Students new to the field of computer information & systems will find a solid foundation in this associate degree program. Students will be grounded in a two-semester course sequence in programming with Alice 2.0 or Karel J. Robot as an introductory visual preprogramming tool and will apply these programming concepts in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 using Visual Basic and C++. Unique in this program is the use of Robotics to reinforce programming concepts and apply them in a systems setting.
All students of this program are required to complete eight computer science courses of three credits each. With this A.S. degree, graduates are especially qualified for positions in information technology support.
| Program Requirements | |||
| Credit Hours | |||
| First Year | Fall | Spring | |
| CM105 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| CS101 | Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 | |
| CS205 | Computer & Systems Programming I | 3 | |
| CS206 | Computer & Systems Programming II | 3 | |
| CS231 | Computer Networks | 3 | |
| EN101 | English I | 3 | |
| EN102 | English II | 3 | |
| MA106 | Elementary Algebra* | 3 | |
| MG201 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | 15 | |
| Second Year | Fall | Spring | |
| CS107 | Operating Systems | 3 | |
| CS133 | Multimedia and Graphics | 3 | |
| CS210 | Database Design and Management | 3 | |
| CS234 | Web Site Programming and Development | 3 | |
| MK201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | 3 | |
| Math/Science Elective | 3/4 | ||
| Free Electives | 3 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15/16 | 15 | |
* May test out and take a CS course as an alternative
*A higher level of math (MA 107, MA 109, MA 110 or MA 121) may be substituted.
Minimum credits required for graduation--60.