Curriculum Requirements

All bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours, inclusive of UD general education and major requirements as well as elective courses.

The Computer Information Technology major consists of 66 credit hours as follows:

Core Courses:

  • BAC 201: Principles of Management (3)
  • BAC 241: Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
  • BAC 340: Effective Communication in Business (3)
  • CIS 166: Data Analysis (3)
  • CIS 205: Web Publishing (3)
  • CIS 207: PC Internals (3)
  • CIS 213: Networking I (3)
  • CIS 215: Programming Fundamentals with Java (4)
  • CIS 284: Operating Systems (3)
  • CIS 310: Servers (3)
  • CIS 315: Advanced Programming with Java (3)
  • CIS 332: Database Systems I (3)
  • CIS 338: Security I (3)
  • CIS 340: Network Forensics and Security (3) or CIS 313: Networking II (3)
  • CIS 404: Systems Analysis and Design (3)
  • CIS 405: Project Management (3)
  • CIS 438: Security II (3)
  • CIS 495: Information Policy (1)
  • MATH 150: Precalculus (4) OR higher-level math (excluding MATH 230)
  • MATH 230: Introduction to Statistics (3)

PLUS 9 elective credits of CIS courses of 200 level or higher. No more than a total of 3 credits of one-credit CIS courses will be allowed for elective credit.

The Computer Information Technology minor consists of a minimum of 22 credit hours as follows:

Core Courses:

  • CIS 213: Networking I (3)
  • CIS 215: Programming Fundamentals with Java (4)
  • CIS 284: Operating Systems (3)
  • CIS 310: Servers (3)
  • CIS 332: Database Systems (3)
  • CIS 338: Security I (3)

PLUS 3 elective credits of CIS courses, numbered 200 and higher.

Four-Year Plan of Study: Computer Information Technology