Program Overview

Information Technology - B.S.I.T.

Overview

Join the fast-growing field of IT with Kent State's B.S.I.T. program. This program equips you with the skills needed to succeed in a range of IT roles, from software engineering to data analytics. With hands-on experience and expert faculty, you'll be well-prepared for a successful career.

About This Program

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree in Information Technology provides students with an applied approach that focuses on supporting end-users in a variety of workplace settings by utilizing a range of computing technologies. The degree program gives students the tools to support computing and network infrastructures and the needs of individuals and organizations; write programs necessary to help them render their tasks more efficiently on their desktop or mobile devices; utilize databases and write the web-based interfaces to pull the data; and code and deploy applications across the cloud.

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

• First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework.
• First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program.
• Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
• Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

• IT 11004: SURVEY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• IT 11005: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY
• IT 11006: INTRODUCTION TO WEB SITE TECHNOLOGY
• IT 11009: COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION
• IT 12000: INTERMEDIATE OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS
• IT 13000: APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS
• IT 15000: FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• IT 21002: NETWORK SETUP AND CONFIGURATION
• IT 21003: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS
• IT 21007: CYBER ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• IT 21009: SEMINAR IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• IT 21010: WORKGROUP PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
• IT 36308: ERGONOMICS AND USABILITY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• IT 36314: SEMINAR IN EMERGING COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
• IT 36318: SURVEY OF INFORMATION SECURITY, INTERNET FRAUD AND COMPUTER FORENSICS (WIC)
• IT 36339: CLOUD AND VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• IT 36340: HELP DESK SUPPORT
• IT 42000: SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY
• TAS 37900: TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CORNERSTONE
• TAS 47999: TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC)

Concentration Requirements

• Application Development
  • IT 20030: VISUAL AND OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • IT 30000: PYTHON PROGRAMMING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • IT 36304: C++ PROGRAMMING
  • IT 36305: C# PROGRAMMING
  • IT 36306: JAVA PROGRAMMING
  • IT 36309: PROGRAMMING MOBILE APPLICATIONS
• Cloud and Virtualization Technologies
  • IT 36330: NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS
  • IT 36355: COMMAND LINE UTILITIES
  • IT 41002: CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
  • IT 46311: TECHNOLOGY OF NETWORKING
  • IT 46313: VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION
  • IT 46331: NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS
• Cybersecurity and Forensics
  • IT 21200: ETHICAL HACKING
  • IT 36320: COMPUTER FORENSICS
  • IT 36321: NETWORK FORENSICS
  • IT 36330: NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS
  • IT 46331: NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS
• Database Design and Administration
  • IT 21006: DATABASE PROGRAMMING
  • IT 36350: PROGRAMMING OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS
  • IT 46315: SQL WITH ORACLE
  • IT 46340: DATA DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
  • IT 46350: DATABASE ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING TOOLS
• Health Information Technology
  • IT 31002: HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
  • IT 36330: NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS
  • IT 41010: MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • IT 43000: HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • IT 46331: NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS
• Integrated Information Technology
  • IT 41010: MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  • Information Technology (IT) Electives
• Networking
  • IT 21110: NETWORK ROUTING AND SWITCHING
  • IT 36330: NETWORK SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS
  • IT 46311: TECHNOLOGY OF NETWORKING
  • IT 46314: ADVANCED SERVER CONFIGURATION
  • IT 46331: NETWORK SECURITY AND FIREWALLS
• Web Development
  • IT 21006: DATABASE PROGRAMMING
  • IT 21011: TECHNIQUES OF MULTIMEDIA WEB DESIGN
  • IT 36303: DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING
  • IT 36309: PROGRAMMING MOBILE APPLICATIONS
  • IT 46303: DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING
  • IT 46315: SQL WITH ORACLE

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Major GPA: 2.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 2.000

University Requirements

• Flashes 101 (UC 10001)
• Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG)
• Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR)
• Kent Core (see table below)
• Writing-Intensive Course (WIC)
• Upper-Division Requirement: 39 credit hours
• Total Credit Hour Requirement: 120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

• Kent Core Composition (KCMP): 6
• Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR): 3
• Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each): 9
• Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines): 6
• Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory): 6-7
• Kent Core Additional (KADL): 6

Program Learning Outcomes

• Identify and evaluate current technologies and assess their applicability to address individual and organizational needs.
• Develop a product, process or solution by applying knowledge of programming, scripting, web, digital media, database, human computer interaction, networking, cloud, virtualization and security tools.
• Perform end-user support, including identifying and implementing solutions to user requests.
• Explain implementation, integration and maintenance for IT applications to a wide range of audiences.
• Work in diverse project teams to develop and/or implement IT-based solutions.
• Apply professional ethics in IT solutions.
• Engage in continuous learning, as well as research and assess new ideas and information to provide the capabilities for lifelong learning.