Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Contact:

Hull College Career & Academic Planning Center
Allgood Hall N112
706-737-1560
CAPCenter@augusta.edu

Program Description:
The Information Technology curriculum provides students with a broad foundation of technical skills and understanding. The curriculum is highly flexible, which allows students to personalize their curriculum to obtain the necessary skills and knowledge needed for their desired career path.

Career Opportunities:
The AIST curriculum’s flexibility allows students to obtain the necessary skills requested by IT employers. Students can remain current with emerging technology and pursue careers as application developers, information security analysts, website designer/developers, database analysts, network analysts, systems analysts, data analysts, etc. Graduates are employed in the corporate, non-profit, and governmental organizations, along with small businesses and entrepreneurial start-up organizations.

Scholarships:
Over $100,000 is awarded in scholarships annually and AIST students are eligible to apply for all Hull College of Business scholarships. Interested applicants should visit the Hull College of Business website for more information.

Core Curriculum Areas A‑E: 42 Hours

For more information on Core Curriculum Areas A-E, see Core Requirements .

Core Curriculum Area F: 18 Hours

Grade of C or better is required in all Area F courses

Select any two of the following three courses:

Wellness Graduation Requirement: 4 Hours

Students who transfer to Augusta University with less than 60 credit hours must complete the Wellness Requirement.

WELL 1000 - Wellness
Activity Course: 1
Activity Course: 1

Junior/Senior Common Courses: 30 Hours

(Grade of C or better is required in all Junior/Senior level courses)

Major Emphasis: 21 Hours

Major Elective courses can be any upper-level (3000-4000) course from AIST, CSCI, MINF, or QUAN.

AIST 4840 (industry certification) carries variable credit (1 to 12) to allow external certifications to be applied towards Major Electives for a maximum of 12 hours. Each certification must be assessed by IT faculty to determine eligibility and credit hours equivalency.

Does not require CSCI 1302:

Requires CSCI 1302:

(Grade of C or better is required in CSCI 1302 - Principles of Computer Programming II )

Senior Requirements: 6 Hours

AIST 4820 - Applied Information Systems and Technology Project
AIST 4960 - Applied Information Systems and Technologies Internship or AIST 4820 - Applied Information Systems and Technology Project AIST 4820 (AIST Project) can be taken a maximum of 2 times for credit and MUST be taken at least once. AIST 4960/CSCI 4960 (Internship) can be taken a maximum of 2 times for credit.

Electives: 9 Hours

No more than 6 hours can be taken within the Hull College of Business.

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