The program offers the Bachelor Degree in the field of Information Technology.

Duration and Structure of IT Program

The program is a 4 year program. It requires at least 127 credit hours distributed as follows:

• University Requirements: 8 credit hours.
• College Requirements: 46 credit hours.
• Department Requirements: 73 credit hours.

Program Educational Objectives

The program educational objectives (PEOs) of the IT program describe the expected attainments of graduates after the first few years following their graduation. Few years after completion of their Bachelor degree in the field Information Technology, graduates will have:

• PEO #1: Practiced effectively as IT professionals by leading, designing, developing and/or maintaining projects in various IT areas.
• PEO #2: Pursued higher studies and conducted research in the computing field.
• PEO #3: Been ethically and socially responsible and communicated effectively with their peers, as members of multidisciplinary teams or as leaders.
• PEO #4: Engaged in lifelong learning and professional development.

Student Outcomes

Upon graduation, a graduate in IT is expected to have the ability to:

• SO1. Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
• SO2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
• SO3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
• SO4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
• SO5. Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
• SO6. Identify and analyze user needs and to take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation, and administration of computing-based systems.
• SO7. Describe fundamentals of IT, standards, best practices and their applications.

Admission

The requirement for the admission of students to the IT department are based on a composite score as follows:

• 40% of General Aptitude Test
• 10% of Subject Achievement Test
• 7 × PY GPA
• Math 101 points