grade is required in all these courses.

Major specific support courses (1 Credit Hour)

• CIS 3990 - IT Career and Academic Advising I Credit Hours: 0
• CIS 4991 - IT Career and Academic Advising II Credit Hours: 0
• CIS 3921 - Careers in IT Credit Hours: 1

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• None

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• None

Related Programs

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science (B.S.)

Certificates

• Cyber Operations Certificate

Related Minors

• Secure Computing and Networks Minor

Advising Notes

• None

Transfer Notes

• Grades below "C" (2.0) are not accepted
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• None

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $23 per term
• Full-Time Student: $47 per term

Plan of Study

Freshman Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)

• ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• SPC 1603C - Fundamentals of Technical Presentations Credit Hours: 3
• COP 3223C - Introduction to Programming with C Credit Hours: 3

Select One: (3 Credit Hours)

• MAC 1105C - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• MAC 1140C - Pre-Calculus Algebra Credit Hours: 3

Freshman Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
• MAC 1114C - College Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
• COP 3502C - Computer Science I Credit Hours: 3
• ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 2012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)

• MAD 2104 - Foundations of Discrete Math Credit Hours: 3
• COP 3330 - Object Oriented Programming Credit Hours: 3
• PHY 2053C - College Physics I (or PHY2053 and PHY2053L) Credit Hours: 4
• CGS 2545C - Database Concepts Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3

Sophomore Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)

• CGS 3269 - Computer Architecture Concepts Credit Hours: 3
• STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 3003 - Fundamentals of Information Technology Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 3921 - Careers in IT Credit Hours: 1
• CIS 3990 - IT Career and Academic Advising I Credit Hours: 0

Junior Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)

• CAP 3104 - Foundations of HCI Credit Hours: 3
• PHY 2054C - College Physics II (or PHY2054 and PHY2054L) Credit Hours: 4
• CNT 3004 - Computer Network Concepts Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 3360 - Security in Computing Credit Hours: 3

Select One: (3 Credit Hours)

• ENC 3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 3250 - Professional Writing Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• CIS 4524 - Managing IT Integration Credit Hours: 3
• PHI 3626 - Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3
• CGS 3763 - Operating System Concepts Credit Hours: 3

Select One: (3 Credit Hours)

• ENC 4265 - Writing for the Computer Industry Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4293 - Documentation and Project Management Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4414 - Writing and Hypertext Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4415 - Digital Rhetorics and The Modern Dialectic Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4298 - Technical Communication for the Virtual Workplace Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4416 - Writing in Digital Environments Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4262 - International Technical Communication Credit Hours: 3
• ENC 4215 - Document Design and Publication Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)

• CNT 4703C - Design and Implementation of Computer Communication Networks Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 4004 - Web-Based Information Technology Credit Hours: 3
• Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• CNT 4603 - System Administration and Maintenance Credit Hours: 3
• CIS 4991 - IT Career and Academic Advising II Credit Hours: 0

Senior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)

• Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• GEP Credit Hours: 3
• COP 4910 - Frontiers in Information Technology Credit Hours: 3
• CNT 4714 - Enterprise Computing Credit Hours: 3