Information Technology, AS

Location(s): West Plains, Online

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The Associate of Science in Information Technology is a transfer degree and contains the Missouri Higher Education Core Transfer Curriculum (Core 42), including specific general
education and information technology courses needed to facilitate transfer. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

Written Communications: 6 Credit Hours

ENG 110 - Writing I Credit Hours: 3
Select three (3) credit hours
ENG 210 - Writing II: Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
or
ENG 221 - Writing II: Writing for the Professions Credit Hours: 3

Oral Communications: 3 Credit Hours

COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Mathematical Sciences: 3 Credit Hours

MTH 136 - Pre-Calculus I: Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or higher.

Natural Sciences: 7 Credit Hours

Select a minimum of seven (7) credit hours of natural science courses, from at least two (2) disciplines, including one (1) course with a lab component from the list of approved Natural Sciences Core 42 courses.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

ECO 155 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECO 165 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
Select three (3) credit hours
HST 121 - Survey of US History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or
HST 122 - Survey of US History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
or
PLS 101 - American Democracy and Citizenship Credit Hours: 3

Humanities and Fine Arts

BUS 170 - Business and Professional Ethics Credit Hours: 3
Select six (6) credit hours from the list of approved Humanities and Fine Arts Core 42 courses.

Additional General Education

PSY 121 - Introductory Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Select three (3) credit hours from the list of approved Core 42 courses.

Division Requirements

CIS 101 - Computers for Learning Credit Hours: 3
IDS 110 - Student Success Credit Hours: 1-3
IST 297 - Information Science and Technology Capstone Credit Hours: 1

Business Requirements

CIS 201 - Computer Applications/Business Credit Hours: 3
CIS 235 - Computer Hardware & Operating Systems Credit Hours: 3
CIS 260 - Application Development I Credit Hours: 3
CIS 295 - Database Management Systems Concepts Credit Hours: 3